Emotional support animal letter in Florida for housing
What your $149 evaluation includes
- A new Florida housing ESA evaluation is $149, and a renewal is $99.
- After you pay, a Florida-licensed APRN calls you for a live evaluation in English or Spanish. You do not book a time; after payment you finish a short intake in your account.
- If the clinician approves, you get a signed letter as an English PDF, and your landlord can check the license on our verify page.
- Full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter. A landlord or HOA saying no is not a refund.
- Approval is never guaranteed. Housing only.
Florida has no official ESA list or sign-up. When a disability or the disability-related need for the animal is not readily apparent, Fla. Stat. 760.27 allows a housing provider to request reliable supporting information from a health care practitioner with personal knowledge of the person's disability. General information, not legal advice.
What is an emotional support animal letter in Florida?
An ESA letter Florida is a Florida ESA letter for housing. An emotional support animal letter Florida and a Florida emotional support animal letter are that same document. A licensed clinician issues it under the Fair Housing Act and Fla. Stat. § 760.27. Official ESA Letter is that evaluation.
An ESA housing letter documents a disability-related need for an animal in a Florida dwelling, such as an apartment, condo, HOA, or no-pet lease. It is sometimes called an assistance animal letter in housing contexts. It is not the same as a therapy animal letter or a training certificate.
A therapy animal letter typically refers to animals trained for facility visits or public access. Our letters are exclusively for housing reasonable accommodations.
We publish a redacted sample letter format (emotional support dog letter sample) that shows the structure landlords expect: clinician credentials (a Florida-licensed APRN), named animals, and housing-only purpose. The sample is not authorization. A real letter exists only after clinical review.
A new evaluation is $149 and a renewal is $99. Full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter. Approval is never guaranteed. Housing only. Not a registry. General information, not legal advice.
| Topic | ESA housing letter | Therapy animal letter |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | A disability-related need for an animal in a dwelling | Animals trained for facility visits or public access |
| What we issue | Housing letters only | We do not issue these |
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How do I get an ESA letter for housing in Florida?
You get a Florida housing ESA letter from a licensed Florida clinician’s evaluation under the Fair Housing Act and Fla. Stat. § 760.27.
What are the ESA letter requirements in Florida?
ESA letter requirements for Florida housing come from Fla. Stat. § 760.27, not from a required form. Florida sets no required form for a housing ESA letter. When a disability or the disability-related need is not readily apparent, Fla. Stat. § 760.27(2)(b)4 and (2)(c)1 let a housing provider request reliable information from a health care practitioner or a telehealth provider. § 760.27(3)(a) says the provider may not request a diagnosis, the severity of a disability, or medical records. § 760.27(3)(b) says the provider may not require a specific form or a notarized statement. § 760.27(3)(c) says an internet registration is not, by itself, sufficient. General information, not legal advice.
§ 760.27(2)(b)4 and (2)(c)1: Such information is reliable if the practitioner or provider has personal knowledge of the person’s disability and is acting within the scope of his or her practice to provide the supporting information. § 760.27(3)(b): A housing provider may develop and make available to persons a routine method for receiving and processing reasonable accommodation requests for emotional support animals; however, a housing provider may not require the use of a specific form or notarized statement, or deny a request solely because a person did not follow the housing provider’s routine method.
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What does Florida Statute 760.27 say about emotional support animals?
Florida Statute 760.27 is the state housing rule for an emotional support animal. It defines the animal and lists supporting information a housing provider may request. The section sets no expiration date and no fixed number of days for a housing provider to answer.
Falsifying information or written documentation for an emotional support animal under § 760.27, knowingly providing fraudulent information or documentation, or knowingly and willfully misrepresenting a disability or disability-related need for an emotional support animal is a second-degree misdemeanor under Fla. Stat. § 817.265. A conviction also requires 30 hours of community service within 6 months.
Housing only. Not public access. General information, not legal advice.
§ 760.27(1)(a): "Emotional support animal" means an animal that does not require training to do work, perform tasks, provide assistance, or provide therapeutic emotional support by virtue of its presence which alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person’s disability.
- Can a Florida landlord or HOA deny an ESA just because of a no-pet rule?
- Whether a no-pet policy, breed limit, or weight limit blocks a request depends on the facts. Fla. Stat. §760.27 does not mention breed or weight limits. Subsection (2)(a) lets a housing provider deny a request if the animal poses a direct threat to the safety or health of others or a direct threat of physical damage to the property of others, which threat cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation. Approval of any request is never guaranteed.
- Can they charge pet rent for an ESA?
- Florida law (Fla. Stat. 760.27(2)) says a person whose ESA request is approved "may not be required to pay extra compensation for such animal." Whether a pet deposit or pet rent counts as extra compensation in a given case depends on the facts. How that applies after HUD's 2026 memo is not settled, and no result is promised. General information, not legal advice. The person with a disability is liable for actual damage the animal causes. Housing only.
- Is approval automatic?
- No. Approval is never guaranteed. We never promise a landlord or HOA outcome. Not a registry.
- Who can write an ESA letter in Florida?
- Florida law lists information from a health care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001, or a telehealth provider as defined in s. 456.47, among the supporting information a housing provider may request (Fla. Stat. §760.27(2)(b)4), when that provider is acting within the scope of his or her practice. The statute treats that information as reliable if the provider has “personal knowledge of the person’s disability.” Each request is decided on its facts. A practitioner licensed in another state counts only if that practitioner has provided in-person care or services to the tenant on at least one occasion. Evaluations are done by a Florida-licensed APRN; the license number and NPI are printed on the letter and can be checked at /verify. Statewide telehealth, not a Miami office and not a second clinic per city. Housing only. Not a registry. Approval is never guaranteed. A property manager can check the license on /verify and Florida MQA.
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Is there an ESA certification in Florida?
No. Florida has no ESA registration and no ESA certification.
A housing letter is supporting information from a health care practitioner or telehealth provider with personal knowledge of the person’s disability (§ 760.27(2)(b)4 and (2)(c)). Read how a clinician letter differs from an online listing.
Fla. Stat. § 760.27(3)(c): An emotional support animal registration of any kind, including, but not limited to, an identification card, patch, certificate, or similar registration obtained from the Internet is not, by itself, sufficient information to reliably establish that a person has a disability or a disability-related need for an emotional support animal.
What is a cheap ESA letter for housing in Florida?
A lower price does not make an internet certificate enough for housing. Official ESA Letter charges $149 for a new evaluation and $99 for a renewal. That fee is a clinician’s review, not a registry product. See the cost guide for what the fee covers.
Why most cheap ESA letters for housing fail in Florida:
- They do not show a Florida-licensed APRN, or a license a landlord can check.
- Approval is automatic or form-only, with no real clinical judgment.
- Many sell online certificates or cards, which Florida law says are not enough on their own (Fla. Stat. 760.27(3)(c)).
How does the Fair Housing Act apply to an ESA letter in Florida?
The Fair Housing Act treats a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, as discrimination (42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B)).
Since 2020, Florida has its own rules on emotional support animals in housing (Fla. Stat. §760.27, ch. 2020-76). They work alongside the Fair Housing Act. Official ESA Letter follows both frames: Fair Housing for reasonable accommodation, and Fla. Stat. §760.27 for reliable clinician paperwork.
Fla. Stat. § 760.27(2) opens with "To the extent required by federal law, rule, or regulation." A housing provider may still deny a request if the animal is a direct threat that another accommodation cannot reduce (§ 760.27(2)(a)). General information, not legal advice. Read more on the Fair Housing Act in Florida.
How do landlords verify an ESA letter?
ESA verification for landlords is a Florida license lookup, not a registry check. They look up the Florida license number printed on your letter in the state's public MQA license search at flhealthsource.gov. A number or card from a website isn't the same check (Fla. Stat. § 760.27(3)(c)). Our verify page walks them through it.
The letter remains English housing paperwork under Fair Housing and § 760.27. Housing only. Acceptance is never guaranteed.
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Does the letter come with an expiration date?
Fla. Stat. § 760.27 sets no expiration date and no fixed validity period for an emotional support animal letter. A renewal is a new clinical review at $99, not an automatic new PDF. Full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter. See renew and whether an ESA letter expires.
Price
A new evaluation is $149 and a renewal is $99. It does not buy a guaranteed landlord or HOA outcome. A later “no” is not a refund. Priority call is an optional add-on.
Official ESA Letter serves Florida residents statewide through clinical evaluation with a Florida-licensed APRN. Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, and the rest of the state. Official ESA Letter is a Florida-wide telehealth clinic based in Kissimmee. It does not buy a second clinic in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, or Fort Lauderdale.
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An ESA letter Florida is this housing letter. An emotional support animal (ESA) letter is a clinician’s document for a disability-related need for an animal in a Florida dwelling, and Official ESA Letter issues it for housing only under the Fair Housing Act and Fla. Stat. § 760.27. A new evaluation is $149. It is not a registry, a vest, or an airline letter, and approval is never guaranteed.
Updated 2026-11-09 · Last checked 2026-11-09 · Clinically reviewed by a Florida-licensed APRN
Statewide housing. Same evaluation in every Florida city.
Priority call: $49, optional. Pay by 4 PM ET Monday to Friday for a call by 8 PM ET that day. If we miss a time, the $49 comes back automatically within 1 business day.
A Florida-licensed APRN evaluates each case. The license number and NPI are printed on the letter. Florida Department of Health lookup.
What does the $149 Florida ESA evaluation include?
A live evaluation by a Florida-licensed APRN in English or Spanish, and, if the clinician approves, a signed housing letter as an English PDF that your landlord can check on our verify page. A renewal is $99. Full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter.
How does the evaluation call work?
After you pay, the clinician calls you for a live evaluation in English or Spanish. You do not book a time; after payment you finish a short intake in your account. Approval is a clinical decision and is never guaranteed.
Do I get a refund if my landlord or HOA says no?
No. Full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter. A landlord or HOA saying no is not a refund.
What happens if my landlord or HOA does not accept my letter?
You get a full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter. A landlord or HOA saying no is not a refund reason, and we say so before you pay. Approval is never guaranteed, and acceptance is not either. A landlord can check a Florida housing ESA letter without calling us; see our verify page. General information, not legal advice.
How do I know my order went through, and who do I contact?
After you pay, you do not book a time; you finish a short intake in your account. A Florida-licensed APRN calls you for the evaluation in English or Spanish. For any question, email support@officialesaletter.com.
Do I have to be home at a set appointment time?
No. There is no appointment to book. After payment, a Florida-licensed APRN calls you. We don't promise a set time for the call or the letter. If you need set times, the optional $49 priority call lists its call and decision times at checkout, and the $49 comes back if we miss either one.
Can my landlord verify the letter without calling anyone?
Yes. A landlord can check a Florida housing ESA letter without calling us. Our verify page shows the public lookup steps. That page is not a registry and does not approve housing. General information, not legal advice.
Is there a monthly subscription or a hidden fee?
No, there is no subscription. A new Florida housing evaluation is $149 and a renewal is $99, for the first animal. Each extra animal is $49, and the priority call is an optional $49. You see the total at checkout before you pay.