Clifton, NJ Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Section 378A-3A(2) makes a Noise Ordinance conviction a disqualifying factor for an existing short-term rental's permit application: the applicant must have no violations of the City of Clifton's Noise Ordinance within the last two years, and the section defines a violation as one documented by the City of Clifton Municipal Court, citing Chapter 327, Noise. Beyond the application stage, § 378A-6C requires transient occupants to comply with all Clifton ordinances regulating noise and nuisance conduct, and makes the occupant, the owner, the responsible party and the short-term rental agent all subject to fines and to permit revocation or suspension for an occupant's noise violation.

Section 378A-4A(10) also requires the owner to agree, as part of the sworn application, to use best efforts to ensure occupants do not disrupt the neighborhood or interfere with neighbors' quiet enjoyment. Section 378A-6F backs this up operationally: while a unit is rented, the owner, agent or responsible party must be reachable 24 hours a day and must respond within two hours to nuisance complaints from police, code enforcement or neighbors. Two or more substantiated complaints of any type, which can include noise complaints, expose the permit to revocation under § 378A-6G, with a one-year bar on reapplying.