Running a business from home in public housing

To run a business from your home as a public housing tenant, you will need to live in it at the same time.

Approval will be given if you and the business:

• comply with relevant laws and local government regulations relevant to operating a business from a residential property.
• do not increase wear and tear over and above the level that would be normal for a home.
• meet your obligations under the Tenancy Agreement, in particular, clauses where you agree “not to cause or permit a nuisance... and not to interfere or cause or permit any interference with the reasonable peace, privacy or comfort of any neighbour”.
• have a current public liability insurance policy appropriate to the type of business.
• do not expose Homes NSW to excessive risk.
• comply with other relevant Homes NSW policies such as declaring household income.

For more information visit the running a business from the property section in the During a Tenancy Policy.