Landlord won't let me reload

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So I am getting ready to move out at the end of July and so my landlord comes by to drop off some paint and stuff for the guys moving in and she sees my reloading bench. I was not there when she came by so I didn't see her reaction but I get a call later and she had this kind of scared tone to her voice first asked me about the workbench and if I was taking it with me when I moved out (umm yes haha) and then she asks if reloading was against fire code. I told her that I did not think it was unless you had a certain amount of powder and primers, I wasn't totally sure but I know so many people who do it I didn't think it was an issue. So I tell her it is safe and all that good stuff and she seems okay with it.

Well this morning I get another call from her and she tells me, "I talked with a friend who is a police officer and he told me it is not safe to reload ammo in a confined setting like a townhouse" :scrutiny:

I wasn't really sure how to respond because I didn't want to come off as a jerk since I do want my deposit back when I move out and her son is one of my friends so I just tried to tell her how it wasn't dangerous, etc, etc. So then she just tells me that she does not want me to do anymore reloading while living there. To put her mind at ease I told her I wouldn't but I was still amazed that she was so scared of it.

Anyone else have a situation like this?
 
Since you are moving soon then who cares. If she gives you any more crap then send a simple letter asking her to respond in writing what city code you are breaking.
 
yeah I mean I don't really care because I am moving so soon, I am just glad that I didn't have everything set up months ago and she saw it then.

I didn't start this thread to complain really just wondering how others who have been in similar situations have handled it.
 
no no no. Jeeper, that's a bit harsh.

You have to stand in her shoes.
She is concerned for her property, and your well being.
Considering she's the landlord, her property mostly, but that's life.

Find the code yourself, show her how you are within the parameters, and show her that the process is indeed safe. Make sure to have her come over in person.

Just because an LEO says so does not mean it is law.

Remember, take your time, don't get frustrated.
 
I've seen people "concerned" over my reloading bench I attribute it to media
madness with everything is scary tone.:banghead:
 
oh yeah and when she said the thing about the cop I really wanted to ask her if she thought all cops were complete guns and ammo experts but like I said it just wasn't worth it.

I would love to bring her over and show her how safe it is but unfortunately she lives a few states away (her son went to school here and so that is why she acquired the property).
 
Lack of knowledge can make people fearful about all sorts of things...

Of course, we know how little official instruction is received by rank-and-file police officers about safe reloading practices and small-arms ammunition.

NFPA reference:

http://www.accuratepowder.com/nfpa.htm

Unless it's spelled out in your original lease agreement or local municipal code, they can't easily stop you. However, if you're planning on moving soon, probably not worth the arising conflict.
 
In some cities the fire codes cover storage and use of black powder, and that may part of the confusion here. I suggest that you check at a local station of the Fire Department, as they would know about any regulation - if there were any. Since the time is short I wouldn't to any reloading now - but I would check to see what the regulations really were, just out of my own interest.
 
Ditto who cares you are moving, so let it slide. But as a point of education you give her a letter on your way out the door. Maybe ask her why she supports rapists criminals and terrorists by making it difficult for law abiding citizens from defending themselves or other against them.
 
I would just keep doing what your doing since your moving out. If anything comes up I would check the lease and if there is nothing about reloading in it I would point that out.


Or if you want to be a smart a$$ ask her if you can still keep running your meth lab.
 
Don't pass up the opportunity to educate. Send her a copy of the NFPA and any local codes/ordinances involving reloading. IF there is nothign mentioned ask her to ask the cop which law you are violating.

Convert a fence sitter !!!
 
You don't know if she will keep your deposit or how much she will keep.

If she keeps more than your fair share, I'd just take her to court. Leave the reloading stuff out since after you move, you will take the evidence with you.
 
I told her that I did not think it was unless you had a certain amount of powder and primers, I wasn't totally sure but I know so many people who do it I didn't think it was an issue. So I tell her it is safe and all that good stuff
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You need to have a more sure-of-yourself approach when dealing with the gun-shy.

If she keeps more than your fair share, I'd just take her to court. Leave the reloading stuff out since after you move, you will take the evidence with you.
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uh.... what?

Leave the reloading supplies behind during the move, with the idea the landlord will leave them in place as evidence in some petty security-deposit lawsuit? :confused:
 
National Fire Protection Association Recommendations for Transport and Storage

It is not law, it's a recommendation.
 
It is her property. It may be that if you have a written lease, and it doesn't prohibit reloading or storage of flammable materials or anything similar, you're probably alright. But if your lease expires or if you are on a month-to-month tenancy, your landlord could condition your continued occupancy on your not reloading, among other possible remedies she might have.

She may be behaving irrationally, but it is her property.
 
There's a good reason why cops are not lawyers.

Personally, say yes'm, and keep doing what you're doing. If it is not in the lease, she can wish in one hand and **** in the other and see which fills up first. It's YOUR home while the lease is in force and if it is not specifically forbidden in the signed lease she can wish whatever she wants. If she tries to hold a deposit, that's what small claims court is for.
 
It's probably a waste of time and effort to educate her, and as was already said, it is her property.

I worry more about a 5 gallon gas container or a 20 pound bottle of propane than I do about my powder/primer stores.
 
W.E.G. said:
You need to have a more sure-of-yourself approach when dealing with the gun-shy.
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I was thinking the same thing.

The correct answer to an "is it safe" question is:

"Absolutely! People have a huge misconception about smokeless powder... It is actually much safer to store than gasoline, or even other flameable liquids". (or some other answer like that)

Then stop worrying about it. If it isn't in the lease, isn't against your local fire code (I doubt it is), and doesn't harm her property, then she really can't do much about it.
 
I'm just wondering how she knew what she was looking at was a reloading press.
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I think that the bullets and brass might have been a give away.:neener:

Any-hoo. What was she doing in your apt unannounced? Unless it's an emergency, they have to give you advanced notice.
 
Ignore the bat, you're moving anyway.

You have to stand in her shoes.
She is concerned for her property, and your well being.
Considering she's the landlord, her property mostly, but that's life.
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Bovine Scatology.

Landlords surrender certain property rights upon entering into a lease with a tenant. If the landlord didn't specify this couldn't be done on her property then his reloading is fair game within the law.

As long as he pays the rent on time, keeps the place clean and doesn't break any fire code it's really none of her business.

I'm sooo sick of this "Landlords and property owners are God, kneel before them" crap splattered on this board at times.
 
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