So I'm at a bit of a fork in the road here... I have seen a few threads talking about lease/reptile issues, and wanted to get some inputs. I have a lease I have to sign and get back to to company I am planning on renting from. After I read through the lease I saw the "no dogs, cats, ferrets, or pets of any kind" in some of the fine print.

I would be more open with the landlord about the situation, but I put the $300 deposit down before getting a copy of the lease. I was assured by the person showing me the apartment and the person that gave me the copy of the lease that snakes "are usually not a problem unless they will get out," (this has happened before with a tenant) and that "it's animals that will cause damage to the apartment." Now it would be hard to prove they said that in the case that the landlord is not willing to change the lease.

So what to do now... I got everything yesterday and it's due back the 27th. Do I take it back now and demand some written agreement on snakes being alllowed? Do I wait til I have everything filled out and sign the lease once a written agreement has been established? Do I go through with renting ignoring the no pets clause? (my RTB's future 4'x2'x2' enclosure is not going to be something I can hide from the landlord)