York County has no STR-specific noise rule; guests follow the county noise ordinance (§56.016), including the 60-decibel residential lot-line cap and the 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. limit on shouting and singing.
A short-term rental in unincorporated York County is bound by the same noise ordinance as any home. Amplified music that unreasonably disturbs neighbors, shouting or singing outdoors between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and residential noise above 60 decibels at the lot line are all violations regardless of who's staying. Deputies respond to a loud rental exactly as they would any disturbance and cite the responsible person under §56.016. Because cities license STRs, Rock Hill and Fort Mill can also pull an owner's permit for repeated guest noise. Hosts commonly set contractual quiet hours and install noise monitors.
Guests or hosts face a magistrate-court misdemeanor fined up to $500 or 30 days. In Rock Hill and Fort Mill, repeated noise complaints can cost the owner their STR permit.
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