Paring knives can be scare buisness!
Hey, don't forget the scary NAIL CLIPPERS! I mean...even TSA says they are potential terrorist weapons!!
ARGH!
MUST you people always scoop me??
ARGH!
MUST you people always scoop me??
Yes.
OK, too much given out in the last 24... someone get them for me please
I was gonna rep jetgirl for invading her turf but I need to recharge.
WOW! Sorry!FTFY
I got an email back.....you read it and don't get too mad... It is for the safety of others...
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I understand your disagreement with our position on firearms and you certainly have that right. As I said this week, our lease is very clear regarding the possession of firearms. In addition, as I relayed to you during our meeting, if someone expresses any sort of uneasiness or heighted alarm due to the possession of a weapon, we have an obligation to act under the terms and conditions of Section yy of our Housing Contract. I would point out that this clause of the contract is equally enforceable regardless of weapon type – whether it is a gun or a knife. The example I brought up during our meeting was not meant to indicate that any type of gun would make a difference in our enforcement, but rather was the possibility that the perception of certain types of guns may cause heighted levels of alarm with other residents. We would respond equally if it were an assault rifle or a BB gun, if a resident expressed those feelings. As I’m sure you can appreciate, in the wake of campus shootings around the country in recent years, there is a heighted level of alarm around colleges and universities. We are also concerned for the safety of our residents and have a duty to act under the terms of our Contract.
Regarding your question on the inspections, our quarterly inspections are a standard part of our operating procedures. It is covered in Section vv of our Contract. As you know, our units are also furnished, which requires us to more thoroughly inspect units to gauge what pieces may need to be replaced after your son’s move-out. That level of detail in our inspection process is what led to the discovery of your son’s firearm – nothing more.
Compare that to the audio I have....not quite the same!
Of course he is. He knows he's going to lose his @ss if he admits that his maintenance person violated personal property to discover the rifle. So he's implying that another resident made the complaint, and he can enforce Section 19 of the lease.Is he trying to imply in that e-mail that someone ratted out your son and complained about him having a firearm? So jacked up man.
Just MHO, but no matter what the purported rationale for the "inspection" might've been neither the landlord/property managment co. nor their agents have any right to rummage through your personal belongings. While it may be argued that opening the closet door in order to visually ascertain its physical condition could be considered reasonable and proper within the context of protecting their "vested interests" in the property, absent evidence of damage or deterioration they have no plausible excuse for browsing through whatever personal property of the tenant it might contain. Especially without said tenant either being present or having given his express, written consent.
If you can't afford to hire a lawyer, IIWY I'd PM Kirk Freeman with details and ask him if he could steer you to an attorney or legal firm in your area who might be willing to represent your interests in this matter "pro bono" or on a contingency basis. He's both an attorney and a staunch 2A advocate and might have contacts he'd be willing to share in order to help.