Short-term rental guests must obey the same noise limits as any resident. New Jersey's Noise Control Act model (N.J.A.C. 7:29) caps residential noise at 65 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at night at the property line; municipalities adopt and enforce it. West Milford ties STR permits to noise compliance.
New Jersey regulates noise statewide through the Noise Control Act and N.J.A.C. 7:29, whose model ordinance sets 65 dBA (7 a.m.–10 p.m.) and 50 dBA (10 p.m.–7 a.m.) limits measured at a residential property line. Municipalities adopt and enforce this locally. Passaic County itself does not run a general noise ordinance for private homes. STR-specific towns fold noise into the permit: West Milford § 285-13 requires transient occupants to comply with all township ordinances regulating noise and nuisance conduct, and failure can lead to fines or permit revocation. Hosts are typically responsible for guest behavior.
Noise violations are cited by municipal police or code enforcement under the local noise ordinance; the state model authorizes penalties. Under an STR ordinance like West Milford's, repeated noise complaints can suspend or revoke the rental permit.
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