hello Everyone! can i use in the lease agreement rule that no fire arms can be stored at the property?

Finding good tenants can be difficult enough without making certain their political views align with yours.

You probably can but why go out of your way to eliminate military and law enforcement tenants? They are usually pretty good.

I MAY be a little biased because I am in the machine gun business as well as RE

This may be infringing on someone's 2nd amendment rights. I would consult an attorney before doing this.

Seems like a lot of people need a Civics refresher course. The Constitution only restricts the actions of the government. It has nothing to do with transactions between private individuals. That comes from statutes passed by either the Federal or state governments.Despite what everyone wants to believe, the First Amendment does not protect you from being fired if your boss doesn't like something you posted on Facebook. It does protect you from being arrested if the government doesn't like what you say.Gun ownership is not a protected class. So unless your state has a specific statute that protects gun owners from discrimination, then you are not violating anyone's Second Amendment rights by saying you don't allow guns on your property. Even Texas, the gun capital of the world, allows businesses to prohibit guns in stores.Having said that, I'm not advocating one way or the other. There are plenty of people who own firearms for sport and protection. They usually use them for target practice and will never use them outside of that.

No problem. Several paragraphs in your post were in regards to your position on guns and the 2nd Amendment . This is not a political forum and political posts are not allowed on this forum . Please consult the terms and conditions you agreed to if you have any further questions

Even if you did prohibit your tenants from having guns, I feel the "good" tenants would follow the rules or not rent from you and the "bad" tenants with bad intentions wouldn't care and would have them anyway. Basically, criminals don't follow laws/rules.

Many states allow businesses to prohibit firearms on premises. The 2nd Amendment applies to the government infringing on ones Right to bear arms and does not apply to private property. Each state has different laws for tennants rights as well as property rights. It is YOUR property and you should be able to set the perimeters for the lease, as long as it complies to state and local law. My personal view is that gun owners tend to be relatively responsible people so there's no reason to alienate a large % of your potential tenant base. Also, as been mentioned LEOs and military can be great tenants.

I don't prohibit them. One of my tenants is a LEO and they have been with me longer than anyone. I am curious why the paranoia over firearms?

@Brooklyn R. just an FYI you can legally own bazookas and tanks - and what do you know no one ever commits crimes with them. Outside of our shared belief in property rights your attitude towards guns reminds me of why I left Brooklyn!

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