Home businesses increase, to landlords’ displeasure

More people are moving their businesses, including hair salons and recording studios, into their homes to save money in a difficult economy, according to tenants surveyed by the New York Times. Bringing businesses into the home saves the proprietors business expenses, but landlords often frown on home businesses, and those businesses can violate city statutes, including plumbing regulations and occupancy laws. Ten New York City Housing Court judges surveyed said they have seen no noticeable uptick in evictions of cottage industries, but one judge said landlords are probably ignoring them for now rather than taking tenants to court, because the home businesses allow the tenants to keep paying rent.

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