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Reviewed August 31, 2026

Terms of Use

Ivan MelloWriter, housing and disability policy
Reviewed by Andrew Patel, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker
Reviewed August 31, 2026

The agreement between you and this site. Short, because the site does very little.

This Site Is Information Only

This site publishes general information about emotional support animals and United States housing law. It is not legal advice, not medical advice, and does not create a lawyer-client or clinician-patient relationship. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed professional in your state.

We Do Not Sell Registrations or Letters

We do not run a registry. We do not issue certificates, ID cards or letters, and we do not conduct evaluations. Any site claiming to do so on our behalf is not connected to us.

Accuracy and Changes to the Law

We make a serious effort to keep this current and to cite primary sources, but statutes change, agencies reorganize and links move. Information is provided as-is. Verify anything you intend to rely on against the linked source, and check the review date at the top of the page.

External Links

We link to government sites, statutes and agency pages. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content. A link is not an endorsement.

Your Use of This Site

  • You may read, print and share pages for personal, non-commercial use.
  • You may quote briefly with attribution and a link.
  • You may not scrape, republish or resell the content or the state compilation without permission.
  • You may not use the site to do anything unlawful, or to build a competing registry product.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of this site or reliance on its content. Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which the site operator is established, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.

Changes to This Policy

We may revise these terms. The current version always sits at this URL with its review date.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I link to your pages?

Yes, freely and without asking.

Can I translate a page?

Ask first. We would rather a translation be accurate than fast, because a mistranslated legal claim is worse than no translation.

Is anything here a guarantee?

No. Housing outcomes depend on your documentation, your provider and your jurisdiction.

Skip the Registry. Get a Real ESA Letter.

A clinician licensed in your state, a letter that meets the requirements, and a written request to your housing provider. That is the whole route.

Book an evaluation Find Your State

Sources

Sources

  1. Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — discrimination in the sale or rental of housing — Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
  2. State consumer protection offices — USA.gov