Finding an apartment with a snake

[Bogertophis]

Another reason to be upfront about your pet is that you never know when the landlord might decide to spray the apartment for bugs...that can kill your snake.

You'd think a quiet cage pet would be fine in a rental situation, but unfortunately, some irresponsible people have messed things up for everyone else by allowing
their pet to escape & leaving it behind to scare the next occupant when it finally re-emerges from hiding. You can't hardly blame rental managers & owners, they
don't want to be sued for someone having a heart attack, or risk losing their income if people move out in a panic because a snake is somewhere in the plumbing
or the walls. (& yes, it happens!)

[Ax01]

Idk maaaan. Maybe we should just sneak her in somewhere.

Dont get mad if they find her and you are homeless shortly after. Its not fair to the animals that we make the choice to keep.

Yeah, you definitely should be honest and up front.
The landlords are usually pretty good about writing up the lease and will typically have it in writing that any pets are a violation of the lease and grounds for eviction. And even if it didn't lead to eviction, I'm guessing it would be an uncomfortable living situation if the landlord found out he/she was being lied to.

Good luck with your search!! I'm sure it's stressful, but you'll find something.

Another reason to be upfront about your pet is that you never know when the landlord might decide to spray the apartment for bugs...that can kill your snake.

You'd think a quiet cage pet would be fine in a rental situation, but unfortunately, some irresponsible people have messed things up for everyone else by allowing
their pet to escape & leaving it behind to scare the next occupant when it finally re-emerges from hiding. You can't hardly blame rental managers & owners, they
don't want to be sued for someone having a heart attack, or risk losing their income if people move out in a panic because a snake is somewhere in the plumbing
or the walls. (& yes, it happens!)

^^^ all of this.

i hope u get the best and cutest unit of those two that will allow snakes.

[Lirenn]

Thanks for all the support guys. It was just an insane two days running all over Norfolk.

Interesting thing was that only one place had banned snakes because of past escapes they'd had. All the others said the heat lamps were a fire risk. But presumably candles are not banned.

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[Valyndris]

I didn't even tell my landlord about Crowley my ball python when we moved because most places are no pets. Until one day the landlord wanted to see what was behind the curtain (I keep Crowley there), he thought we were growing marijuana. Once he saw it was just a harmless reptile (he was sleeping in his cave so he looked smaller than he is) he was relieved it wasn't pot and forgot about the snake.

[Craiga 01453]

I didn't even tell my landlord about Crowley my ball python when we moved because most places are no pets. Until one day the landlord wanted to see what was behind the curtain (I keep Crowley there), he thought we were growing marijuana. Once he saw it was just a harmless reptile (he was sleeping in his cave so he looked smaller than he is) he was relieved it wasn't pot and forgot about the snake.

That's awesome!!

The beauty of having my own house in MA is I can have all the snakes (well, most species) I want, AND could have plants too if I wanted to.

[tttaylorrr]

my first apartment had no rules about pets in tanks/enclosures, just cats and dogs bc of the carpet i presumed. i read my rental agreement carefully just to make sure before Yellow came home. one day a maintenance guy came in to look at my fridge and asked what was in the tank. i said a reptile.
"what kind of reptile?"
"a ball python."
"really?? my son used to keep those!"

never lie, as it will lead to nothing but trouble. as my father has always told me: take it on the chin.

EDIT: good luck with the search!

[AnnieHeart]

Best of luck Lirenn!

[Lirenn]

Well, the property we really loved just fell through. Apparently the guy at the management office did not check with the owners before saying we could have a snake there.

I'm disappointed but my husband is really frustrated. And we're stressed. We don't have many options, nor do we have time to keep going back up there to look at places. Ughhhg.

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[AbsoluteApril]

It can be incredibly stressful, I know that pain. BF and I spent over a year before we found the place we'll be moving to that would allow my 2 cats and all our reptiles (it's a small town which also causes it's own headaches with lack of available places). Just hang in there and keep searching. Might have to go a little farther out sometimes. I wish you the best of luck! I hope you find something soon!

[Neal]

I'll probably get flak for this as I got some praise and flak for it last time this question was asked.

When you're looking for an apartment, talk to the people in person or install the app Call Recorder and record the conversation, to cover you for any issues.

Now before I go into my next statement, this is Virginia's law:

Virginia's wiretapping law is a "one-party consent" law. Virginia makes it a crime to intercept or record any "wire, oral, or electronic communication" unless one party to the conversation consents. Virginia Code § 19.2-62.

So, as long as you're involved in the conversation, you're the one party that's consented to recording the call, so you don't have to tell the other person on the phone or in person that you're recording.

Now back to my subject, talk to them, ask them if they allow pets or not, if they say yes, then that's all you need. If they ask what kind simply say something that would be in an aquarium like a turtle or something. If they say no, you can ask them if they would make an exception for something that would be kept in an aquarium or something. Make sure you tell them it's not fish because if they assume this they will say no because fish tanks leak, and that causes flooding or damage. This way later if they try to take you to court or anything then you are covered. I used to work in Law Enforcement and I can tell you from many times of being in court, if you don't have proof or proper documentation, it never happened.