Time to move. There's no winning this kind of people unless you feed them to your piranha, if you have a big enough shoal.
Landlord not allowing me to keep my tank.
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The term 'pet' legally encompasses all live animals kept in a house. The aquarium does fall under 'furniture', but do to it being full of water, most laws will classify it similar to a water bed - which are usually banned or require extra insurance.
From the landlord/ownerside of it, the water in a box is a HUGE liability to them. If anything should happen, it would tens of thousands of dollars out of their pocket.
From the landlord/ownerside of it, the water in a box is a HUGE liability to them. If anything should happen, it would tens of thousands of dollars out of their pocket.
I say get insurance to cover the tank. Some renters insurance will cover the cost of replacing the carpet but won't give you much for the tank itself.
Next.....tell them you want to meet.....take a $1,000 cash with you. Put it on the table and tell them its your extra aquarium deposit if they will put in writing that you can keep the tanks. Everything you do from here on out.....needs to be on paper. That the only way you'll have a chance in court. Good luck. I might be going through the same thing this year.
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Next.....tell them you want to meet.....take a $1,000 cash with you. Put it on the table and tell them its your extra aquarium deposit if they will put in writing that you can keep the tanks. Everything you do from here on out.....needs to be on paper. That the only way you'll have a chance in court. Good luck. I might be going through the same thing this year.
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I tried this and got no where. I do pay my the first of every month. Well they don't get paid either way for an empty apartment.
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I actually spoke to a lawyer this morning and my case will stand in count and win. When I signed my lease I made it clear I had fish and we agreed on at no point in time Either in writing or verbal (witch verbal wouldn't stand in court) about there being a specific tank size prior to lease signing.
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A water bed is plastic and vinyl stitched together. A tank is built 1000x stronger. Yes it's a liability but on the same hand having a leaking water heater and no heat is a liability to. As a landlord they are obligated by law to provide both and they failed to fix them for like 3 months.
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We have a no pet policy as well, but nothing was said about fish. We still wondered what the landlord would say if he was to find out..we had an inspection due. It turned out he loved the set up and even picked a favorite fish. Lol
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That is a nice job! Looks great!
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The sad thing is when the owner came to my house when they knocked down a wall in my kitchen the owner saw it and asked about my fish and their babies and thought it was cool.
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