122,901 residents
Colorado's seventh-largest city, in Jefferson and Adams counties.
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Arvada is one of only two cities in Colorado's top ten that shrank since 2020, and its housing splits sharply between old and new.
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Population figures on this page come from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025, reference date July 1, 2025.
Renting in Arvada with an assistance animal
Arvada has about 123,000 residents and lost roughly 1,400 people between 2020 and 2025, a 1.2 percent decline. It sits northwest of Denver across Jefferson and Adams counties, and its housing divides cleanly: Olde Town and the surrounding older neighbourhoods on one side, and the newer master-planned communities out toward Candelas and Leyden Rock on the other.
Two markets, two processes
In Olde Town and the older streets you are usually dealing with an individual owner, often someone renting out a single property. There the conversation is personal and tone matters more than legal citation. A short written request with the clinician's letter attached does more than an argument about the Anti-Discrimination Act will.
In the newer western developments you are dealing with an HOA and often a management company. There the process is formal, slower and more predictable. Submit in writing and ask when the board next meets.
The small-property exemption comes up here
Colorado's housing protections exempt owner-occupied buildings with four or fewer units, and single-family homes rented without a broker. Arvada has a fair number of properties in those categories. If a landlord invokes an exemption, do not simply accept it. Whether it actually applies is a question for the Colorado Civil Rights Division.
A flatter market helps
A city that is not growing gives tenants slightly more leverage than one with a queue at every showing. Combined with HB26-1045, which removed the presence-is-a-threat argument, an Arvada request made properly has a good chance of a straightforward yes.
Across Arvada
We write for tenants in Olde Town, Ralston Valley, Candelas, Leyden Rock, West Woods, Lake Arbor and the neighbourhoods along Wadsworth and Ralston Road.
The 2026 law that changed this
Colorado signed HB26-1045 in June 2026 and it took effect that August. It wrote emotional support animals into the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act as assistance animals, and stated that an assistance animal's mere presence is neither a direct threat nor presumed to cause property damage. Colorado also requires a bona fide provider-patient relationship before an ESA letter is issued, so a genuine evaluation is not optional here. Both are covered in full on our Colorado ESA laws page.
ESA and PSD letter pricing in Arvada
Pricing is identical in every Colorado city. You are charged only after a licensed Colorado 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.
Arvada ESA letter questions
My Arvada landlord owns just the one house. Do the rules apply?
Often yes, but Colorado exempts single-family homes rented without a broker and owner-occupied buildings of four or fewer units. If an exemption is claimed, take it to the Colorado Civil Rights Division rather than accepting it outright.
Does my Candelas HOA have to accept my animal?
An HOA is a housing provider with the same duties as a landlord. It can enforce leash and waste rules but cannot apply a blanket pet prohibition to an approved assistance animal or charge a pet fee.
How long should I give a landlord to respond?
Colorado does not set a fixed number of days but requires a good-faith interactive process. Asking in writing for a decision within ten business days is fair and creates a useful record.
What if I am not approved for a letter?
You are not charged. Your card is held at booking and captured only after a clinician approves, so a decline costs you nothing.
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.
- City of ArvadaMunicipal government, including animal ordinances and community services.
- Jefferson CountyCounty government, including animal control and health services.
- Colorado General Assembly — HB26-1045The 2026 law placing emotional support animals into the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act as assistance animals.
- Colorado DORA — bona fide provider-patient relationship requiredThe state regulator's notice on what must precede an emotional support animal recommendation.
- Colorado Civil Rights DivisionWhere to file a housing discrimination complaint under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFair Housing Act enforcement and the May 2026 assistance animal memorandum.
- ADA.gov — Service AnimalsThe federal definition of a service animal and the two questions a business may ask.
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