real-estate florida
Can your landlord raise rent for running a business?
<p>Say you run an academy from your house. Can your landlord raise rent? Nolo.com says</p>

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  <p>Also, in most states your landlord can’t use a rent increase (or evict you or decrease services, either) in retaliation against you for exercising a specified legal right.</p>
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<p>Is running a business exercising a legal right? It is legal, anyways. This is a month-to-month (lease-at-will) rental in Florida. </p>

<p>It may not be legal -- in many places zoning restricts running a business from a residential address.</p>

<p>If the academy involves physical students, the landlord could reasonably claim an increase in wear and tear, and liability risks.</p>

<p>In any case, with a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord can normally raise the rent with a month's notice for any reason or none. </p>
