There's a thread about guns at VA public colleges, and a thread about guns in apartments---here's a questioning combining both.
I currently live in university housing, for graduate/professional students and younger/new faculty. These are not college "dorms", but apartments owned by the university near campus, but not actually on campus. Of course, the university does own the piece of land the apartments sit on.
Now, the lease I signed specifically states that, among other items, firearms are not allowed. Is this legal? I understand that a privately owned apartment complex might be able to put such a thing in a lease, but can the University (of Virginia) do this? For example, when I pay my rent, my check is made out to the university.
A related question...the lease also states that all couples (single students cannot live here) MUST be married. Is this legal? Again, can a publicly owned university apartment, for example, prevent a gay couple from living here?
Neither of these issues apply to me directly (yet) since I'm not gay and don't yet own a gun, but I'm curious none the less what some of you think about these "rules".
I currently live in university housing, for graduate/professional students and younger/new faculty. These are not college "dorms", but apartments owned by the university near campus, but not actually on campus. Of course, the university does own the piece of land the apartments sit on.
Now, the lease I signed specifically states that, among other items, firearms are not allowed. Is this legal? I understand that a privately owned apartment complex might be able to put such a thing in a lease, but can the University (of Virginia) do this? For example, when I pay my rent, my check is made out to the university.
A related question...the lease also states that all couples (single students cannot live here) MUST be married. Is this legal? Again, can a publicly owned university apartment, for example, prevent a gay couple from living here?
Neither of these issues apply to me directly (yet) since I'm not gay and don't yet own a gun, but I'm curious none the less what some of you think about these "rules".