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Originally posted by dhughes
Does anyone know what legal issues are involved in operating a studio out of your home? I'm not talking about "if someone slips on a banana in your backyard." I was wondering if there are zoning issues (assuming you live in a non-comercially zoned area) and stuff related to state licensing.
My band is incorportated in the state of Florida and we'd like to earn some cash by helping a few bands make some demos, but want to make sure we do it right.
Any advice is appreciated. |
Yeah- basically, if you are in a non-commercial zone, and you aren't liscensed, you can have your ass shut down any minute... BUT...
...all that really amounts to is that you are told to stop. The whole process of getting somebody to stop operating a commercial enterprise in a residential neighborhood is pretty hard, and it will not likely be a problem unless a neighbor gets a hard on against you. I think the worse that could happen is that you could get some fines, but you could probably get out of them easily.
That being said, it is people like you that are ruining the studio business. You probably don't have a half a clue what you are doing, you will underbid real studios with real engineers that have to actually PAY for a liscence and a commercial space. In the end, these bands will end up with an amateur product, while you guys get to pay off your gear tab with their money.