[mrs9x]

You don't have the right to do anything you want with your property. For example, there probably are covenants on your land that prevent you from using your residential property for commercial uses.

[southern rock]

You don't have the right to do anything you want with your property.

As long as I am not violating anyone else's rights, why not??

For example, there probably are covenants on your land that prevent you from using your residential property for commercial uses.

Once you own your property, why can you not use it for whatever purpose you wish, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else?

[Kaslin]

You don't have the right to do anything you want with your property. For example, there probably are covenants on your land that prevent you from using your residential property for commercial uses.

These are called Zoning laws if I am not mistaken