Brookfield, WI Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Brookfield has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance. Under Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.1014, a Wisconsin municipality may not prohibit the rental of a residential dwelling for 7 or more consecutive days, and the State of Wisconsin (DATCP) regulates short-term lodging through the Tourist Rooming House license program (ATCP 72) administered locally by the Waukesha County Environmental Health Department. Because there is no STR-specific noise rule, guests at a Brookfield Airbnb, Vrbo, or other tourist rooming house are governed by the same noise standards as any other resident under Chapter 9.08 of the City of Brookfield Municipal Code. Section 9.08.100 addresses excessive noise generally, and a separate provision in Chapter 9.08 prohibits any person, firm, or corporation from creating loud or sharp noises, concussions, or disturbing sounds associated with construction, excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair of a building or development between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. that would tend to annoy or disturb a reasonable person. Trash and garbage collection is also restricted to the 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. window. Disorderly conduct that disturbs neighbors (loud parties, amplified music, shouting) is enforced by the Brookfield Police Department under Chapter 9.08 and by reference to Wis. Stat. Sec. 947.01. Hosts are expected to communicate quiet expectations to guests because the property owner can be cited or held responsible for repeated nuisance complaints. Hosts who operate more than 10 nights per year are required to hold a Tourist Rooming House license under Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.1014 and ATCP 72.