Meet a California-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
San Francisco's rental market is famously tight, and a pet policy can quietly disqualify you from an apartment you'd otherwise get.
Under the Fair Housing Act, a legitimate letter obligates your housing provider to accommodate your animal, waive pet fees, and drop breed and size restrictions.
California's AB 468 sets specific rules for how ESA documentation is issued, and a real evaluation is what satisfies them. Renters across San Francisco — including the Mission, Sunset, Richmond, SoMa, Hayes Valley and Noe Valley — rely on the same federal protections, whatever the building looks like.
Complete a free pre-screening, meet a mental health professional licensed in California by phone or video, and — if approved — receive your signed letter within 10-15 minutes. You aren’t charged unless you’re approved.
Your letter is issued under the Fair Housing Act, which covers where you live — apartments, condos, HOAs, and student housing. It doesn’t grant public access to stores or restaurants, and airlines have treated emotional support animals as pets since 2021. For the full picture, read our California ESA law guide.
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Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
It is. San Francisco landlords look at whether a licensed California professional actually evaluated you, not whether the appointment happened over video.
Generally no. A valid accommodation overrides a no-pet policy, and pet rent, deposits, and breed or weight limits don't apply. Narrow exemptions exist for small owner-occupied buildings.
Most appointments are same-day, and once a licensed professional approves you the signed letter arrives within 10-15 minutes.
It does. Your letter has to come from someone licensed in California — that's the first thing a San Francisco landlord verifies.
Yes. The Fair Housing Act reaches HOAs, condo boards, and co-ops, so community pet bans give way to a valid accommodation.
An ESA letter is $129 for up to two pets, or $199 for three or more. PSD letters are $149, or $229 for up to three pets — and you're only charged if approved.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in California · You only pay if approved
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