Bloomington, MN Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Section 14.568 of Bloomington's Rental Housing Code defines transient lodging as the lease, license, or other agreement for occupancy of a dwelling unit or a portion of one for fewer than 30 consecutive calendar days, including bed and breakfasts, vacation homes, hostels, and similar uses. Section 14.577(b) flatly prohibits that activity, so Bloomington has not enacted an STR-specific quiet-hours rule, party prohibition, or amplified-music standard tied to a host license, because no such license exists. Noise complaints at a property that is being operated as an unlawful short-term rental are addressed through two parallel tracks. First, the underlying use itself is enforceable as an illegal rental under Section 14.577(b), referred to Bloomington Environmental Health (952-563-8934). Second, the actual noise event is enforced under Bloomington's general nuisance and disturbing-the-peace provisions in Chapter 10 of the City Code and through Bloomington Police Department complaints, which apply to every property in the city regardless of rental status. Hennepin County deputies and the Bloomington Police share responding jurisdiction, and Minnesota Statutes Chapter 609.72 (disorderly conduct) provides a state-level backstop for repeated loud-party calls. The city's Let's Talk Bloomington engagement page documenting the August 26, 2024 City Council decision specifically cited noise, parking, and neighborhood-character impacts as reasons the council kept the prohibition rather than adopting a regulated STR program with quiet-hour conditions.