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Originally Posted by knb2004  You are right. I work from home, and have for the last 12 years or so. I used to live on the West Coast, and where I lived even what I do, which requires me, a desk, a chair, a phone, and a computer, required a business license, which I had. Here, it does not. (Either that, or my employer has chosen to ignore it, or simply does not know about it.)
Ignoring those types of things have gotten a number of clubs in trouble.
I guess my point is, why is requiring licenses for something like a party, ESPECIALLY when there is no discernable impact outside of the closed doors, reasonable.
I'll shut up know, cause I know I'm walking on eggshells, and I don't want this to degenerate. |
You may not need a license now because you are considered an employee of your employer rather than a business yourself... or it could just be a difference in local requirements.
As far as the why should a house party be required to have a license if it affects no one.... if they are actually a house party and not charging an admission then they may not. But if that is not the case and they are charging a donation then that is an open door for someone to go after them. If no one knows they exist to go after them then they probably have nothing to worry about... but since most house parties are at houses in neighborhoods, eventually if they are being held often enough it may piss off a neighbor or two and then all they have to do is make a call or two and the door is open for the club to be shut down on the simple basis of not having proper licenses and permits. Had they taken the proper precautions it would have taken more to shut legally them down.