PP, slowing down was an excellent start.........work in the yard and talk to your neighbors.......you have a new boyfriend, this is your handyman, you have a new trainer, a painter..............keep fewer appts - but make sure you have an excuse for each one. Go outside to meet your clients - wave to the neighbors if you see one. Your clients are your friends that come to see you and have coffee, tea or wine and talk. If your neighbors are home during the day, chances are they are post menapausal women who have nothing to do and are jealous of you.

Your new business is freelancing on the computer. I don't think you can keep someone from working from their home. Those are old laws that technology has rolled over like a steam roller - unless your HOA laws specifically say 'no massages for money' - or they can prove it - then I don't think they have a case - plus, most HOA don't have the money to take you to court. But they can and will put pressure on your landlord. Unless you have told your landlord that you give massages - who has to know? The man that went to your neighbors home was being silly..........you have no idea what he was talking about....put your table away any time you leave your home...........don't leave things set up in the event your landlord comes in while you are away.........then keep paying your rent, and let your landlord handle the neighbors. It is highly unlikely that your landlord will do anything if you pay your rent ontime (or even early!) and keep the unit you rent in good condition. Where is he going to find another renter like you? If he throws you out - then move. He won't take you to court for not remaining until the end of the lease.......unless he can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you give massages for money........