Large Collections and Apartments

beanersmysav · 12-11-04, 04:30 PM

I'm really looking for an apartment soon. I was just wondering how many of you have been successful finding an apartment or house for rent where the owner didn't care that you had a ton of reptiles. I've got 17 so that may scare most owners away. I know all people vary but just wondering of others luck, and success.

Katt · 12-11-04, 04:44 PM

We asked if tanks were ok and they said, ok and so we moved in with our snakes in tanks!

mykee · 12-11-04, 04:48 PM

I knew my rights when I had an apartment in Toronto. However, I was also not cocky to the point where I would flash my animals around for all to see knowing that the law was on my side. My landlords knew, and they were respectful of my pets (20 at the time) along with 8 rat colonies of 1.3. I kept the smell to a minimum and they looked the other way. It was a mutual respect thing.

BOAS_N_PYTHONS · 12-11-04, 04:55 PM

BEANERSMYSAV:

Being your in New York, just don' t flush them down the toilet,

Actually if you let them know upfront, read the terms to renting at that particular locations, and explain their concerns and questions they have for you........things could turn out rather easy and allowed........its about about respecting each other before hell break loose.

I have never rented but I believe if you do this and do it in a professional manner it can go rather well.

Cya...

Tony

reptiguy420 · 12-11-04, 05:09 PM

I rent but i aquired all my herps after i moved in.I didnt ask, i just assumed that what my landord didnt know wouldnt hurt him.So far so good, been 2 years without any problems.

augerdvm · 12-11-04, 05:16 PM

havent had a prob. here either in apartment. Have only 8 but no probs so far

The Dom · 12-11-04, 05:18 PM

I was up front and said what I had
.. land lord repy .. EWWW I hate snakes but theres someone else in the building with some lol

karmeleon · 12-11-04, 05:19 PM

I rent a room in a shared house. I have about 3 dozen animals packed into my room with no prob. My landlords live 6 hrs away and so they probably don't know.

thunder · 12-11-04, 05:47 PM

i waited until we had almost signed the lease and then said "oh, by the way, i have some pet reptiles." the landlord hemmed and hawed but eventually agreed that i could have them so long as i only brought them up the back stairs.

BoidKeeper · 12-11-04, 05:53 PM

Read your lease before signing is all.
Trevor

JAdkins2451 · 12-11-04, 06:11 PM

You should ask to look at the lease, if there is nothing in the lease stating that you can not have any animals then I wouldnt worry about it to much. A lease is a contract so if you and the landlord signed it, and you than moved in with your reptiles there not to much they can say, unlessit goes against you citys by-laws on what kind of animals you are allowed to posses. I hope this will help you out a little

marisa · 12-11-04, 06:16 PM

For me personally, I cannot say I think it's right to own a large collection in an apartment. Well maybe I can't say not right, more like totally inconvienent and annoying.

For one you can never build cages, as you have no garage. No large sink dedicated to reptiles which you most certainly need with a large collection unless you use your kitchen sink. With more snakes it means more chances of escapes into apartments right next door as well which can look bad on the whole hobby if it causes problems. Although that happens anywhere, house or no. I can't imagine living with 100+ animals RIGHT next to where I eat sleep and live either.

This is all my personal reasons for seeing a downside to trying to manage a large collection in a apartment. Not everyone can do it, some can.

Marisa

lostwithin · 12-11-04, 06:28 PM

It can be a pain to find an apartment mainly because people are ignorant and fear what they don’t understand. I had a few landlords that didn’t care personally but don't allow it because they don’t want to deal with tenants complaints. I had one guy tell me he let someone move in and 4 people moved out because they heard there was a guy with a snake in the building.

In the end you have two choices one is to read the lease CAREFULLY, if there is nothing stating you cannot have reptiles/pets you shouldn’t have anything to worry about if you just move in with them. and not tell anyone.

The second is to just talk it over with the owner/super of the building. I chose to tell my building owner before moving in I didn't feel like running into problems later on. I explained how they were kept and harmless and he had no problem with them. I even went as far as to invite the owner in to see my animals. He has a slight fear of the larger snakes, which was sort of amusing, but he left satisfied that there would be no problems. On top of that there will never be any complaints for him to deal with because nobody else needs to know what I keep, but if anyone else for some reason did find out and complain I know I’m not going to have any problems.

Devon

beanersmysav · 12-11-04, 07:00 PM

Well Marissa I don't have a 100 reptiles let alone snakes, and my snakes wont escape. Unless my corn snakes are capable of lifting over 50 lbs off their cage. Which in that case than they can escape. But my monitor has not been able to move the 50 lbs upon his cage thus far so I don't think they will either. And for all the building of cages and stuff like that I still have a house my g'parents own that they have a barn and everything I need to build.

gonesnakee · 12-11-04, 07:05 PM

I live in a duplex I rent & even in the summer when I have upwards of 500 snakes I've never had a problem. Mind you I have 2 basic rules I follow: Controlled & Contained". None of my neighbours even knew I had snakes until I told one. Whenever I get a new neighbour in the duplex I explain to them what I do & give them my card just in case something ever did happen, which if you follow the 2 basic rules shouldn't ever. Mark