“Can my landlord stop me from working from home?” — Tenant asks after his landlord doesn’t allow it because it’s like “running a business”
When the tenant attempted to clarify that the lease agreement didn’t explicitly prohibit him from working from home, the landlord countered that the activity falls under running a business, a practice not permitted within the apartment premises. “As long as it’s not stated explicitly or implied anywhere in the Tenancy agreement, the landlord can’t prohibit you from doing so”
One of the Redditors mentioned that they’ve encountered landlords who initially prohibited tenants from ‘working from home,’ but this issue often gets resolved when tenants offer to foot the costs of utilities like air conditioning and electricity.Tenant says his HDB landlord asks why he works at night with lights on till 4am; even counts how many times the tenant uses the toilet
I’ve seen so many complaints about stupid requirements like cannot wash clothes more than once a week / cannot cook / cannot boil water / cannot sit in living room / cannot use electricity during certain hours – like do you have a tenant or a prisoner?!”