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Service or guide animals are automatically exempt from a housing provider's no-pet policies.

An ESA letter from a licensed mental health professional (LMHP) will ensure you are approved for an emotional support animal (ESA). There is also a nominal cost of $149 for an ESA letter through Pettable. The cost may vary depending on requirements, such as individual letters for housing and travel purposes.

You can submit a request for an ESA before or after signing your lease. To prove your animal companion is an ESA, you will submit your ESA letter to your housing provider. Your ESA letter should be from a healthcare professional licensed for New York and be written on their letterhead.

An ESA Letter is similar to a prescription for a controlled medication. You can't just write it yourself – it needs to be written and signed by a licensed physician or mental health provider. The other part of eligibility for an emotional support animal is the relationship between the ESA and your condition.

To qualify for an Emotional Support Animal, your ESA letter must be written on the mental health professional's letterhead, include his or her license type, date of the license, license number, and the state which issued the license. Moreover, it should have the date when it was written.

Housing providers, including shelters and other forms of temporary or supportive housing, must permit residents to keep emotional support animals as a reasonable accommodation for a disability, unless it would cause an undue hardship to the housing provider.

How to get an ESA Letter online in California Complete the online form with ESA Doctors. Submit information regarding your interest in qualifying for an ESA. Match with a California-licensed professional. ... Obtain an ESA letter if you qualify.

New York and federal law requires service dogs, but not emotional support animals, to be allowed in public places.