Meet a Oregon-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
As the state capital, Salem has demand from state government workers and Willamette University students. About 44.1% of occupied housing units are renter-occupied (ACS 2020-2024, Census QuickFacts).
A letter from a Oregon-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 182,000 residents, Salem in Marion County is Oregon’s second-largest city. Renters across Downtown, West Salem, South Salem, Northeast Salem and Keizer rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
Oregon has no comprehensive emotional support animal statute, but its landlord-tenant law (ORS 90.300(4)) bars landlords from charging a pet security deposit for a service animal or companion animal that a tenant with a disability needs as a reasonable accommodation under fair housing laws. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), Civil Rights Division or with HUD. For the details, read our Oregon ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Oregon 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 Oregon housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the Oregon overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
Yes. What matters is a real evaluation by a professional licensed in Oregon, not whether the appointment happened in person or by video.
Usually not. A landlord has to consider a reasonable accommodation request backed by a valid letter and can deny it only on limited grounds, such as a direct threat or undue burden. Small owner-occupied buildings may be exempt.
Most people are seen the same day, and if you’re approved the signed letter arrives within 10-15 minutes.
Yes. Your letter should come from someone holding an active Oregon license — that’s the first thing a Salem landlord is likely to verify.
Yes. The Fair Housing Act reaches HOAs, condo boards and co-ops, so community pet rules are subject to the same reasonable accommodation process.
An ESA letter is $129 for up to two pets, or $199 for three or more. PSD letters are $149, or $229 for up to three pets — and you’re only charged if approved.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Oregon · You only pay if approved
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