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The recent shootings in Newtown, CT have reignited a national debate about gun regulation. Some people believe there should be increased gun regulation, while others believe that gun regulation should remain at the same level or be reduced. This division exists among landlords and Sherman Oaks Property management companies as well.

In California, landlords are free to ban the possession of firearms on their property. This ban must be stated in the lease or rental agreement.You can’t just decide in the middle of a tenant’s lease to ban firearms because your right to ban guns is a contractual right.

Even though it is legal to ban the possession of firearms on your property, should you? One way to answer this question is to determine whether banning firearms increases or decreases your ability to attract tenants. About one third of adults own a gun. People who are thirty-five to fifty-four are more likely to own a gun than people in other age groups. Men are twice as likely as women to own guns. Examining the demographics of your tenant pool is a good place to start.

Another consideration is enforcement. If you ban guns on your property, do you have any way to know if your ban is being violated? Neither you nor a Sherman Oaks Property Management companies can search your property for guns. Prudent gun owners may lie on the application and keep their guns out of sight. However, you can certainly keep an eye out for guns in plain sight if you are at your property for a legitimate reason but not as a pretext.

If you have additional questions about whether you should allow guns on your property, please contact Carnahan Property Management today.