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What Limits Can Your Landlord Put on Gun Possession?
Gun control has been a hot topic of debate in the U.S. for decades, though it recently received renewed fervor following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, where 17 people were killed and 17 more were wounded. The tragedy sparked heated debate on both sides — while some are calling for stricter laws regarding gun ownership, others fear such laws will take away their right to bear arms. For tenants in apartments or rental homes, depending on the state you live in, your landlord may have the ability to restrict gun ownership.
Landlord troubles: rich San Franciscans in uproar after their private street is sold
The neighborhood is one of San Francisco’s most expensive and exclusive. For most San Franciscans accustomed to being at the whims of speculators in a soaring real estate market, the arrival of a new landlord is a near certain harbinger of bad news. Two upstart real estate investors from San Jose, Tina Lam and Michael Cheng, had snapped up the street, the sidewalks and the landscaped islands of Presidio Terrace at a public auction of tax-defaulted properties in April 2015.