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I am looking for an appartment right now and I am wondering if I should even tell my landlord that I keep snakes. When I was in college I just snuck my snakes into the dorms no problem. That is a little different that an appartment though.....any sugjestions???????
Thanks!

I didn't tell my landlord I keep snakes. I don't think they'd have a problem with it anyways but what they don't know won't hurt em'.

my personal exp. is let them know that you have a few snakes ,(don't give exact numbers though), they generaly do not have much problems with caged animals, unlike free roaming ones like cat's and dog's, they may tell you not to let his wife/husband know but i have had no problem with it so far

i've never told anyone. i've snuck all kinds of animals into dorms and they never found out. i got an apartment and i still dod it. i had a large fish tank in it too and they never cared, the landlord actually saw it one day and never commented on it. i think any landlord that has experience with snakes wouldn't care. if they are like most people and fear or are uncomfortable with them then you're running the risk of them telling you you're not allowed.

When you find an apartment, read the lease VERY carefully. Look for sections on animals and such. If it doesn't say anything beyond cats and dogs, then I say don't tell them. If it does, then discuss with them.

If there is nothing in your lease about the prohibition and he later tries to kick you out, then you can sue his arse. I know someone who's done that with rodents.

Just make sure you're not violating health code rules or anything in terms of keeping illegal species for your area and you'll be fine... Follow the law and the lease and all should be good.

Many standard leases or pet addenda include language stating that you can be charged $15 to $25 per day per animal for any violations of the pet agreements.

If you have more than a few snakes (lets say 10 for example) you could accrue $250 per day for the dates that they could establish they were present. You could end up thousands of dollars in debt very quickly. They might not try to collect, but you may have signed a legally binding document agreeing to pay this charge. A court would generally read it as written and assess the total fine.

It is much easier to come clean up front and make them understand that you don't keep venomous animals (if you do, good luck trying to find anywhere to rent!), that you don't breed rodents to feed them, and then you ought to be able to work something out.
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