I own an apartment building with several 2-bedroom units. I currently occupy one of these units and recently a long-time friend has asked if he can move into the same unit with me and occupy the second bedroom. I have a Class A LTC and I know that this friend has been convicted of two counts of OUI and drug possession 5 or more years ago but has been clean since then.
Barring the obvious disclaimers based on the wisdom of this arrangement, what legal ramifications are there? A second OUI can carry a 2.5 years sentence so I am fairly certain he is federally banned from firearm possession but am I required to secure the arms and ammo to some higher legal standard? Am I breaking any law myself knowing that he has a record? Is he already in violation for being in the same household as me? I assume there are some kind of exceptions for spouses, but we are just friends so none of this applies.
I did try to search first but I did not find a good discussion on this topic. I believe it would cover my ass if he lived in another unit but the point of sharing one unit is that when my other units are fully occupied I could use the extra cash since I don't use my second bedroom anyway. At the very least from an academic standpoint I would like to hear and consider the consequences of the proposed situation. If someone could point me at an applicable section of Federal law or MGL I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
Barring the obvious disclaimers based on the wisdom of this arrangement, what legal ramifications are there? A second OUI can carry a 2.5 years sentence so I am fairly certain he is federally banned from firearm possession but am I required to secure the arms and ammo to some higher legal standard? Am I breaking any law myself knowing that he has a record? Is he already in violation for being in the same household as me? I assume there are some kind of exceptions for spouses, but we are just friends so none of this applies.
I did try to search first but I did not find a good discussion on this topic. I believe it would cover my ass if he lived in another unit but the point of sharing one unit is that when my other units are fully occupied I could use the extra cash since I don't use my second bedroom anyway. At the very least from an academic standpoint I would like to hear and consider the consequences of the proposed situation. If someone could point me at an applicable section of Federal law or MGL I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!