Convicting a homeowner of running an illegal boarding house requires a close examination of whether or not the the residents are carrying on “a family style of living,” the Appellate Division ruled Tuesday.

The appeals court, in State v. Attavane , A-2139-08, held that a homeowner’s admission that friends were staying with her and helping her pay her bills did not turn the household into a profit-making venture.

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