The evaluation is not optional
Not a policy we chose, a standard the state sets. It is also the reason our letters survive scrutiny that instant-approval documents do not.
About Colorado ESA Letter
We built the boring version properly: a licensed Colorado clinician, a real consultation, an honest decision, and a letter written the way property managers expect to read it.
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Why we built this
Colorado is an unusual place to run this service, and the reason is a statute most people have never heard of.
Under the Mental Health Practice Act, a licensed provider here must establish a bona fide provider-patient relationship before issuing an emotional support animal recommendation. The state's own Division of Professions and Occupations has spelled it out for licensees: work out whether a disability exists, then work out whether an assistance animal would actually help, and be sufficiently familiar with the patient to judge both.
That single requirement makes most of the ESA letter industry unusable in Colorado. A ninety-second questionnaire cannot establish a relationship. Neither can a provider licensed in another state. Colorado landlords and HOA boards worked this out faster than the websites did, and the people who paid for it were tenants with a genuine need holding documentation that fell apart on inspection.
Then in June 2026 the legislature went further in the other direction. Weeks after HUD narrowed federal enforcement, Colorado signed HB26-1045 and wrote emotional support animals into the Anti-Discrimination Act as assistance animals. Renters here now have unusually strong protection and an unusually strict rule about who may document it.
We built Colorado ESA Letter for exactly that combination: a Colorado-licensed clinician, a real evaluation because the law says so, an honest decision, and a letter written for the property manager or HOA board who has to act on it.
What we stand behind
Colorado licences only
The bona fide relationship duty attaches to Colorado licensees. Your clinician's name and licence type are on the letter and checkable through DORA in two minutes.
A decline costs you nothing
Clinicians earn the same either way and your card is only held until one signs. That is what makes a yes from us worth anything.
We cite state law, not just federal
Since HB26-1045 the strongest argument in Colorado is a state one. Our pages point there rather than leaning on federal rules that just narrowed.
No novelty products
No registrations, certificates, ID cards or vests. None is legally required and we will not take money for the impression that they are.
Corrections are free, always
HOA boards come back over unit numbers and animal names constantly. Every reissue is free, however many it takes.
What we are not
Not a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. Not an emergency service. Not a registry, and no government ESA registry exists in this country whatever a search result claims. We cannot make a landlord or an HOA say yes, and any service claiming it can is selling something it does not have.
When we get it wrong
An error in a letter gets corrected and reissued free. A declined client is not billed and is told why. An out-of-date page gets fixed when someone points it out, and support@coloradoesaletter.org reaches a person rather than a queue.
Who we serve
Colorado residents, statewide. The Front Range from Fort Collins through Denver and Colorado Springs to Pueblo, plus the Western Slope, the San Luis Valley, the Eastern Plains and the mountain towns. Everything runs online, so Durango and Grand Junction get the same access as LoDo.
One thing we tell people before they spend money elsewhere: Colorado regulates who may write your letter. A document from an out-of-state questionnaire site is exactly the kind a Colorado property manager can dismantle, and no amount of design polish on the PDF changes that.
What it costs
Flat pricing, statewide, charged only after a licensed clinician approves your letter.
ESA Letter
$129
Housing documentation, up to 2 animals
- Signed by a clinician licensed in Colorado
- Covers up to 2 emotional support animals
- Written to satisfy Colorado's bona fide relationship rule
- Digital PDF, emailed 15 minutes after approval
- Unlimited free re-issues if a landlord wants changes
ESA Letter, 3+ Pets
$199
Housing documentation, 3 or more animals
- Signed by a clinician licensed in Colorado
- Covers 3 or more emotional support animals
- Every animal named separately on the letter
- Digital PDF, emailed 15 minutes after approval
- Unlimited free re-issues if a landlord wants changes
PSD Letter
$149
Task-trained dog documentation, up to 2 dogs
- Records a psychiatric disability and the dog's trained tasks
- Covers up to 2 dogs
- Task-trained dog documentation under the ADA
- Digital PDF, emailed 15 minutes after approval
- A frank conversation about which tasks count
PSD Letter, up to 3 Dogs
$229
Task-trained dog documentation, up to 3 dogs
- Records a psychiatric disability and each dog's trained tasks
- Covers up to 3 dogs
- Task-trained dog documentation under the ADA
- Digital PDF, emailed 15 minutes after approval
- A frank conversation about which tasks count
A single fee, billed once. Your card is held at booking and charged only when a Colorado-licensed clinician signs. A decline releases the hold.
About us, in plain terms
Are you a law firm?
No. We are a telehealth service that connects you with licensed Colorado clinicians. We can explain how the rules generally work, but we cannot advise you on your specific dispute. For that, contact the Colorado Civil Rights Division or a fair housing attorney.
Are you affiliated with HUD, the ADA or any government agency?
No. We are a private company. No government agency endorses, certifies or registers ESA letter services, and any site claiming otherwise is misleading you.
How is this different from the cheap sites?
The main difference is that a licensed Colorado clinician speaks with you before anything is signed. That is the whole ballgame. A letter produced by a form with no consultation behind it is the kind property managers have learned to reject.
What are your hours?
Our office runs seven days a week from 7 AM to 11 PM Mountain time. Online support is available 24 hours a day.
Official sources for this page
Nothing legal on this page is asserted without a source behind it. Open them and read the originals rather than taking our summary on trust.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentThe federal agency that enforces the Fair Housing Act and sets assistance animal enforcement policy.
- ADA.gov — U.S. Department of JusticeThe official source for Americans with Disabilities Act information, including service animal rules.
- Colorado Attorney General — Civil Rights DivisionThe state office that investigates Colorado Fair Housing Act complaints.
- N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 47-bColorado's service animal statute, which we cite throughout this site.
- Colorado DORA, Division of Professions and OccupationsIndependent license verification for the behavioral health professionals on our team.
- NYS Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical ConductIndependent license verification for the physicians on our team.
- Federal Trade Commission — Consumer AdviceFederal guidance on evaluating online services and spotting deceptive claims.
Ready to start your evaluation?
Choose a slot that works for you. The consultation usually runs under 20 minutes, and an approved letter reaches your inbox 15 minutes after sign-off.