Landlord wants my tank out!

mrhasan · #1 05-03-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Nano

Did you ask him if it would be a problem with rental insurance? My old landlords didnt want the tanks I'm there either til I got rental insurance $200~ per year.

I am pretty sure he won't agree to that. It took over a year to get a new dryer since the old one was not working properly; can't expect anything tenant-friendly. Still I will take a shot.

Coleus · #2 05-03-2013, 07:15 PM

it sucks to move but i think you should shop around and see if there are better places first, if not then go back to your landlord and negotiate the tank size :-)

mrhasan · #3 05-04-2013, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

it sucks to move but i think you should shop around and see if there are better places first, if not then go back to your landlord and negotiate the tank size :-)

I really dont want to move during that time since I will be wrapping up my thesis. Will already be in too much pressure, let alone be moving and getting used to new room mates

mkj · #4 05-05-2013, 08:49 PM

I'm on the landlords side, on regards to the tank. Landlord has 100s of thousands invested in any one property, and it's his property. If he doesn't want the risk of a largish tank, he has the right to not allow you to have one, even with insurance. It's nice of him to allow you to have a small one. I'm a home remodeler and I've seen a 30gallon tank do close to 100k in damage to a house. This was on a second floor and the tank broke and only the surface water was cleaned up. A few years later it was found that black mold had spread through the walls (A very bad thing). I've also read about tanks doing close to half a million in damages in apartment buildings because of a brake. In apartments the broken tanks water damage can affect multiple units bellow the said apartment. I'm a reef tank lover and a landlord. I would never allow a tenant to have anything larger thank a 10 gallon in my condos, even with insurance. Just because you have insurance doesn't mean the insurance company will pay. In most cases they will find a way to not pay. I own a 120 gallon reef myself, but its my property, I'm willing to take the risk, but I'm not willing to take a risk on my tenants. Murphy's law will bit a landlord if he take risks like that. I work way too hard for my money to allow a tenant to take it from me. I'm sure your landlord is a nice guy he just realizes the risks involved. Landlord have rights to.

mrhasan · #5 05-05-2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mkj

I'm on the landlords side, on regards to the tank. Landlord has 100s of thousands invested in any one property, and it's his property. If he doesn't want the risk of a largish tank, he has the right to not allow you to have one, even with insurance. It's nice of him to allow you to have a small one. I'm a home remodeler and I've seen a 30gallon tank do close to 100k in damage to a house. This was on a second floor and the tank broke and only the surface water was cleaned up. A few years later it was found that black mold had spread through the walls (A very bad thing). I've also read about tanks doing close to half a million in damages in apartment buildings because of a brake. In apartments the broken tanks water damage can affect multiple units bellow the said apartment. I'm a reef tank lover and a landlord. I would never allow a tenant to have anything larger thank a 10 gallon in my condos, even with insurance. Just because you have insurance doesn't mean the insurance company will pay. In most cases they will find a way to not pay. I own a 120 gallon reef myself, but its my property, I'm willing to take the risk, but I'm not willing to take a risk on my tenants. Murphy's law will bit a landlord if he take risks like that. I work way too hard for my money to allow a tenant to take it from me. I'm sure your landlord is a nice guy he just realizes the risks involved. Landlord have rights to.

Thank you for your helpful insight

Yah he is a very very nice guy but unfortunately he won't allow me to keep small tank too. Alongside, nature permits me to be on my own side (it can be quite a long time before I can be on landlord's side) so I am moving out to find a even nicer guy who will let me keep it. And I believe there's many out there

paddyob · #6 05-05-2013, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhasan

Thank you for your helpful insight

Yah he is a very very nice guy but unfortunately he won't allow me to keep small tank too. Alongside, nature permits me to be on my own side (it can be quite a long time before I can be on landlord's side) so I am moving out to find a even nicer guy who will let me keep it. And I believe there's many out there

When I rented with Boardwalk, they had no issues with my 20g. No special agreements or anything. They loved it.

Good luck. ****tÿ deal.