Renting with reptiles

I am moving into a rental in the fall, and unfortunately the no pets rule apparently extends even to caged animals. I feel like if I had the chance and explained that they have no odor and pose no potential harm to the house he might have allowed it, but he wouldn't let me explain or elaborate. Really unfortunate.

Although I am honestly considering asking again over email and with pictures or something because I'm gonna be miserable next year.

In Toronto they have a limit to the amount of "domestic" pets your allowed to have, such as cat's and dogs, etc.. They say nothing about "exotic," animals which technically a snake or reptile is. I think you can run into trouble if your lease says not pets, and you sign the lease and get a pet. Technically your breaking a contract and you can be sued. But I'm just talking out of my back end based on my loose background in law..

And of course there are bi-laws governing certain reptiles. Snakes have to be under 10 feet and non-venomous.

Just use the don't ask don't tell policy: don't ask if they allow snakes, and don't tell anyone you have them. I have nine balls in two racks. Maintenance guy and landlord have seen my setup numerous times, and have never said a word. From the landlords point of view, if it doesn't become a problem, it isn't a problem. I have snakes, but definitely no rat breeding going on.

I rent a duplex and happen to have a landlord that doesn't like snakes and is actually terrified of them but as long as he doenst see them he's fine. I have a good 2-300 animals in my house at any given time. Including my feeders, dog, cats, ferrets and assorted breeder, babies, And pet reptiles so I'm thankful that my landlord has the mindset that as long as I take care of what I need to hes ok with it.
He did buy the property as well after I had mostly everyone. But they also help pay his rent so.......
He's kind of a jerk and we don't get along much I end up fixing most of the stuff going on in my own place but at least I keep my kids.
There will be a point in time in the next year or so that I move to buy my own home. But at this point in time it works here. I can guarentee that most other landlords in my area wouldn't even want someone like me on their block.


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As a landlord (the second floor of my house converted to an apartment) I would give a definate :gj: if the tenants had reptiles. Unfortunately they have a little yappy dog instead. :(

I consider myself a professional apartment dweller, and the leasing office conversation usually goes like this:

Leasing Agent: "Do you have any pets?"
Me: "I'm allergic to dogs and cats."
Leasing Agent: "Oh, sorry to hear that."

Then we move on to the next subject...;)

Haha, I have actually never had a real conversation with a rental agent.. It's always pay stubs? And sign the lease. But I've only lived in ghettos.. Haha. I can't fathom spending comparable amounts on rent as I would on mortgage hahahaha

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