I am a substance abuse counselor and have had and currently have clients in treatment that live in an Oxford House.  Oxford Houses are democratically self-governing and self-supporting under the Oxford House system of operations.  Peers helping peers is one of the best practices I have seen in sober living and treatment.  I support rules that keep people safe, but rules that require staff or assume every home is a commercial business would keep Oxford Houses from operating in Virginia, even though research shows our model gets the best results. Please change those rules, and please clarify whether house members are considered the operator.