Government officials across the country have been urging people to work at home to lessen their interaction amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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But in one condo development in Tennessee, owners and renters have been told they must vacate the premises by the end of April for doing just that.
PJMedia's Stephen Green cited a user on the forum Reddit who asked for legal advice after being evicted for working from his condo along with 24 other "offenders."
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The resident noted he had been notified of a demand that he leave the premises.
"I'd like to know if this is legal? If so, are they allowed to take my house and stick me with the remainder of the mortgage? What kind of lawyer do I need to fight this?"
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Green wrote that the HOA complaint was verified by thread moderators.
The order from the condo development's board said: "It has come to our attention that you are in violation of Article VII, Section 8 of our Bylaws' which state that 'Commercial business may not be maintained or transacted on any lot or in any residential unit.' As a result, 'we will be invoking Section II, Article 4 of the Bylaws, which allows the board to foreclose on any property that is in violation."
Get out by April 30, the letter orders.
The board, threatening eviction, said it had determined "this includes any work from home activities."
The legality of the notice is questionable, according to one Reddit user, since "there is a lack of requisite language."
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"For tenants, it fails to give opportunity to cure; for homeowners, there's a whole host of additional issues," the user wrote.
The name of the condo organization was blacked out on the Reddit post.