2026 update: ESA housing rights remain fully protected. Read what changed

Get an ESA letter online from a licensed professional in your state

Complete a short evaluation from home. If your provider approves you, your signed housing letter arrives with their licence details, ready for your landlord, typically within 24 hours.

$99one-time · free to check if you qualify

Full refund if your provider does not approve you.

50States covered under the FHA
24hTypical letter turnaround
100%Money back if you do not qualify
$99One-time, refunded if not approved
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How It Works

How it works

Four steps between you and a signed housing letter, all from home.

Take the free pre-check

Answer a short screening about your mental health and how your animal supports you. It takes about five minutes and costs nothing.

Get evaluated by a licensed provider

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.

Receive your signed letter

If you qualify, your letter arrives on professional letterhead with the provider's license details and a unique verification ID, typically within 24 hours.

We handle landlord verification

When your housing provider checks, our records team confirms your letter within one business day. Most approvals follow within the week.

Dr. A. Whitfield, LPC
License #LPC-48113 · Verified Active
Issued: this 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...

A. Whitfield
Letter ID: SME-2026-K4T7QX · Verify at signmyesa.com/verify
CLINICIAN
SIGNED
✓
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Why Letters Get Rejected

Documentation your landlord can verify

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.

  • Provider licensed in your state, named on the letter with license number
  • Real evaluation behind every letter, with declines and refunds when someone does not qualify
  • Unique letter ID your landlord can verify in minutes
  • State rules engineered in: California's 30-day pathway, Florida's SB 1084 language, Iowa's form support
  • HIPAA-conscious handling: your answers reach only your evaluating professional, and your letter never states a diagnosis
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The Money Part

One letter. No more pet rent or deposits.

Under the Fair Housing Act, an approved emotional support animal is not a pet, so pet charges cannot touch it.

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Pet Rent: Waived

The $25 to $100 monthly charge disappears from your ledger the day your accommodation is approved, in every state.

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Pet Deposit: Waived

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.

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One-Time Fees: Waived

Non-refundable pet fees and admin charges do not apply either. Typical renters save $1,200 to $3,400 over a two-year lease.

Transparent Pricing

Simple pricing, refunded if you are not approved

ESA Letter

$99 one-time
  • Evaluation by a provider licensed in your state
  • Signed letter, typically within 24 hours
  • Valid for housing in all 50 states
  • Unique verification ID your landlord can check
  • Free landlord verification support
  • 100% refund if you do not qualify
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Multi-Pet ESA Letter

$129 one-time, 2 to 3 pets
  • One evaluation covering up to 3 animals
  • Each animal connected to your documented need
  • Single letter, one flat total
  • Verification ID and landlord support included
  • Same 24-hour typical turnaround
  • Same no-risk refund guarantee
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Need a psychiatric service dog letter instead? PSD letters start at $99.

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Emotional Support Animal

Support through presence. Protected in housing under the Fair Housing Act: no-pet buildings must consider your request, and approved animals live fee-free.

  • Housing rights in all 50 states
  • Any common household animal
  • No training requirement
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Psychiatric Service Dog

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.

  • Housing plus public access
  • Flies in-cabin with the DOT form
  • Requires genuine task training
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Why people choose us

We are a new service, so instead of testimonials we will show you the things you can check for yourself.

Check the licence yourself

Your provider's name, licence type and licence number are printed on the letter. Look them up free on your state board's public register before you even show your landlord.

See the letter before you pay

Our sample letter shows the exact document you receive, annotated line by line, including what we deliberately leave out.

Refunded if you are not approved

Your provider makes an independent decision and can decline. If they do, you get your money back in full. That is what makes the evaluation real.

Nationwide Coverage

Licensed professionals in all 50 states

Housing rights are federal, and our providers are licensed state by state. Find yours below.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers before you start. The full list lives on our FAQs page.

Yes, when a licensed mental health professional genuinely evaluates you. Telehealth is recognized healthcare in all 50 states, and HUD guidance accepts documentation from licensed providers regardless of whether the evaluation happened in an office or over video. What matters is the evaluation, the license, and verifiability, which is exactly what we provide. Read more in our full explainer.
Most states: typically within 24 hours of completing your evaluation, and almost always within 48. California is the exception by law: AB 468 requires a 30-day provider relationship before a letter can issue, so plan about six weeks there. Here is how the California timeline works.
We hope they do. Every letter carries a unique ID, and our records team confirms authenticity, issue date, and the provider's license status within one business day. Verified letters approve faster, because the landlord's file closes itself.
You get a full refund. A real evaluation means some applicants hear no, and our guarantee means hearing no costs you nothing. Services that approve everyone are the ones landlords have learned to reject.
No, and no honest service will tell you otherwise. Airlines stopped recognizing ESAs in 2021. Your letter covers housing, which is where the FHA applies. If your needs point toward air travel, a task-trained psychiatric service dog retains full cabin access.
No. There is no government ESA registry, and certificates or ID cards carry no legal weight. The letter from a licensed professional is the only document housing law recognizes.

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