Charlotte County has no STR-specific noise rule; vacation-rental guests follow the same general noise ordinance (Sec. 2-5-131) as residents. Repeated disturbances expose the host through the county's public-nuisance authority.
Because Florida preempts STR bans but leaves noise and nuisance authority to the county, Charlotte County applies its general noise ordinance to rental guests. Guests are bound by the same standard as any resident: no sound excessive, unnecessary, or unusually loud enough to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighbors, judged without a decibel meter. Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies respond to a loud rental like any disturbance, warning first and allowing about 15 minutes before citing. The county's animal, parking, and public-nuisance codes also apply. In Port Charlotte's retirement subdivisions and canal communities, HOA quiet-enjoyment covenants are often stricter and enforced privately against the owner.
Guests face a Sheriff's warning, then a County Court summons for continued noise. The county can also pursue the property as a public nuisance under Sec. 2-5-134, and HOAs fine owners for repeated guest disturbances.
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