New apartment management has different aquarium rules.

one other thing to consider is the landlord reference you may need from this management company down the road. if you attempt to hide the tanks and they find them and issue an eviction over it, then when you go to rent somewhere else it will reflect badly on your rental history. being as your building is now managed by X company, any future landlords of yours will contact X company because the previous management is no longer affiliated with the building. and X company will most likely only be able to give a reference based on the paperwork attached to your tenancy, not on your character or anything the previous managers (who sounded better IMO!) may know about you.
 
just to clarify, all of the tanks are in my bedroom through the door that only my roommate I have a key to and are not visible from outside. The girl who I originally asked about the aquariums when we first moved in no longer works here, so none of them know.

The extension on the lease that I am signing is by the new company and includes the new rules. If I had warning that the apartments were going to be bought by another company I would have extended my lease under the old terms.

The lease also includes a ban on keeping a bike in the house. I understand the reasoning behind it, but there's no way I'm leaving my $600 bike on the patio :irked:
 
The minute you sign the extension with the new rules, you are obligating yourself to follow them. Odds are though that they'll be a little more lenient if you are straightforward with them. My best advice is to be polite, make nice, and if they express concern, remind them that the extension is only for three months and that you are planning on finding a place that's more aquarium friendly during that time.

Remember that a lease is in effect a business deal between you and another private individual. Yes they have you over a barrel since you don't want to move right away, but unless your state's landlord-tenant law says otherwise about a particular provision, the entire list of rights and responsibilities for both you and your landlord is spelled out in that agreement, and it is the law between you two. If you choose to violate a term in that contract, then you are in essence giving them the right to take some punitive action against you.

Additionally, by notifying your landlord of your tanks, you put the responsibility on them for any damages that may happen if one of your tanks were to experience a catastrophe that then caused damage to the apartments below or next to yours. If they know about them and ok them, then it's much more likely to be on their insurance if someone gets something damaged.

Legalities aside though, it's a matter of assuming risk, and that decision is up to you.
 
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