Short-term rental guests follow the same town noise bylaw as residents, authorized by MGL c.40 §21(22). Towns running STR programs, like Plymouth and Scituate, attach noise conditions and can pull a host's local registration for repeat complaints.
No STR-specific county noise rule exists in Plymouth County. Guests answer to the host town noise bylaw under MGL c.40 §21(22) and to disturbing-the-peace law, MGL c.272 §53. Coastal towns that license rentals, including Plymouth, Marshfield, and Scituate, write quiet-hour and no-party conditions into the local registration, so a noisy rental risks losing its license, not just a fine. Hosts name a local contact who must respond to complaints. Police handle the disturbance itself the same way they would for any home.
Guest noise draws a bylaw fine up to $300 under MGL c.40 §21 and disturbing-the-peace charges under MGL c.272 §53. Repeat complaints can cost the host the town STR license.
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