Living in an apartment complex

[Dont_Shoot_im_Chinese]

[Dont_Shoot_im_Chinese]

[iron330]

If no CCW, I most definitely would not. Others can chime in with the legalities.

[bronco75a]

If no CCW, I most definitely would not. Others can chime in with the legalities.

I'd agree with this, don't give someone an excuse to call the cops saying they feel threatened you're walking around the complex with a gun on your hip. It won't end well.

[onelonehorseman]

If you have a valid CCW, are carrying a weapon listed on it, concealed (not visible), and your apartment complex rules/policies do not prohibit lawful concealed carry, then you're fine.

Obviously not legal to open carry, or carry concealed without a CCW.

[OCEquestrian]

Hello all! Is it legal to carry around your apartment complex? I don’t mean inside your own domain but in the parking lot, shared laundry room, etc as long as it’s still on the apartment premise. I don’t feel the need to but it’s nice to know what I can or cannot do. My lease does not say anything about “weapons”

I just got schooled here on Cal Guns about this. While your apartment itself is ok, the common areas of your complex are places that the "general public" has unchallenged access and therefore you must have a permit to CCW around the complex.


The thread; https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/....php?t=1600267

Case law; http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/in...oncealed_Carry

[IVC]

When thinking about these types of issues in CA, a good educated guess is to start by differentiating "private property" from "publicly accessible private property." If it's gun-related and in CA, there is a very good chance that "publicly accessible private property" is treated the same as public property.

Publicly accessible private property is where public generally has access. If a regular person can walk in the area without any special permission, it's almost certainly going to be treated as public property in gun laws. If it's fenced, or otherwise restricted to the public, the gray area begins and it might or might not be treated the same as private residence.

Unfortunately, it's a one way deduction - you can figure out what areas will be treated as public, but not what areas are likely to be treated as private residence. For the latter, you have to know the law.

[IVC]

So, based on the "publicly accessible private property" concept, a good initial guess is that you cannot carry without a license in the apartment complex any differently than you could carry in public.

This also happens to be the law in this case.

[P5Ret]

Many people argue that an enclosed access to tenants only complex is not publicly accessible. The problem with that line of thinking is that the common areas of the complex are accessible to all tenants, and they are considered members of the public.

[norcalplinker1]

I cannot comprehend sharing a building or yard with other people. The main reason I broke my back to buy a home here is the right of exclusion. No HOA, no CCNR'S, not in city limits. Still in CA, but at least I get a dose of freedom, albeit a small one.

[baggss]

I cannot comprehend sharing a building or yard with other people. The main reason I broke my back to buy a home here is the right of exclusion. No HOA, no CCNR'S, not in city limits. Still in CA, but at least I get a dose of freedom, albeit a small one.

Wait until you find out that unless your front yard is fenced in and gates it is also considered "accessible to the public"....

[norcalplinker1]

Wait until you find out that unless your front yard is fenced in and gates it is also considered "accessible to the public"....

Lol... not a problem. And where I live a sign is all you need.

[RandyD]

http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/in...oncealed_Carry

[theLBC]

i bought a guitar case so my neighbors don't panic.

[still919]

It's private property...but not your private property, OP. I say this assuming you don't own the apartment complex. And, there's a difference between being the sole renter of a single family residence (land and improvements), and renting an apartment unit which includes an undivided interest in common areas. Be John Wayne all you want within the confines of your unit, but I wouldn't recommend taking it outside. Besides, do you really want the other occupants knowing what you own and keep in your unit...perhaps when you're not home?