Know Your Rights
Your Fair Housing Act Rights with an Emotional Support Animal
Live almost anywhere with your ESA without pet fees, breed restrictions, or weight limits.
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Your ESA. Your home. Your rights.
Under the Fair Housing Act, emotional support animals are not pets — they're protected.
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Know The Law
What the Fair Housing Act Covers
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires landlords to provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with a qualifying emotional support animal. Under federal law, an ESA is not considered a pet.
Because of this distinction, housing providers typically cannot apply pet policies, charge pet deposits or rent, or enforce breed and weight restrictions on a qualified ESA.
Check Your EligibilityKnow The Difference
ESA vs Pet: What's the Difference?
Under the Fair Housing Act, an Emotional Support Animal is not considered a pet, and that distinction makes all the difference.
Pet
Pets are not protected under federal housing law, which means:
- Pet deposit required
- Monthly pet rent applies
- Breed restrictions enforced
- Weight limits enforced
- Not federally protected
- Considered personal property
Emotional Support Animal
For many, ESA documentation could make a real difference in where and how you live.
- No pet deposit
- No monthly pet rent
- No breed restrictions
- No weight limits
- Protected under the FHA
- FHA accommodation
How we help you qualify
No in-person appointments. Most clients are set up within one business day.
Take the Free Eligibility Quiz
Answer a few quick questions about you and your pet. It only takes about two minutes to complete.
Get Approved by a Licensed Provider
A licensed health professional in your state will review your eligibility and follow up if needed.
Get Your Documents If Approved
Once your evaluation is complete, your official documentation will be ready to share with your landlord.
Quickly got it. Was worried at first but it was approved within about 7 hours. And also accepted by my landlord. I even checked the Dr's credentials myself and they were valid!
Everything was professional and straightforward. I haven't had any problems.
My landlord took one look at the letter and waived the $500 pet deposit on the spot. Took three days start to finish.
The building had a 40-pound weight limit. With the letter, the property manager said she legally couldn't enforce it on my dog.
Quick easy and has been successful when staying at my apartment & hotels.
Best place online to learn about housing rights for your ESA. The whole team was helpful through every step.
With the letter of recommendation, my new building accepted my dog without any pet rent. Massive savings every month.
This was an easy process and it gives me peace of mind. I like the other benefits that are offered too, like vet access for questions. Truly one of the best things I have ever done.
I was scared it was a scam but it was such a reasonable price. Now that everything is falling along, I will be passing the info along to my friends.