Is there a law against having electrical appliances in my store?
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Is there a law against having electrical appliances in my store?
The manager of the shopping bazaar in which my store is located recently said that business owners are not allowed to have electrical appliances such as a small refrigerator, microwave, coffee makers, etc. If we as business owners do not remove them from our stores we will be fined $50. I use these appliances for personal use, and do not see why I should remove them. However, I do want to know if the manager is in the right, and whether I should comply to this rule.
Asked on May 16, 2019 under Business Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
There is no federal or statewide law against it. It's not impossible there is a local law in your town/municipality/etc. against it--that's unlikely, but not impossible. You can check this by calling your town clerk or building department.
If there is no local law, then the only other grounds to prohibit you from doing this would be your lease: you are obviously obligated to follow the terms of your lease. Check your lease (and any attached rules) to see there are any provisions barring appliances. If there are no provisions barring appliances or allowing them to impose a fine, and also no local law, then they can't stop you from having appliance and cannot fine you. If the lease let's them fine you for this, however, then they could.
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