Is working from home just living your normal life, or can a landlord actually say you’re running a business?

Anele and the Club on 947 · Jun 12, 2026 · 18m · transcript

A first-time renter got a surprise when their landlord allegedly tried to increase their rent because they were working from home. The tenant said they received a message from their landlord claiming they were “running a business” from the apartment and would have to pay more. The catch? They weren’t running a business at all… they were simply logging into their remote job, opening their laptop, and doing their work from home. Having only moved out of their grandmother’s house five months earlier, the renter was still figuring out the world of renting. They…