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Saratoga Springs, NY Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
§ 136A-5A(3)(a)[11]
Requirement
Post City noise ordinance in unit
Enforcing agency
Commissioner of Accounts
Effective
June 1, 2025
Penalty
License denial or revocation

Summary

Every licensed short-term rental in Saratoga Springs must conspicuously post the City's noise ordinance to prevent unreasonable noise. The posting is a certified condition of the Chapter 136A license the Commissioner of Accounts issues, inspects, and can revoke.

A completed, signed, and notarized affidavit ('affidavit certification') by the property owner(s) certifying the compliance with the following standards: ... [11] The City's noise ordinance is conspicuously posted to prevent unreasonable noise.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4856340; v41 updated 2026-04-07; through 04-07-2026).

Full Breakdown

Chapter 136A, effective June 1, 2025, licenses every short-term rental through the Commissioner of Accounts. Section 136A-5A(3)(a)[11] makes each owner certify in a notarized affidavit that 'the City's noise ordinance is conspicuously posted to prevent unreasonable noise.' That posting sits alongside required emergency, parking, and occupancy notices inside the unit. A Code Enforcement Officer may inspect for compliance, and an owner whose affidavit becomes inaccurate must promptly file a corrected one. The underlying noise standard lives in the City's noise ordinance; the STR law folds it into the license so guests see the City's noise limits on arrival.

Violations & Fines

A missing or inaccurate noise-ordinance posting is noncompliance with Chapter 136A and grounds for the Accounts Department to deny or revoke the short-term rental license; the underlying unreasonable noise is separately enforceable under the City's noise ordinance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Saratoga Springs short-term rentals have set quiet hours?
Chapter 136A sets no STR-specific quiet hours. It requires the City's general noise ordinance be conspicuously posted inside the unit to prevent unreasonable noise, and that ordinance applies to guests.
What noise notice must a licensed STR display?
The owner certifies under notarized affidavit that the City's noise ordinance is conspicuously posted inside the rental to prevent unreasonable noise, per § 136A-5A(3)(a)[11].
What happens if a rental ignores the noise requirement?
Failing the posting condition is noncompliance with Chapter 136A and can lead the Commissioner of Accounts to deny or revoke the short-term rental license.

Sources & Official References

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