Is it legal to open a hotel in a residential area?

Opening a hotel in a residential area is a "change from residence to business", as long as it meets the relevant conditions. The specific conditions are detailed in the following laws:

Article 77 of the Property Law

Owners shall not violate laws, regulations and management regulations, and change the house into a business house. Owners who change their houses into business houses shall obtain the consent of interested owners in addition to observing laws, regulations and management regulations.

Extended data

1 Article 50 of the Property Management Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): "The public buildings and facilities built according to the plan in the property management area shall not be changed. If the owners need to change the use of public buildings and facilities according to law, they shall inform the property management enterprises after handling the relevant formalities according to law; If a property management enterprise really needs to change the roads of public buildings and facilities, it shall submit it to the owners' meeting for discussion and decision, and the owners shall go through the relevant formalities according to law. "

2. Article 77 of the Property Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The owner shall not change the residence into a business house in violation of laws, regulations and management regulations. Owners who change their houses into business houses shall obtain the consent of interested owners in addition to observing laws, regulations and management regulations.

3. the Supreme People's Court's interpretation of some issues concerning the specific application of law in the trial of disputes over condominium ownership of buildings.

Article 10 In accordance with Article 77 of the Property Law, if the owner changes the house into a business house without the consent of the interested party, and the interested party requests to remove the obstruction, eliminate the danger, restore the original state or compensate for the losses, the people's court shall support it. The people's court will not support the most interested owners who agree to change their houses into business premises for defense. Article 11 Where an owner changes his residence into a business house, other owners in the building shall be identified as "interested parties" as mentioned in Article 77 of the Property Law.

References:

Sogou encyclopedia-property law