Inspection time

[Milsurps]

Stick them in between mattress. They plan on lifting bed then move hell outta there

That's a hell of a good idea ! If you don't have to many.

Hide them in plain sight. Our old landlord was trying to sell the building for six months, so we had to deal with a parade of realtors and buyers almost every weekend. Nobody ever saw the three safes or 120,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in plain sight in a two bedroom apartment.

Stealth.. FTW.

[Toyman321]

Exactly.
So long as you don't have a methlab, 30 people living in your apartment, or a motorcycle parked in the living room, don't worry.

When I was in college my landlord didn't seem to mind

I haven't rented in quite some time but when I did I did a sweep of my apartment and put away anything I didn't want the world knowing I had in there.... this included guns, my camera equipment, my watches etc. Anything that was small that said come back another day and steal me got put away. It's not that I didn't trust my landlord, I didn't (and don't) trust anyone.

[BenHa]

If I can hide my guns from my parents you can hide it from your landlord

[Czsp-01-9mm]

just put them in between the mattress and the box springs, not like there gonna look in your personal belongings there just looking for property damage and sighs of drugs

[punisheryayarea]

Better safe than sorry ?..
Do you really want anyone (including a landlord) to know whats in your home?
I don't.

[SanPedroShooter]

I usually pull down my tin 'Glock Perfection' sign. I leave the cartidge collection on the shelf with the pictures from my military service, and the VOTE NRA sign in the flower pot outside and the reloading and gun books on the shelf.

The guns are already stowed. I have some antique black powder guns that I also lock up. I try not to be to 'in your face'. It depends on who is coming. If its the city or termite sprayer, or the FD I will put all the gun stuff away. For just the landlord, she would really have to snoop to get that into my private business.

Of course I know the family that owns this building reasonably well, and I know they are patriots. Their manager being no exception. I think you should always secure firearms that arent in your control, thats for your safety and theirs.

[triggatronic]

My landlord is cool. Always gives me the heads up when needing to get in my place even if it's for something we discussed prior like a sink repair. Just keep the place tidy and make sure it isn't painfully obvious that you're a gun owner. Landlords should have no reason to go through a closet or anything closed unless there's a reason.

[punisheryayarea]

Better safe than sorry ?..
Do you really want anyone (including a landlord) to know whats in your home?
I don't.

[mitchg233]

she likes to visit the units

She can't do that. Page 33.

https://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf

I have been and will be a landlord and tenant. The law is clear.

[SanPedroShooter]

You get 24 hours notice. I dont know if their is a number of inspections that can be performed in a certian period or not.

[BKinzey]

Seriously consider getting a safe or at the very least a locking gun cabinet. It's the responsible and safe thing to do. Then lock them up.

[Army]

Mitch got it. She is not allowed by law to simply "check the property" without a qualified reason.

Tell her; "No thank you. I've no leaks, no fires, no plumbing problems, all electrical works fine."

[Hopalong]

Mitch got it. She is not allowed by law to simply "check the property" without a qualified reason.

Tell her; "No thank you. I've no leaks, no fires, no plumbing problems, all electrical works fine."

Be careful here, if you don't have a lease.

If a tenant of mine copped an attitude with me

They'd get their 30 day notice in a hot second.

I am a good landlord, and take a walk through every six months

If I got that answer above

I'd tell them I want to check the toilet for corrosion, the hardwood floors for termites

Or some other "qualified reason", believe me I'd find one

There's no need to take an adversarial stance with the landlord over this

But if you insisted, fine

You can live someplace else

[postal]

Like others said, just hide the stuff so it isnt in plain sight.

My work is in homes, apts. On occasion I see guns, gun cases and gun safes. I usually dont comment on it at all, and pretend it isnt there.

Often times, I visit homes when the tenant isnt there- (with approval and a key the tenant or landlord left for me) or I'm let into an apt by the manager- the manager got approval from the tenant first)

I'm there to do my job, and nothing else. Unless you have a dead person in plain view, it doesnt matter what I see, and I dont go looking for anything except my job related equipment. I work heating and AC... sometimes the furnace is in the garage, a closet, or attic. It's usually pretty obvious where, but sometimes I have to look for it.

I've even worked on a rental property - on an AC (outside condensor unit) that had a pot farm right next to it. I just ***ASSUME*** that he was growing perfectly legally within the confines of Ca law. I didnt count, but there werent very many plants... I dunno the current laws but I know there is a maximum number allowed, which is kind of low... I simply assume he was at or below that limit, and everything is legit under Ca law.

I do worry about walking into an illegal drug operation though... (for my own personal safety. I will be applying for an LTC soon, and expect to be approved because of my job.)

landlords are usually the same. They want to see the condition of the carpet, walls, make sure everything is in reasonable shape, and thats it. They are not there to inventory your stuff... Though You may want to hide the pot plants....

This thread is a lot of hype about nothing. Dont leave that stuff in plain sight, and dont worry. Just today I worked at a rental home. Tenant was home, owner met me at property. We were there to address an AC problem the tenant complained about to the landlord. While we were there, the owner did not search the property, but simply asked the tenant if there were any other things wrong with the house that needed to be fixed.

[myk]

At the last minute I switched up my work schedule so I could have the day off to break my Colt M4 out of jail, the plus being that I might be around during the inspection. The inspection was for the usual stuff: AC, plumbing, etc. However, she didn't show up but had a contracted worker come by. The guy came in, walked about 5 feet in to check out the AC unit, then asked about my '69 Charger out front. We went outside and talked 60's muscle cars for about an hour and that was the inspection! Lol.

You guys are right about the safe or at least a locking gun cabinet though. Keeping these things behind the fridge is really ghetto...