Answers to your questions:
1) Non-resident members are going to refuse the contracts, no questions asked.
2) Chapter officers will back them up.
3) The landlord would retaliate in some unknown manner as he has behaved irrationally in the past.
My remaining question is, should in-house members...
The landlord is not willing to negotiate. It is likely that contracts just won't be signed, however we are seeking legal help to potentially better the future of the chapter. The chapter and its officers are entirely against the new contract/security deposit policy.
I'm working to interpret...
It's a fraternity house. Non-tenants just live elsewhere. Non-tenant members have access to common areas (they access to enter the house by conventional means) and do not pay the rent/sign the contract of "in-house members." The contract I'm referring to is separate from that of tenants.
Does...