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ESA Letters by State

Housing rights are federal, but the fine print is local. Pick your state for its specific rules, typical pet fees, and the compliant path to a letter that works where you live.

AlabamaAL
Alabama follows the federal Fair Housing Act with no added state-level ESA statute, which ... ESA letter in Alabama →
AlaskaAK
Alaska relies on the federal Fair Housing Act plus its own Human Rights Law, which covers ... ESA letter in Alaska →
ArizonaAZ
Arizona statute A.R.S. 11-1024 penalizes misrepresenting a pet as a service animal, and th... ESA letter in Arizona →
ArkansasAR
Arkansas applies the federal Fair Housing Act and Act 550 of 2019, which makes it an offen... ESA letter in Arkansas →
CaliforniaCA
California is the strictest state in the country for ESA letters. Under AB 468, the licens... ESA letter in California →
ColoradoCO
Colorado follows the Fair Housing Act and HB16-1426, which addresses misrepresentation of ... ESA letter in Colorado →
ConnecticutCT
Connecticut pairs the federal Fair Housing Act with its own discriminatory housing practic... ESA letter in Connecticut →
DelawareDE
Delaware's Fair Housing Act mirrors the federal statute and explicitly covers emotional su... ESA letter in Delaware →
FloridaFL
Florida SB 1084 sets specific rules: your ESA letter must come from a provider with person... ESA letter in Florida →
GeorgiaGA
Georgia follows the federal Fair Housing Act for ESAs and has no additional state hurdles,... ESA letter in Georgia →
HawaiiHI
Hawaii applies the Fair Housing Act alongside HRS 515, the state's own discriminatory prac... ESA letter in Hawaii →
IdahoID
Idaho relies on the federal Fair Housing Act and passed a 2020 law addressing misrepresent... ESA letter in Idaho →
IllinoisIL
Illinois applies the Fair Housing Act plus the Illinois Human Rights Act, and its Assistan... ESA letter in Illinois →
IndianaIN
Indiana HEA 1284 gives housing providers guidance on evaluating ESA requests and penalizes... ESA letter in Indiana →
IowaIA
Iowa Code 216.8B sets out the state's assistance animal framework: landlords may request d... ESA letter in Iowa →
KansasKS
Kansas follows the federal Fair Housing Act and passed HB 2758 addressing misrepresentatio... ESA letter in Kansas →
KentuckyKY
Kentucky applies the Fair Housing Act statewide and its civil rights act extends similar p... ESA letter in Kentucky →
LouisianaLA
Louisiana follows the federal Fair Housing Act, and its Equal Housing Opportunity Act prov... ESA letter in Louisiana →
MaineME
Maine's Human Rights Act explicitly addresses assistance animals in housing and, unusually... ESA letter in Maine →
MarylandMD
Maryland pairs the Fair Housing Act with state fair housing law enforced by the Maryland C... ESA letter in Maryland →
MassachusettsMA
Massachusetts General Laws c.151B prohibits housing discrimination based on disability and... ESA letter in Massachusetts →
MichiganMI
Michigan's Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act works alongside the Fair Housing Act... ESA letter in Michigan →
MinnesotaMN
Minnesota Statute 363A.09 covers disability discrimination in housing, and a 2021 law gave... ESA letter in Minnesota →
MississippiMS
Mississippi follows the federal Fair Housing Act with no extra state ESA statute, which ke... ESA letter in Mississippi →
MissouriMO
Missouri applies the Fair Housing Act, and HB 1387 (2020) penalizes knowingly misrepresent... ESA letter in Missouri →
MontanaMT
Montana's Human Rights Act covers disability in housing alongside the federal FHA. Bozeman... ESA letter in Montana →
NebraskaNE
Nebraska follows the Fair Housing Act, and LB 173 addressed assistance animal misrepresent... ESA letter in Nebraska →
NevadaNV
Nevada SB 199 aligned state law with HUD guidance on assistance animals: landlords may req... ESA letter in Nevada →
New HampshireNH
New Hampshire RSA 354-A prohibits disability discrimination in housing alongside the feder... ESA letter in New Hampshire →
New JerseyNJ
New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination is one of the broadest civil rights statutes in th... ESA letter in New Jersey →
New MexicoNM
New Mexico applies the Fair Housing Act and its own Human Rights Act, and 2023's HB 137 cl... ESA letter in New Mexico →
New YorkNY
New York layers three protections: the federal FHA, the NY State Human Rights Law, and in ... ESA letter in New York →
North CarolinaNC
North Carolina follows the Fair Housing Act plus the NC Fair Housing Act, and 2023 legisla... ESA letter in North Carolina →
North DakotaND
North Dakota applies the federal Fair Housing Act and the state Human Rights Act, with a 2... ESA letter in North Dakota →
OhioOH
Ohio pairs the Fair Housing Act with ORC 4112, enforced by the Ohio Civil Rights Commissio... ESA letter in Ohio →
OklahomaOK
Oklahoma follows the Fair Housing Act, and HB 3282 (2022) set out how landlords may verify... ESA letter in Oklahoma →
OregonOR
Oregon applies the FHA plus ORS 659A, and Oregon landlord-tenant law separately caps what ... ESA letter in Oregon →
PennsylvaniaPA
Pennsylvania's Human Relations Act covers disability discrimination in housing alongside t... ESA letter in Pennsylvania →
Rhode IslandRI
Rhode Island's Fair Housing Practices Act works alongside the federal FHA, and the state C... ESA letter in Rhode Island →
South CarolinaSC
South Carolina follows the federal Fair Housing Act, and a 2020 law addressed intentional ... ESA letter in South Carolina →
South DakotaSD
South Dakota applies the federal Fair Housing Act plus its own human relations statute; 20... ESA letter in South Dakota →
TennesseeTN
Tennessee's 2021 assistance animal law (SB 1418) lets landlords request reliable documenta... ESA letter in Tennessee →
TexasTX
Texas follows the federal Fair Housing Act, and HB 4164 penalizes misrepresenting an anima... ESA letter in Texas →
UtahUT
Utah applies the Fair Housing Act plus the Utah Fair Housing Act, and HB 43 (2019) address... ESA letter in Utah →
VermontVT
Vermont's Fair Housing and Public Accommodations Act works alongside the federal FHA, and ... ESA letter in Vermont →
VirginiaVA
Virginia Code 36-96.3:1 spells out the assistance animal documentation process in detail: ... ESA letter in Virginia →
WashingtonWA
Washington's Law Against Discrimination covers assistance animals alongside the FHA, and R... ESA letter in Washington →
Washington DCDC
The District applies the federal FHA plus the DC Human Rights Act, one of the broadest ant... ESA letter in Washington DC →
West VirginiaWV
West Virginia follows the federal Fair Housing Act and its own Fair Housing Act, with the ... ESA letter in West Virginia →
WisconsinWI
Wisconsin Statute 106.50, the state Open Housing Law, explicitly addresses emotional suppo... ESA letter in Wisconsin →
WyomingWY
Wyoming applies the federal Fair Housing Act with minimal state overlay, and a 2019 law pe... ESA letter in Wyoming →
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