STRs in Oakland County must comply with the noise ordinance of the host municipality. The Ferndale STR ordinance (§7-157) requires owners to provide a written copy of the city noise ordinance to every guest, and to inform occupants of the city's quiet-hour requirements. Most Oakland County cities (Royal Oak, Troy, Birmingham, Southfield, Pontiac) impose nighttime quiet hours of approximately 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Cities in Oakland County typically tie STR license discipline to noise complaints. Ferndale Code §7-157 conditions the STR license on the owner notifying guests of the noise ordinance in writing and ensuring compliance. A pattern of substantiated complaints is grounds for non-renewal or revocation. Hazel Park's STR ordinance (HPMC Ch. 5.44) was tightened in 2026 after a deadly party shooting at a licensed STR — Hazel Park imposed a 6-month moratorium on new STR licenses and suspended at least one operator's license. Police generally respond to STR noise calls under the municipal disorderly-conduct or noise-disturbance ordinance, not under any county-wide rule.
First-tier response is typically a police warning and a code-enforcement complaint logged against the STR license. Repeated nighttime noise complaints can trigger license suspension (Ferndale §7-160), revocation (Hazel Park HPMC 5.44), or refusal to renew. Underlying noise citations are civil infractions with fines that vary by city (commonly $100–$500).
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