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Re: Can I run a Home Based business from a rented apartment (zoning issues)? Mar 19, 2009 12:54 PM
You should be able to run your internet business from an apartment with no problems. The main factor that seems to be questioned is whether you will have excessive traffic at your residence, and since it is on the internet, I am assuming that there would be little if any actual customer's coming to your residence. The reason for this is that the city, where you will probably have to obtain an occupational license, does not want your neighbors bothered by your customers coming and going from your business. I would first go to the Occupational Licensing Dept. in your city. They should be able to answer your questions and I do not believe that zoning would be a problem, unless of course, your city has some local laws prohibiting home based businesses, which, if they do, I believe that would be a violation of your constitutional rights to earn a living, and therefore I don't think that you will encounter problems, but you are wise to check it out for yourself and do not rely on any info you receive on message boards, even mine, but since I have had several home based businesses and never ran into a problem, I don't believe that you will either, but here again, even I could be wrong, so check with the people that you will eventually have to see for an occupational license anyway, unless your internet business is one that you may not even need to get an occupational license for.
