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Just glancing over the Crime Free Housing Program on the Waco website. This looks to be completely legal. It "appears" that these are rental units where the landlord has requested and paid for this program and I would "assume" the tenants would have had to agreed to somewhere in a contract.
Kind of like when you read about HOA's that say no pitbulls or guns are allowed in the condo's and the internet sets ablaze with "that's a violation of the Constistution!" threads.. No it's not, the HOA isn't the government and those people signed a contract saying they would happily pay a fee to have neutered rights.
Just glancing over the Crime Free Housing Program on the Waco website. This looks to be completely legal. It "appears" that these are rental units where the landlord has requested and paid for this program and I would "assume" the tenants would have had to agreed to somewhere in a contract.
Kind of like when you read about HOA's that say no pitbulls or guns are allowed in the condo's and the internet sets ablaze with "that's a violation of the Constistution!" threads.. No it's not, the HOA isn't the government and those people signed a contract saying they would happily pay a fee to have neutered rights.
Man, I'd be pissed if I didn't read that contract thoroughly and suddenly cops were in my house on an inspection(also why you always read the contract lol)
You can't sign away a right. 4A and 5A always applies.
Some folks are all to eager to do this, you know, that safety and security thing. Wait, breaking news, 55% of the population has signed their constitutional rights over to the .gov, in return for EBT cards and section 8 assistance. News at 11, stay tuned for more.You can't sign away a right. 4A and 5A always applies.
Only if the cops turned the weed in.Would that hold up in court though? If someone signed it and say the cops came in and found some weed or something?
Would that hold up in court though? If someone signed it and say the cops came in and found some weed or something?
They say you're not required to be home for this inspection. Does that mean if you aren't there to let them in, they don't come in? Or does it mean the landlord will open the door for them? My guess is the latter.
What the hell is going on in Texas!?
Well at least they aren't using tanks this time.
The latter. There was a similar inspection at my apt building a while back...they said they said I didn't have to be there -- the Board of Directors for the building appointed a rep to walk around with a master key so they could let themselves in. You bet your sweet ass I made sure I was there.
It's one thing to have the right to inspect and/or maintain the apartment. It's quite another to invite the police in.
I wouldn't allow them in with the police. Period. They can hire a private consultant, but they may not bring into my apartment an on-duty officer unless that was SPECIFICALLY in the lease.
(and I have nothing to hide and have frequently had the police in my home as they show up with the EMTs)
Screw them, let'em go to court and get an order for me to open my door.I hope you actually read the lease before you signed it. If not, you probably signed away your right not to let anyone in that the building management wanted to bring in.
Screw them, let'em go to court and get an order for me to open my door.
Good thing I'm neither a renter nor a section 8 leech.