49 U.S.C. § 47506 — Limitations on recovering damages for noise

(a) General Limitations. Someone who acquires an interest in property after February 18, 1980, in an area covered by a noise exposure map submitted under section 47503, and who has actual or constructive knowledge that the map exists, may recover damages for airport noise only if, in addition to whatever else is normally required, they show (1) that after they acquired the interest, there was a significant (A) change in the type or frequency of aircraft operations at the airport, (B) change in the airport's layout, (C) change in flight patterns, or (D) increase in nighttime operations, and (2) that the damages resulted from that change or increase. (b) Constructive Knowledge. A person is treated as having constructive knowledge of the map, at a minimum, if (1) before they acquired the interest, notice that the map existed was published at least 3 times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located, or (2) they were given a copy of the map when they acquired the interest.