New apartment management has different aquarium rules.

That's the thing about legal issues, often times it costs more to fight it than you'd get out of it and there are often a lot of misperceptions about what the law really says. In general though, the law should be a last resort to solving a problem rather than a first resort. If you find yourself relying on legal remedies to solve every problem, you probably need to re-examine your ability to play well with others.

On the ADA comment (and I know this is a digression) A service animal has to perform some demonstratable function to be covered under ADA (i.e. if someone with PTSD goes into a flashback, the animal has to recognize it, and perform some task to bring them back to reality). It can't just be a matter of the person saying "this dog relieves my depression". There also usually needs to be some documentation from a medical or psychological professional stating that the animal is necessary. Additionally, a therapy animal is not always a service animal under ADA. A therapy animal is any animal used for psychological or physical therapy, and can include things like horses, fish, rodents, dolphins, etc. I work on a college campus and we deal with this particular issue a lot (although nobody has asked to keep a porpoise in a dorm room). I also have a partner at home with significant PTSD from his service and while our dogs are "therapy dogs" in that they help him out, they do not qualify as service animals under ADA because they don't perform a demonstratable action.....yet.
 
The only way it can end well is if you do the right thing
 
sorberj said:
On the ADA comment (and I know this is a digression) A service animal has to perform some demonstratable function to be covered under ADA (i.e. if someone with PTSD goes into a flashback, the animal has to recognize it, and perform some task to bring them back to reality). It can't just be a matter of the person saying "this dog relieves my depression". There also usually needs to be some documentation from a medical or psychological professional stating that the animal is necessary. Additionally, a therapy animal is not always a service animal under ADA. A therapy animal is any animal used for psychological or physical therapy, and can include things like horses, fish, rodents, dolphins, etc. I work on a college campus and we deal with this particular issue a lot (although nobody has asked to keep a porpoise in a dorm room). I also have a partner at home with significant PTSD from his service and while our dogs are "therapy dogs" in that they help him out, they do not qualify as service animals under ADA because they don't perform a demonstratable action.....yet.
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Yeah, that is how I always understood it to work. That's why I figure it wouldn't hold up in court, but when I lived in a condo years ago there was a group going around all the building (apartments & condos) in the area telling people to declare their pets therapy animals to bypass the no-dogs rule. Plenty of people got away with it but mostly because arguing with senior citizens is often times a VERY bad idea (they have free time and vote :laugh:).

There was also a group trying to push a law to declare all pets therapy animals (the argument being that all pets have a psychological therapeutic effect) whether they perform an action or not, but I don't think they managed to get anywhere.


But think I'm pushing us off subject here. :o
 
That sort of behavior is exactly why the official interpretation for ADA changed about a year and a half ago to include the rules about a demonstratable function.

Before I continue (and I know this is a hijack) let me give a warning about a rant ahead.

The behavior you described is the reason for the change as well as a perception that psychological service animals are just some sort of BS. The change now means that my partner with PTSD can't bring the dog with him when he goes grocery shopping. That dog was the reason why he was able to do things like be in crowds on his own. Now, because we can't afford the special training for the dog, and the VA won't pay for it (see the perception about psychological service dogs)he has to rely on me to go anywhere that might have a crowd or loud noises. With a full work schedule, that creates a pretty significant hardship for the two of us and leaves him essentially housebound when I'm not around. All so someone could keep poopsie in their purse at spagos or have a puppy in an apartment complex without checking the lease first.
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I agree with keeping it legal and not burn bridges behind you. Those advocating doing otherwise are plain stupid. Keep it legal, keep it friendly. It will speak more of your character than sneaking will. If they don't want to give you a 90 extension and allowance, legal eviction can take several months. Not in their best interest.
 
It depends where the tanks are, I've been living with here for a year or two and he only knows about the tank because I mentioned it
 
The more dishonest you are and try to hide it, the worse the consequences are.
 
You are under the agreement you signed 6 months ago. If you've signed nothing new under the new management, then you have nothing to worry about. My guess is if you do tell them, they will want you to up your insurance policy and liability limits to cover any damage from water. I'd say nothing since you are going to move anyway.
 
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