Meet a Texas-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, and the city has its own fair housing ordinance administered through its Grants Management department.
A letter from a Texas-licensed mental health professional is the documentation behind a reasonable accommodation request — the step that lets a renter ask to set aside a no-pet rule, pet rent and pet deposits.
With roughly 402,000 residents, Arlington in Tarrant County is Texas’s seventh-largest city. Renters across Downtown Arlington, Entertainment District, UT Arlington campus area, North Arlington, South Arlington and Viridian rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
Texas has no ESA-specific housing statute, so the federal Fair Housing Act and Texas’s own fair housing law set the rules. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division or with HUD. For the details, read our Texas ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Texas by phone or video. If approved, your signed letter arrives within 10-15 minutes. You aren’t charged unless you’re approved.
Your letter is for housing — 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.
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Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
It is. Arlington landlords look at whether a licensed Texas professional actually evaluated you; telehealth evaluations are standard practice.
Only on narrow grounds. A valid letter supports a reasonable accommodation request that sets aside no-pet rules; denials are limited to cases like a specific animal posing a direct threat, and some small owner-occupied buildings are exempt.
Quickly — same-day slots are usually open, and approved letters reach you within 10-15 minutes of the evaluation.
It does. The professional must hold an active Texas license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Arlington.
Yes. The Fair Housing Act reaches HOAs, condo boards and co-ops, so community pet rules are subject to the same reasonable accommodation process.
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.
Local ESA guides for other cities in Texas.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Texas · You only pay if approved
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