No STR-specific noise ordinance exists, but short-term rental guests must obey Murfreesboro's general noise and nuisance rules. Repeated noise violations can strip a legacy operator's grandfather protection under state law.
Rutherford County and Murfreesboro regulate short-term rental noise through their standard noise and nuisance provisions rather than a rental-specific rule. The Tennessee Short-Term Rental Unit Act treats a noise ordinance as a 'generally applicable local law,' so it applies to STR guests the same as to any resident, typically prohibiting loud, disturbing, or unreasonable noise, especially during nighttime hours. Because the STRU Act ends a property's legacy protection after three or more violations of generally applicable local laws, chronic noise complaints are more than a nuisance: they can eventually cost a grandfathered operator the right to continue. Hosts should set clear quiet-hour house rules and post them for guests.
Noise is cited under the city nuisance/noise code (fines escalate per offense); three or more violations of generally applicable local law can end an STR's legacy grandfather status.
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