Here at Clearbanc, we seek to add value to our clients as much as we can. This includes aligning our business with great organizations who offer innovative solutions for vacation rental hosts. This week we profile NoiseAware.
The short-term rental market has grown into a $30 billion industry in the United States and has changed the way people all over the world vacation. Yet, this massive expansion comes with a cost to communities. Short-term rentals take reveling vacationers out of tourist centers and into residential neighborhoods, leading to direct problems with trash, parking, traffic, and even systemic issues like effects on real estate prices and affordable housing markets. There is one growing issue that could be problematic in this fast-growing hospitality space: noise.
NoiseAware is a smart home technology that detects noise disturbances through non-invasive monitoring. Dubbed the “smoke detector for noise,” if noise levels exceed a set threshold, the homeowner receives a text or email notification so that they can contact the renters to encourage them to quiet down. The in home sensor tracks decibel level data, but not conversation or content, which leaves behind a timeline of noise level history.
In the event of conflicting stories or an unwarranted noise complaint, NoiseAware’s data introduces objective time-stamped information about the historical noise environment. Nuisance complaints are often emotionally charged “he-said she-said” arguments and NoiseAware data helps to eliminate guess work in determining what actually happened.
On average, a single noise citation can burn a $500 hole in your pocket! Noise monitoring technology solves this problem in several ways. First, by alerting homeowners of noise issues. Neighbors are no longer the first line of defense against noise problems. Homeowners can step in and take care of noise issues, prevent neighbors from being disturbed and dialing 911 to report a noise complaint. The technology keeps police doing actual police work and frees up other city resources.
NoiseAware does not and is not able to process audio content — nothing is recorded. With protecting privacy as a paramount design objective, NoiseAware’s purpose built sensors and patent pending NRS algorithm protect guest’s privacy while protecting against noise nuisance issues through smart alerts.
NoiseAware helps hosts manage their successful listing, while being great neighbors.
Visit www.NoiseAware.com for more information.
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