Daly City, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Short-term rentals in Daly City are subject to both the citywide noise/nuisance ordinance in Title 8 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) of the Municipal Code and to the STR-specific good-neighbor conditions in Chapter 5.92. Chapter 5.92 requires every STR operator to designate a 'local responsible contact person' who is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and who can respond in person to any complaint — including noise — typically within a short window (commonly 30-60 minutes for Bay Area STR ordinances of this generation). The host must also post house rules conspicuously inside the unit covering quiet hours, party prohibitions, and limits on outdoor amplified sound. Title 8 noise standards govern decibel limits and quiet hours generally (typically 10 p.m.-7 a.m. for residential districts in California general-law cities). California Civil Code 3479 (private nuisance) provides an additional remedy for neighbors. Repeated substantiated noise complaints are an express ground for STR permit suspension or revocation under Chapter 5.92.