The Loudon County (VA) Chamber of Commerce spoke in defense of home based businesses when a local homeowner’s association sought to impose restrictive covenants on home buyers that prohibited home business activities.
“Small businesses, including home-based enterprises, are the lifeblood of our national economy, generating more than 70 percent of all new jobs and creating more than half of America’s economic output,” he wrote in the letter.
“Rather than discouraging the entrepreneurial spirit in your neighbors, the Lansdowne Homeowners Association should support their contributions to our community and to our nation.”
Howard said he sent the letter after reading press reports about the situation in Lansdowne.
The Lansdowne HOA voted May 2 to enforce the covenants of the community, which do not allow home businesses to operate.
“It doesn’t seem like it was the right step for them to take,” Howard said. “We just want them to reconsider the decision. I think it’s the right thing to do.”
The Chamber of Commerce represents more than 400 home-based businesses among its 1,350 members in the county.
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