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Thanks for all the suggestions. My fiance's best friend is an attorney who has now written a letter to the complex, so hopefully they will retreat a little and work with us. I guess I might not have made it very clear, but I will in no way be "roaming" the complex or hanging out outside carrying. I simply take the dog down the stairs to the grass below to do his business, then return. Or I take the trash about a hundred yards to the dumpster, then return. It isn't a particularly dangerous complex or area per se (Manvel, TX - suburb of Houston), but the shooting took place RIGHT outside our unit, and involved a neighbor. Our fear is that since he shot two people, there will be some sort of retaliation attempt. When you see bullet holes in the walls every time you leave or arrive at your dwelling, it keeps reminding you that there are bad people out there, and they are armed.

Yes, this will all be moot when I get the CHL (in the works) but the lease will be up by the time I have it in hand, so I'm stuck for now.

I'm not sure about the complex being considered "your property." I heard of a few people receiving PIs while drinking beer at their apartment pool (no, not me!).

I don't like doing something illegal just because I could technically get away with it, but as mentioned, my life and my fiance's life are much more important to me. Yes, this will all be moot when I get the CHL (in the works) but the lease will be up by the time I have it in hand, so I'm stuck for now.

I'm new to the site, but have been lurking for a while. I have a situation, and this was the first place I thought to ask. Recently, a pretty nasty shooting took place at my apartment, where my fiance and I live. Three suspects attempted to force their way into our neighbor's apartment and in the process, numerous shots were fired. The shootout took place in the hallway right outside the apartment. The neighbor was hit, as were two of his attackers. Bullet holes and blood were everywhere when I got home that afternoon. The police called it a "drug deal gone bad." The complex will not let us out of the lease to move, so we may be stuck.

I do not yet have my CHL, but I carry from the apartment to my car and back each morning/evening, which is legal. My question is this...would it be a bad idea to carry when outside the apartment, but not necessarily going to my car? I have to take the dog out to relieve himself, check the mail, take trash out, etc and I do not like the idea of being unarmed when doing so. Technically, I could be going to my car to leave during any of these activities. I want to always be legal, but I also want to always be prepared. Any thoughts?