[St. Phatty]

Originally Posted by brown_thumb

I don't rent because I enjoy my privacy and independence. What I will state is, if I were a landlord I'd minimize my intrusions into peoples' homes and 'pretend' not to notice if they were growing unless I saw them damaging something. Even then, I'd tell them to correct the damage their indoor 'vegetable garden' is causing or I'd have to bring in an outside inspector.

If I was a landlord, I would help trouble shoot their grow to make sure it's on solid ground.

e.g. a big plastic container holding water - they do break & develop cracks.

A 30 gallon water container should have a 40 gallon concrete mixing tub beneath it. Just to be sure - and to protect the property from water damage.

Of course, if I was a landlord, the building would have GREAT ventilation.

[brown_thumb]

Originally Posted by St. Phatty

If I was a landlord, I would help trouble shoot their grow to make sure it's on solid ground.

e.g. a big plastic container holding water - they do break & develop cracks.

A 30 gallon water container should have a 40 gallon concrete mixing tub beneath it. Just to be sure - and to protect the property from water damage.

Of course, if I was a landlord, the building would have GREAT ventilation.

I wouldn't even if I was an accomplished grower. The reason is I would want 'plausible deniability'.

[who dat is]

Originally Posted by Andyo

This is why quality grow tents are popular !

Originally Posted by Jaqen H'gar

Its been a while since i bought one, but it never helped with a landlord inspection. Do they have magic invisiblity these days?

Makes me think of another "Hide your grow shit in an apartment" thread where the guy left both his grow tents out fully set up but was hanging clothes from the top and storing shit on the bottom to make it look like he was using them for additional closet/wardrobe space.

[Jellyfish]

That's not as dumb an idea as it sounds.

[Mukind]

Originally Posted by Jellyfish

That's not as dumb an idea as it sounds.
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lol to be fair

It didn't sound that dumb relative to just leaving it there zipped up

[seeded]

My daughter had one of those wardrobes and there's no way you'd confuse a grow tent for one unless you could legitimately go on my 600lb life and ranted about thin privilege being able to use a normal width wardrobe for your clothing

[Jellyfish]

It wouldn't fool the cops, but maybe a Mr. Magoo-type landlord.

[SilentFeet]

Originally Posted by Jellyfish

It wouldn't fool the cops, but maybe a Mr. Magoo-type landlord.

I used to have a wooden frame set up which I would hang the lights from.

Leo came here for some reason, I had nothing growing at the time, or if I did it was hidden away, can't remember.

Leo stuck his head in the grow room and said what is that for, and I said I'm building a birdcage.
Not sure if he believed me or not.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by SilentFeet

I used to have a wooden frame set up which I would hang the lights from.

Leo came here for some reason, I had nothing growing at the time, or if I did it was hidden away, can't remember.

Leo stuck his head in the grow room and said what is that for, and I said I'm building a birdcage.
Not sure if he believed me or not.

Get a big bag of birdfood and some poultry books for next time.

Ask them if they know if you can own a turkey for a pet and that may fool them.

[Muleskinner]

this is funny, after renting for 10-15 years I've done all this stuff - I used to hang clothes in my old C-13 wardrobe cabinet to fool the landlord and hide the vent holes. I still have a set of special 3-mil, 5-foot tall plastic bags for the flowering plants to go into. I have put plants & freshly cut herb into my car and parked it around the block.

At one point I put a hasp & padlock on an old, unfurnished attic room and just padlocked it when my landlord came to inspect, she never asked me to open it or asked about the fan noise that must have been audible. That's key - if you're able to put a lock on the grow space it gives you an extra layer of protection. It's the only way to protect from visits when you're not home, which are illegal in this state but you know some landlords are nosy.