494,743 residents
Colorado's second-largest city, in El Paso County.
Get Your ESA Letter in Colorado Springs Online
A large military population and constant PCS turnover make Colorado Springs unlike any other rental market in the state.
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Same pricing statewide, and no charge unless you are approved.
Population figures on this page come from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025, reference date July 1, 2025.
Renting in Colorado Springs with an assistance animal
Colorado Springs has around 495,000 residents and grew 3.1 percent since 2020. Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever and the Air Force Academy shape the city, and that produces a rental market with unusually high turnover and a lot of tenants signing leases sight-unseen from another state.
Military families and short notice
If you are arriving on orders, raise the accommodation at lease signing rather than after you move in. PCS timelines are tight and reversing pet charges from a distance is miserable.
One thing worth knowing: the letter should come from a Colorado-licensed clinician and reflect your Colorado address. A letter written in your previous duty station's state is the first thing a Springs property manager questions, and Colorado's own bona fide relationship rule under C.R.S. § 12-245-229 attaches to Colorado licensees.
If you live in on-post housing, that is managed under separate federal arrangements, so ask your housing office about their process before assuming the civilian route applies.
PTSD and service dogs are common here
Given the population, a larger share of our Springs consultations concern task-trained psychiatric service dogs than anywhere else in Colorado. If your dog performs a specific trained task, say so when booking, because a PSD letter documents something an ESA letter cannot.
HOA-heavy neighbourhoods
Briargate, Powers and the newer developments north and east are extensively HOA-governed. An association is a housing provider under Colorado law with the same duties as a landlord. Send your letter to your landlord and ask them to file it with the association.
Across the Springs
We write for tenants in Downtown, Old Colorado City, Manitou-adjacent neighbourhoods, Briargate, Rockrimmon, Broadmoor, Fountain Valley, Powers and Falcon.
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 Colorado Springs
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.
Colorado Springs ESA letter questions
I am PCSing to Colorado Springs. Can I get a letter before arriving?
Book once you have your Colorado address and lease details. The consultation happens online so you need not be in the state yet, but the clinician must be Colorado-licensed and the letter should reflect your Colorado address.
Does my out-of-state ESA letter still work here?
Often not well. Colorado requires a bona fide provider-patient relationship with a Colorado licensee, and Springs property managers know it. A fresh Colorado letter is usually the cleaner route.
I live in on-post housing. Does this apply?
On-post housing operates under separate federal arrangements, so check with your installation housing office first. Off-post rentals follow ordinary Colorado law.
Should I get an ESA letter or a PSD letter?
If your dog is individually trained to perform a task tied to your disability, the PSD letter documents that and covers public access. If the animal helps through presence alone, the ESA letter is the honest fit. Your clinician will say which.
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 Colorado SpringsMunicipal government, including neighbourhood services and animal ordinances.
- El Paso CountyCounty government and local 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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