Short-term rental guests in Winston-Salem must comply with the citywide noise ordinance. Quiet hours run 11 PM to 7 AM on weekdays and midnight to 7 AM on weekends. Hosts are responsible for informing guests and for correcting repeat nuisance complaints or risk zoning enforcement action.
Winston-Salem City Code Chapter 38 regulates noise. Amplified sound and loud parties at STRs that disturb neighbors during quiet hours can trigger police response and citations to guests or hosts. Repeated complaints against the same STR property can be used as evidence in a nuisance abatement action under NCGS 160A-193. Best practices for hosts include posting quiet hours in the rental, using noise monitoring devices such as Minut or NoiseAware that measure decibel levels without recording audio, and maintaining a local contact available 24 hours. Police issue civil citations for violations, typically starting at 50 dollars for a first offense and escalating with repeat offenses.
Citation fines begin at 50 dollars and can rise to several hundred for repeat offenses. Habitual nuisance properties may face additional zoning action.
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