In principle, it is illegal to open a store in a garage, and it is best not to open a business in a garage.

But some stores are using the owner's house title deed for business license, and some stores are registered in other places in the past. In Hainan Province, for example, according to the Hainan Province, business license registration system reform provisions, as long as you can provide a legal person ID card, lease contracts and property rights and other relevant documents, you can apply for a business license.

However, after all, there is no title deed for the garage, and the owner can't change the garage into a commercial one. The developer and the owner of the purchase contract as well as the developer, the property and the owner of the owners signed the temporary statute of the owners are clearly stipulated that the owners can not change the use of the garage privately. Changing the nature of the building or structure needs to be reported to the planning department, the report can only be changed through the construction, otherwise it is a violation of the law.

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Taking the example of the garage of a neighborhood in Nanchang, a garage in the property issued by the garage The purchase and sale agreement on the "use of years of agreement" is clearly written: party B on the purchase of the downstairs garage without property rights, not for ownership, only the right to use. And agreed that the garage only for parking, storage room use, party B shall not change the use of the garage, the main structure of the building, load-bearing structure, fa?ade effect.

In accordance with the law, for business licenses must have a legally recognized proof of property rights and in line with relevant industrial policies, such as the small area of the "garage store", in general, the Trade and Industry Bureau does not issue business licenses.

However, according to the Nanchang City Government issued in 2014, "Nanchang City, to relax the market domicile (place of business) registration conditions of the Interim Provisions", allowing residential registration for the market domicile (place of business), but must comply with the relevant provisions of the Property Law. The registration should be submitted to the local residents' committee (or owners' committee) issued by the owners of the interested parties to agree to change the residence into a business premises certification documents.

Nanchang City Urban Management and Administration Law Enforcement Bureau Qingshan Lake District Branch Luojia squadron captain said, will be verified on the issue, to see whether it destroys the structure of the house, there is no damage to the load-bearing walls and so on. If the damage ordered to restore its original appearance, and require owners to use in accordance with its purpose.

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