I know it doesn't help you know, but a big part of what saved my animals was that I HAD made sure it was specified in my rental agreement that I could keep any animals that were maintained in water-proof cages (such as aquariums or tubs) as long as the water-proof cages weren't filled with water (since my place has a strict no-fishtank policy). The property manager tried to deny this when the maintenance man freaked out, but since we had something her boss had signed permitting it and saying it was totally covered by the HUGE pet deposit I paid for my dogs, she was out of luck.



Also, a lot of cities have codes that say something along the lines of if you "flagrantly own" the pets for a certain amount of time (i.e., don't hide them for 30 days to six months) and they don't object, then even if they do try to later they are out of luck because they permitted it for so long. So it could very well help you out to have any witnesses or written statements that they were prominently displayed in front of property employees/managers previously.



It also never hurts to try to reason with them. Have your vet write a letter reassuring they are not dangerous to other tenants. Ask a prior landlord to write how unobtrusive and unproblematic they were in your last place. If you're back is really against the wall, offer an extra amount in addition to your prior pet deposit, but if you do this insist on a reciept AND written permission to keep the snakes you currently have for the duration of your lease.

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