Noise

South Beach Condo Resident Sues Association Over Year of Mechanical Buzzing That Won't Stop

A resident of the Cosmopolitan Residences on South Beach has filed suit against the building's condominium association, alleging it failed for more than a year to silence disruptive mechanical noise from rooftop equipment and a neighboring unit's air conditioner.

City Tightens Noise Rules for Vehicles, Boats on Waterways

The Miami Beach City Commission gave first reading approval March 18 to an ordinance reducing the distance threshold for establishing prima facie evidence of a noise violation from vehicles, vessels, and floating structures from 100 feet to 25 feet, bringing the city's standard in line with Florida state law under Section 316.3045.