Stephanie,
I can answer this question since I have first hand knowledge..... I
recently lost my home and was forced to rent a house.  Long story, but
will explain if you feel the need.
 
The property owner was adamant about no pets.  I perused the lease and it
says "NO DOGS OR CATS".  So trying to be honest, I asked about ferrets.
I lied out my wazoo, saying they were in cages.  Not really a lie since
they do eat/sleep/potty there <G>.  After a brief conversation in which I
removed my least odiferous and sweetest dispositioned baby from my shirt
and allowed an introduction, he consented.  When he asked how many, I
replied "a few".
 
Since then, He has called and asked if he could bring his wife and kids
since they are bugging him about a pet.  Apparently the kids science
teacher has a ferret in the classroom.  I consented and when he saw my
little business, his reaction was a bit nonplussed.  After I warned them
about the dangers of bare toes, I seated all four on the floor of my
ferrets room, and loosed the "kids".
 
All 18 of them!  Soon everyone was laughing and whooping it up watching the
kids and playing on the floor, playing tug-o-war over a hand towel, and
generally being silly.  About midway through the two hours they were here,
He carefully stood up and crossed over the modified child gate to the
ferrets room to come and talk to me.  Well, I have an addendum clause added
to my lease stating that ferrets are property owner approved now.  And my
landlord has greatly increased his knowledge base of ferrets and Is now the
owner of two himself (or should I be honest and say owned by two?).  This
was merely my experience, so bear in mind that not all land owners are so
open minded.  Hope to hear you have found a place for you and the kid/s.
 
Dave.
[Posted in FML issue 2656]