Short-term rental guests in unincorporated Madison County must obey the county noise ordinance like anyone else: sound under 85 decibels by day and 75 decibels after 11 p.m. under Ala. Code §45-45-174.
Unincorporated Madison County writes no STR-specific noise rule, but it does not need one. A rental guest in Hazel Green, Meridianville, or Harvest is bound by the county noise ordinance, enacted under Ala. Code §45-45-174, exactly like a resident: amplified sound and parties must stay below 85 decibels by day and 75 decibels after 11 p.m. The Madison County Sheriff's Office answers complaints at 256-772-7181 and can cite the noise as a public nuisance at up to $1,000 per day. The City of Madison and Huntsville attach quiet-hour conditions to STR permits under Ala. Code §11-45-1.
A guest breaching the decibel limits creates a public nuisance under Ala. Code §45-45-174, fined up to $1,000 per day. County zoning can also act against a rental that repeatedly violates.
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