Lynn, MA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 3 violations within 6 months
- Covered conduct
- Noise, trash disposal, disorderly conduct
- Consequence
- Loss of Short-Term Rental Registry eligibility
- Enforcing body
- Building Commissioner / Inspectional Services
- Section
- Zoning Ordinance § 9.E.1.d, adopted Dec. 9, 2025
Summary
A Lynn short-term rental loses its right to operate once the unit racks up three noise, trash or disorderly-conduct violations within six months. Section 9.E.1.d of the City of Lynn Zoning Ordinance treats repeat nuisance complaints as an automatic ineligibility trigger, pulling the unit off the Short-Term Rental Registry.
No dwelling unit shall be offered as a short-term rental except in compliance with the provisions of this subsection and any other applicable ordinance or regulation. ... d. Dwelling units that are the subject of 3 or more findings of violations of this Ordinance within a six-month period, or 3 or more violations of any municipal ordinance or state law or code relating to excessive noise, improper disposal of trash, disorderly conduct, or other similar conduct within a six-month period.
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Full Breakdown
' The trigger counts findings under the Zoning Ordinance itself alongside violations of any other municipal ordinance or state law, so a citation from Lynn's separate noise bylaw or a state disorderly-conduct charge both count toward the three-strike total. E that no dwelling be offered as a short-term rental except in compliance with the subsection. The rule reaches Home Share Units, Limited Share Units and Owner's Adjacent Units alike, since none of the Section 12 definitions carve out an exception to the noise-eligibility screen.
Violations & Fines
The Zoning Ordinance sets no separate fine schedule for the third noise strike; the consequence is loss of eligibility itself. The unit and its Operator drop from the Short-Term Rental Registry and the dwelling moves to the Ineligible Units List under Section 12. Continuing to advertise or host stays after disqualification violates Section 9.E's compliance requirement, which the Building Commissioner enforces under Section 11.A as a zoning violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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