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

On June 10, 2024 the East Orange City Council adopted Chapter 228, Short-Term Rentals, by Ordinance 14-2024, layering a registration regime on top of the existing Chapter 184 Noise Pollution code (originally adopted February 22, 1982). Chapter 228 makes transient occupants directly responsible for complying with all city noise and nuisance ordinances and authorizes Department of Property Maintenance and East Orange Police Department response to STR-related disturbances. Chapter 184 sets a 65 dBA limit (A-weighted scale) for amplified music in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and the following morning, measured at 25 feet from the source or at the next adjoining full property line. The chapter also prohibits unmuffled internal-combustion engines and unpermitted horn or siren use. As an additional STR-specific deterrent, Chapter 228 requires that an applicant for a short-term rental permit have no Noise Pollution Ordinance violations within the two years preceding the application; a single sustained noise complaint can therefore disqualify the property from STR licensing. East Orange is governed by the New Jersey Noise Control Act (NJSA 13:1G) and NJAC 7:29 model noise code, which set baseline residential limits of 65 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime; confirm enforcement decibel readings with East Orange Property Maintenance at (973) 266-5320.