Can my landlord run a buisness out of an empty room in the house I’m renting?
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Can my landlord run a buisness out of an empty room in the house I’m renting?
My fiancee and I rent a house in richmond and now our landlord has taken one of the empty rooms that is connected to our own as a business. Phones are ringing and it feels like we have no privacy is that legal?
Asked on September 9, 2016 under Real Estate Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Did you rent that room? If so it's part of your rental; then your landlord has no right to use it: only the tenants have the right to use, possess, occupy, etc. any part of the space they rent. So if it's part of the area you are renting, then even if you are not making use of it, your landlord may not use it.
But if it not part of your rental, your landlord may use it for anything that is legal (e.g. not criminal, not against loaning): you cannot restrict a property owner, including your landlord, in his/her use of his/her property.
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