Landlord Said the Snakes Gotta Go :(

[Lolo76]

OP what does your lease state about pets? And was the notice given verbally or in writing?

Based on OP's post history he's in California. So, some reading for him:

http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/l...mer+Affairs%29

http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-eviction.htm

If you've been in your place long enough to go month-to-month, offer to be out in 30 days instead of going through the court eviction process, which would take your landlord just as long anyway. It would keep an eviction off your credit report and give you more time to find a new place.

If he's in California, that makes things even MORE difficult for the landlord! It's not easy to evict a tenant here, and I've heard of cases where people "squatted" for months before the landlord succeeded. So I'd fight this as long as possible, and read that lease very carefully again. If it doesn't exclude reptiles and/or give a maximum number allowed, they will have little grounds on which to evict... and at the very least, the OP can buy themselves some time to figure out their next move.