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How would a fish tank bust? Unless someone was dumb enough to knock it over. If that's the case, that's on them and not the landlord.
Some of the filters pull water into a box outside the tank to filter it, and they tend to drool & throw a mist of water on the floor underneath them. And a tank that busts because someone knocks it over might be the tenant's responsibility, but that doesn't mean the tenant will actually pay for that damage, which means the landlord gets to eat the loss. Getting a judgement for damages is fairly easy, collecting on that judgement can be very difficult.
How would a fish tank bust? Unless someone was dumb enough to knock it over. If that's the case, that's on them and not the landlord.
Sometimes the silicone seals holding the panels of a glass tank can fail. Sometimes something hits the glass hard enough to crack it (and it's not necessarily a human's fault; some large cichlid fish like to rearrange the tank decorations). Sometimes the filter can overflow (this is especially common with canister filters, where the filter sits on the floor beneath the tank; if the intake hose comes off of the canister, it can drain the tank until the water level in the tank falls below the level of the intake opening and breaks the siphon).
If I was a renter and wanted a large tank, I'd be sure to get an insurance policy that would cover the cost of any water damage from the tank and show it to the landlord. The landlord has every right to be worried, as 20 or more gallons of water spilled all over the floor can do serious damage.
(Another factor that needs to be considered if the tank is larger than about 55 gallons is if the floor can handle the weight of the full tank safely. Water is HEAVY!)
For me no pets means no pets. At all. Not even friends or family visiting with pets.
The reasons I have a no pet policy in some properties is when you move and I rerent the next person may be allergic to animals. Now I may lose a great paying tenant because they cannot move in the property and may have to take alessqualified candidate because of it or spend more money to sanitize the place where it's acceptable. Then the pet owning tenant will be mad because I "took their money" and "screwed them over".
I have some properties that allow pets. When I do take pets I take hefty deposits.
From what I've seen places are either yes or no on ALL pets. I mean they might say you can have a single goldfish but stuff like hamster and rabbits are usually not allowed when dogs and cats aren't allowed.
How would a fish tank bust? Unless someone was dumb enough to knock it over. If that's the case, that's on them and not the landlord.
The person who installed our fishtank did not tighten several clamps on hoses leading to the filter elemnets. Water loss was about 50 gallons before we got it stopped. Insurance company wasn't thrilled.
Get a tapeworm. Goes where you go, eats what you eat.
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