Meet a Washington-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Tacoma is near Joint Base Lewis-McChord and is home to the University of Washington Tacoma and the University of Puget Sound; the city's Office of Equity and Human Rights is a HUD-certified fair housing agency.
A letter from a Washington-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 230,000 residents, Tacoma in Pierce County is Washington’s third-largest city. Renters across Stadium District, Proctor District, Hilltop, North End, Sixth Avenue and Lincoln District rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
Washington has no ESA-specific housing statute, so the federal Fair Housing Act and Washington’s own fair housing law set the rules. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Washington State Human Rights Commission or with HUD. For the details, read our Washington ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Washington 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.
Explore the Washington housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the Washington overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
Yes. What matters is a real evaluation by a professional licensed in Washington, not whether the appointment happened in person or by video.
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.
Most people are seen the same day, and if you’re approved the signed letter arrives within 10-15 minutes.
It does. The professional must hold an active Washington license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Tacoma.
Yes. The Fair Housing Act reaches HOAs, condo boards and co-ops, so community pet rules are subject to the same reasonable accommodation process.
$129 covers an ESA letter for up to two pets ($199 for three or more); PSD letters run $149 or $229. You aren’t charged unless a licensed professional approves you.
Local ESA guides for other cities in Washington.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Washington · You only pay if approved
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