What if I rent a house...?

[Lugiahua]

Hi, I am thinking about renting a house outside, but have a few question about my firearms:

-do I nees to tell my landlord that I have firearms?
- can my landlord enter my unit without my permission?
-would I commit a crime if my landlord or his/her family entered my unit, stole my weapons and use them to commit a crime?

[rromeo]

I don't think you have to tell them
They must notify you 24 hours in advance of entering.
If you're concerned about this, rent from somebody else.

[smashycrashy]

Hi, I am thinking about renting a house outside, but have a few question about my firearms:

-do I nees to tell my landlord that I have firearms?
- can my landlord enter my unit without my permission?
-would I commit a crime if my landlord or his/her family entered my unit, stole my weapons and use them to commit a crime?

1) No
2) Depends:
see http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/l...iving-in.shtml
"WHEN CAN THE LANDLORD ENTER THE RENTAL UNIT?"
3) Just a guess, If you stored them properly, no. If I was really worried abou this I'd ask a lawyer and not the boards.

[ke6guj]

[QUOTE=Lugiahua;7380002]Hi, I am thinking about renting a house outside, but have a few question about my firearms:

-do I nees to tell my landlord that I have firearms?[quote]nothing in the PC requires it AFAIK.

- can my landlord enter my unit without my permission?

IIRC, only in cases of emergencies, like a burst pipe flooding the house, smoke coming out, etc. Anything else and he has to you give you notice.

-would I commit a crime if my landlord or his/her family entered my unit, stole my weapons and use them to commit a crime?

yes, you would probably commit a crime when you found out that your landlord stole from you
At least I would

[stix213]

Generally they need to give 24 hour notice prior to entering. There are exceptions, like if water is flowing out your front door, the kitchen is on fire, or something similar.

[CHS]

I didn't tell my landlord anything when I rented my current house, and I read and re-read my lease agreement to make sure that there was nothing firearms related in it; there wasn't.

After we got settled in the landlord dropped by in a courtesy visit to ask how things were, if there were any problems that came up during the move, etc. I mentioned to him how it seemed as if one of the neighbors was or had been throwing trash into the previously unoccupied backyard. He made a comment like "well, you should throw some empty .45 casings back into theirs", with a smile. I think he read my license plate

I have had ZERO issues with my landlord and we've been in the house for over a year now. They've been extremely courteous when having to enter the house (once at our request to fix a few things, once for mandatory O3 sensor installation) and guns have never, ever come up in conversation again.

[smashycrashy]

Note, Notice != permission. You can't say no to him if he gave reasonable notice for one of the reasons noted in the handbook I posted above. This is often misunderstood and a source of friction. LL think they can go in for any reason with reasonable notice and renters think they can say no or put other restrictions on the LL entering.

[dantodd]

(once at our request to fix a few things, once for mandatory O3 sensor installation) and guns have never, ever come up in conversation again.

completely off topic but....

O3 sensor or CO sensor? If O3, what jurisdiction requires that?

[HowardW56]

completely off topic but....

O3 sensor or CO sensor? If O3, what jurisdiction requires that?

I wondered the same thing right after he posted it....

I know about CO sensors in the home, but a Ozone sensor?

[CHS]

completely off topic but....

O3 sensor or CO sensor? If O3, what jurisdiction requires that?

I wondered the same thing right after he posted it....

I know about CO sensors in the home, but a Ozone sensor?

ACK. CO sensor.

That's what I get for posting within seconds of leaving work for the day. Heh.

[mdimeo]

-would I commit a crime if my landlord or his/her family entered my unit, stole my weapons and use them to commit a crime?

If your gun wasn't locked up with an approved safety device, and a minor (landlord's kid) gets it and misuses it, *and* you had reason to believe the minor might be in there (e.g. landlord frequently brings his kid to hand him tools or whatever), you've got an issue.

Otherwise, no, not normally.

[nrgcruizer]

I'm a landlord. My renter has a CCW aka LTC. I'm not required by law to check her CCW. So I'm going to keep it simple. I tell her to keep it locked up (meaning inaccessible to me, or children in the household) and away from plain sight view.

My suggestion is for you to find a pro-2A landlord. Plenty of us out here.

[Carnivore]

A landlord can ask what ever they like but you don't have to answer anything you don't want to. Don't expect to get the place but that is how things work. As a landlord myself I don't ever ask because I don't care. Then again I don't live with the person (rent rooms of such). I did have to kick a person out because they kept walking around outside with a gun and the neighborhood was complaining. The cops busted him once but he had more then one hand gun. Last I heard he was on a 5150 hold so I think it was a good choice in the long run.

I can go into a house with 24 hour notice but I can't take anything owned by the renter out of the house with out permission. I can't go though their drawers or closet etc unless it is for a specific reason like fixing a closet rod or water damage etc. Personally I never like going in to the house unless the person is home but a few times I didn't have a choice.

The rest has been covered perfect by others.

[Lugiahua]

so guess if I am not certain about my landlord's stance on 2-A,
should simply say no idea/not interesting if he/she asks about firearms?

[Hopalong]

I have a couple of rentals, I am a landlord.

I don't expect anyone to tell me they have guns, and I don't ask.

I only want two things from a tenant

Pay the rent on time, and take good care of the house.

Believe me, I'm more worried about your dog, than if you have guns.

24 hour notice to enter, unless an emergency

If someone steals your guns, report them stolen.

I can't imagine a landlord stealing someone's guns.