A licensed mental health professional in your state evaluates you, signs your letter, and stands behind it when your landlord verifies. Housing ready under the Fair Housing Act, typically within 24 hours.
No instant approvals, no registries, no shortcuts. Just the process the law actually describes.
Answer a short screening about your mental health and how your animal supports you. It takes about five minutes and costs nothing.
A mental health professional licensed for your state reviews your screening and completes a clinical evaluation. This is the step that makes your letter real.
If you qualify, your letter arrives on professional letterhead with the provider's license details and a unique verification ID, typically within 24 hours.
When your housing provider checks, our records team confirms your letter within one business day. Most approvals follow within the week.
Re: Reasonable Accommodation, Emotional Support Animal
To the housing provider: I am a licensed mental health professional and I have evaluated the above-named client. In my professional judgment the client has a condition that...
...the animal provides disability-related support, and I recommend accommodation under the Fair Housing Act...
Property managers in 2026 verify almost every letter they receive. The ones that fail share the same traits: no named provider, no active license, nobody answering when the leasing office calls. The ones that pass share ours.
Under the Fair Housing Act, an approved emotional support animal is not a pet, so pet charges cannot touch it.
The $25 to $100 monthly charge disappears from your ledger the day your accommodation is approved, in every state.
The $200 to $1,000 held against your animal cannot be charged for an assistance animal. You remain responsible only for actual damage, like any tenant.
Non-refundable pet fees and admin charges do not apply either. Typical renters save $1,200 to $3,400 over a two-year lease.
Need a psychiatric service dog letter instead? PSD letters start at $129.
Support through presence. Protected in housing under the Fair Housing Act: no-pet buildings must consider your request, and approved animals live fee-free.
A dog trained to perform tasks for a psychiatric disability. Everything an ESA has in housing, plus ADA public access and in-cabin air travel.
"The leasing office verified my letter the same afternoon and approved me two days later. After the horror stories I read online, this was almost boringly smooth."
"California's 30-day rule had me confused for weeks. Their team explained the timeline, started my clock immediately, and my letter was compliant when my lease was ready."
"My condo board in Fort Lauderdale scrutinizes everything. The letter passed the association's attorney review on the first submission."
Quick answers before you start. The full list lives on our FAQs page.
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