So upset!

[bcr229]

Former landlady in VA chiming in here. First things first:

- Don't worry about anyone from AC showing up, most don't know jack-all about reptiles and won't respond even if they're being kept in deplorable conditions. While AC is fine with cute, fuzzy, and livestock, anything with scales or feathers is often outside of their knowledge (and budget).

- You are not in breach of your lease so there's nothing the management company can do other than not renew it or have you sign a new one with more restrictions on animals when it terminates. Is there an end date on your lease, or are you month-to-month? And if they do come up with a new lease and you don't want to sign it, you will still have 30 days to move out after you are given written notice that they are terminating the old one, they can't just start eviction proceedings with no notice.

- The pictures are legal, you called for maintenance and your roommate let the guy in. He had a legal right to be in the apartment and you can take pics of whatever you please as long as you're not doing something else like trespassing. So, you can stand on a public street or sidewalk and take pics of your naked neighbor in the window, but you can't sneak up to the window on the neighbor's property and do it.

- Virginia is a "one party" state with respect to recording phone calls. I regularly recorded mine (and still do now that I run a business, for my reference, as it's legal in WV also). That little recorder has saved me thousands over the years when dealing with slimey contractors, vendors, and customers. I would record any future interactions with the property management company as I've yet to deal with one that wasn't slimey if not downright crooked.