Two separate enterprise WiFi networks in the same building

I work in a building that currently has Cisco controller based access points. The access points aren't managed by us and are actually part of another campus. We are given access to them but they don't work quite like we want them to. So we are wanting to bring in our own Cisco WLC 2504 with 3702 APs. But when we brought this up with the main campus they said we can't have two separate enterprise wireless networks in the same building. That their APs will mark our APs as rogues and try to shut them down. There was also mention that they can't share the same channel and that the radios will negotiate with each other to determine how much power they need for coverage. But from what I've read none of that is true. So maybe I misunderstanding something and hoping someone here with more experience can shed some light on this. The only reason we would want to keep their wireless in the building is so when their staff come to our office they can use it. 
So can two separate WLC/AP systems on different subnets and broadcasting different SSIDs exist in the same building with out causing any issues?

By default, the WLC code does not try to contain rogue AP's.  Just lots of alarm's and unclassified rogue's.
In this case you hosts may have actually enabled containment but would have also received a screen full of warning about the public nature of the unlicensed wifi band.
Here the Superior Court system is side by side with the County system even to the extent that the AP's are next to each other.  Gets fun.  Since each SSID constitutes a rogue, each unit represents a LOT of rogues to report.
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