When renting and it says no pets on the lease does that mean no pets?
The simplesolution is to ask the landlord/agent about this clause and then to ask them to adjust the lease to say that fish or birds are okay. Often birds are not permitted because of the raucous call of some birds or the extent some people go to in stocking far too many pigeons or doves that are then loosed on the neighbourhood to poop on everything… fish are not really as a big a problem but again somepeople take things a little too far filling a yard with a breeding pond etc…. get your request and response in writing on the lease so that you and the landlord knows exactly what is permitted… explain you want a small tank with a few fish in it for your son to care for. Explain how big the tank will be and how many litre of water it will hold. The size of the tank could be limited because of the weight of the water in the tank… on average every litre of water weighs one kilogram… so a 100 litre tank weighs 100 kilogram. 1000 litre tank weighs a metric ton…this can add press
When it say No Pets in the lease it means No Pets. Ask the landlord if he is including fish or birds. I rent houses, and the reason I say no pets is because of insurance reasons. If a dog was to bite someone, they could come after the landlord and sue him also. I don’t want cats either because if they don’t take care of the litter box properly then the cats might use the carpet. I wouldn’t mind fish or birds, because you don’t have to worry about them peeing on the carpets. Just ask the landlord, he can only say yes or no. Then you will know the answer. But don’t just bring in an animal, then you would be violating the agreement of the lease. That would be grounds to be evicted. Have a great day!
