
Please refer to your lease or the covenants for your condominium or cooperative housing association to understand the conditions related to the entitlement of peace and quiet enjoyment of your living space. Issues involving routine sounds associated with living in a multifamily setting, such as loud voices, heavy footsteps, doors slamming, dropping objects on the floor, children playing, or running pets are the responsibility of the building manager or property management company to resolve. Montgomery County’s noise control law does not contain any specific sound limits applicable to internal noise between units in a multifamily property. *Noises associated with motorized vehicles (automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATV’s) are regulated under the State Motor Vehicle Code by the Police, and not subject to enforcement under the Montgomery County Noise Control Law. The nuisance provision prohibits some noise disturbances anywhere at any time. Under the law, it is unlawful to create a noise disturbance anywhere during quiet hours, including multi-family buildings and townhouses. Unusual for the time of day or location where it is produced or heardĭetrimental to the health, comfort, or safety of any individual or to the reasonable enjoyment of property or the lawful conduct of business because of the loudness Unpleasant, annoying, offensive, loud, or obnoxious The noise disturbance criteria are more subjective, and dependent upon the observations and testimony of witnesses and/or a code enforcement officer.Ī noise disturbance, as defined by the Montgomery County Noise Law (56KB, PDF), is any sound that is:


For those occasions, County law has a provision establishing a noise disturbance violation. Noise events may occur at random - on occasions when a code enforcement officer with a sound level meter is not available.
