Perth Amboy, NJ Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Section 369-6D of the Perth Amboy City Code, part of Chapter 369 (Short-Term Rentals) adopted by the City Council on 6-24-2024 as Ord. No. 2169-2024, requires transient occupants of the property to comply with all city ordinances, including those regulating noise and nuisance conduct. When they do not, the transient occupants, the owner of the property, the responsible party and the short-term rental agent listed on the permit application are all subject to fines and/or penalties, and the permit itself faces possible revocation or suspension.

Section 369-6H sets the response standard. While the property is rented, the owner, the short-term rental agent or the responsible party must be available 24 hours per day, seven days per week to respond within two hours to complaints about the condition of the premises, maintenance, operation of the rental, guest conduct, or nuisance complaints from the City Department of Code Enforcement or neighbors. If the owner cannot be reached, § 369-6G makes the responsible party and the agent responsible for resolving the complaint.

Noise history can keep a permit from issuing. Under § 369-3A(2), an existing short-term rental applicant must have no violations of the City's Noise Ordinance, located in Chapter 304 of the Code, within the last two years, and the code defines a violation as a documented violation by the City of Perth Amboy Municipal Court. On the application, § 369-4A(11) has the owner agree to use best efforts so that transient occupants do not disrupt the neighborhood or interfere with neighbors' quiet enjoyment of their properties.

Repeat problems end the permit. Under § 369-6I, three or more substantiated complaints require the Director of Code Enforcement or the Business Administrator to revoke the permit, and the property cannot be the subject of a new application for one year. A single substantiated complaint can bring revocation at their sole discretion. Party size is managed through § 369-4H: no rental to anyone younger than 21, and no one under 18 on site unless with a legal guardian. Section 369-6C bars signage advertising the property as a rental.