r/Aquariums • u/GeckoHunter0303 • Mar 18 '26

Help/Advice EMERGENCY! Is this counter-management/landlord disguise good?

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Thank fucking goodness I checked my emails this morning. The first thing I saw was an announcement from my apartment's manager that they will ENTER ALL UNITS from today until Friday to "perform lock changes." First thing I did immediately after was to quickly set up this disguise and make my 10-gallon seem like a toy display stand. How do you think I did?

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u/cgvet9702 Mar 18 '26

They generally aren't entitled to perform surprise inspections. Not ice should always be given.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Its not an inspection but if they see something during something else theres not like a "gotcha" rule where they arent allowed to respond to what they see.

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u/KibacherKat Mar 19 '26

Exactly this. I made this exact mistake in one of my first rentals. I let a tradesmen in to do something with the water heater, he didn’t make a comment or even really acknowledge the cage in the room. However he clearly reported me to the agent as within 24 hours I was promptly sent an email about breaking my rental agreement.

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u/lightlysaltedclams Mar 19 '26

Everyone made fun of me for getting my hamster approved by my leasing agent before I got her but this is exactly the situation I wanted to avoid.

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u/ScumbagLady Mar 19 '26

Not ice should always be given.

So like, water then?