Davis applies its general noise and nuisance ordinances to short-term rentals. There is no STR-specific quiet-hour rule; hosts and guests must comply with the citywide noise regulations that cover all properties.
Davis has not adopted a short-term-rental-specific noise standard, so STR guests are subject to the city's general noise and nuisance provisions in the Davis Municipal Code, which apply to every property regardless of rental status. Those provisions restrict loud, disturbing, or unreasonable noise and address disturbances of the peace, with the Police Department responding to complaints. As a college town near UC Davis, the city actively enforces disturbance and nuisance rules, and repeated party or noise complaints at a rental can escalate to code enforcement or nuisance-abatement action. Hosts should set house rules consistent with the citywide noise standards. Confirm exact quiet-hour thresholds with the Police Department.
Excessive or unreasonable noise, or disturbing the peace, can result in police response, citations, and nuisance-abatement proceedings under the city's noise and nuisance ordinances.
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