There is the possibility that my husband and I might have to move to the Washington D.C. area in a couple of years for his work. I believe ferrets are still illegal in D.C., but not its suburbs (please correct me if I'm wrong) but we would probably be looking at living in Virginia or Maryland. We have heard horror stories about the price of real estate in that area so we will most likely have to rent. We have also been told that it isn't easy to find ferret friendly landlords and that we will either not be able to find a place to rent that will allow ferrets or if we do, our deposit will be non-refundable or much larger than the normal amount because of the ferrets. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of trying to rent with ferrets that could be helpful to us? I know my inquiry might seem premature but I figure you can never start researching too early and our carpet sharks have to be our priority. Thanks in advance! Dooks from ours to yours, Weasel-lover. [Posted in FML issue 4943]