What is the name of your state? Mississippi
"tenant, any member...guest...shall not engage in criminal activity, including drug-related...illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use or possession...violation shall be a material violation of the lease and good cause for termination of tenancy...Unless otherwise provided by law, proof of violation shall not require criminal conviction, but shall be by a preponderance of the evidence. In case of conflict between the provisions of this addendum and provisions of the lease, the provisions of the addendum shall govern."
I can certainly understand the motive for this attitude, but being a responsible occasional recreational pot smoker with a good job and a clean record, I am hardly a troublemaking drug dealer or addict. Since I usually only partake when I am out on the weekend, or at a party at a friends house and not here at home, I am mostly curious of the practicality of this clause. What proof is needed to enact this? If criminal conviction is not necessary, is word of mouth of a neighbor enough? Could something like rolling papers visible inside my car be adequate? Is this just intended to intimidate the wrong type of people from living here? Once again this clause does not bother me, but when I read it I was interested to know how exactly it would be enforced, without evidence about which one could call the police.
"tenant, any member...guest...shall not engage in criminal activity, including drug-related...illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use or possession...violation shall be a material violation of the lease and good cause for termination of tenancy...Unless otherwise provided by law, proof of violation shall not require criminal conviction, but shall be by a preponderance of the evidence. In case of conflict between the provisions of this addendum and provisions of the lease, the provisions of the addendum shall govern."
I can certainly understand the motive for this attitude, but being a responsible occasional recreational pot smoker with a good job and a clean record, I am hardly a troublemaking drug dealer or addict. Since I usually only partake when I am out on the weekend, or at a party at a friends house and not here at home, I am mostly curious of the practicality of this clause. What proof is needed to enact this? If criminal conviction is not necessary, is word of mouth of a neighbor enough? Could something like rolling papers visible inside my car be adequate? Is this just intended to intimidate the wrong type of people from living here? Once again this clause does not bother me, but when I read it I was interested to know how exactly it would be enforced, without evidence about which one could call the police.