Minnesota ESA Letters Signed by Clinicians Licensed in Minnesota
Your evaluation is reviewed in private by a mental health clinician licensed in Minnesota. If it supports one, your signed ESA or psychiatric service dog letter is ready to hand to a landlord in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, Duluth or a small town up north.
How to Get an ESA Letter in Minnesota, From the Iron Range to the River Bluffs
Wherever you live in Minnesota, the start is the same: a short screening online, then a clinician licensed in Minnesota.
Take the Minnesota screening
A few minutes online about your symptoms, your animal and where in Minnesota you rent.
A Minnesota clinician reads it
Your answers go to a clinician who holds a Minnesota license, and a secure video visit is set up if your case needs one.
Get the clinician's answer
If the clinician supports a letter, it arrives signed, as a digital file, under the plan you chose. If not, you hear that plainly, and a plan paid for in advance is covered by our refund policy.
- Minnesota-licensed review
- Secure video when needed
- Screening fee: none
Pricing
Transparent, One-Time Pricing for Minnesota Letters
Compare the current evaluation fees, read live from our checkout. Screening for Minnesota residents is free. Pick a plan before your evaluation or after a clinician licensed in Minnesota supports a letter; a plan bought first is refunded in full if you do not qualify and ask within 30 days of purchase. Questions? Read our FAQ page or contact us.
ESA Housing Letter For One Pet
Clinical review for one emotional support animal and a Minnesota housing letter.
$149.00/ one-time
- ESA Documentation
- Licensed Professional Review
- 24-48 Hour Processing
- Valid for 1 Year
- Digital Copy
- Renewal Reminders
- Email Support
- 24-48 Hour
ESA Housing Letter For Multiple Pets
One evaluation covering the support provided by each of your animals in a Minnesota home.
$159.00/ one-time
- ESA Letter For Multiple Pets
- All Pets Included in One Letter
- 24-48 Hour Processing
- Valid for 1 Year
- Digital Copy
- Priority Phone & Email Support
- Renewal Reminders
- Save $99!
- 24-48 Hour
PSA Letter
A psychiatric service dog evaluation with a clinician licensed in Minnesota.
$199.00/ one-time
- PSD Documentation
- Licensed Professional Review
- 24-48 Hour Processing
- Valid for 1 Year
- Digital Copy
- Renewal Reminders
- Priority Phone & Email Support
- 24-48 Hour
Bundle Packages
Compare the combined letter and document options.
ESA Letter + Certificate Bundle
An ESA letter and certificate together in one document package.
$199.00/ one-time
- ESA Documentation
- ESA Certificate
- Licensed Professional Review
- 24-48 Hour Processing
- Digital Copies
- Priority Phone & Email Support
- 24-48 Hour
PSD Letter + Certificate + ID Card
A PSD letter, certificate and ID card in one package.
$225.00/ one-time
- PSD Documentation
- PSD Certificate
- PSD ID Card
- Licensed Professional Review
- 24-48 Hour Processing
- Digital Copies Only
- Priority Phone & Email Support
- 24-48 Hour
Need help choosing? Take the free screening first or compare every plan. Documentation depends on clinical approval; optional certificates and cards do not establish access rights.
Minnesota ESA Letters Built on a Clinician's Evaluation
From Moorhead to Woodbury, three things hold for each Minnesota letter we provide.
Three promises behind every Minnesota letter
A clinician licensed in Minnesota signs it
It is signed by the Minnesota clinician who evaluated you and shows that clinician's license details.
Every letter follows an evaluation
The clinician decides after reading your answers, with a video visit whenever the evaluation needs one; nothing is approved instantly.
A refund when the answer is no
Screening costs you nothing. Pay for a plan ahead of the evaluation and get a no from the clinician, and our refund policy returns every dollar, provided you ask within 30 days of the purchase.
Minnesota Emotional Support Animal Laws for Renters
No Minnesota statute is written just for ESAs. Housing requests for one run through the Human Rights Act, which requires reasonable accommodations for disabled renters.
Reasonable accommodations owed
Saying no to a reasonable change in a rule, policy, practice or service that a disabled renter may need to use and enjoy a home on equal terms counts as discrimination.
A service animal in your rental
Renters and buyers who rely on a service animal get full and equal access to real property. No extra payment may be demanded for the animal, though its owner pays for damage it causes.
What separates the two animals
The Department describes an emotional support animal as any animal that senses an event or helps alleviate symptoms of a disability, and a service animal as one specially trained to perform specific tasks.
No pressure for asking
Coercing, intimidating, threatening or interfering with anyone for using these rights, or for helping someone else use them, is also discrimination.
A May 22, 2026 HUD memo pulled back federal enforcement for emotional support animals without task training. That memo does not change § 363A.10, which the Minnesota Department of Human Rights still enforces.
How a Minnesota Security Deposit Comes Back
Minnesota's deposit law and its 2023 inspection rule follow a tenancy from move-in to the refund.
The first 14 days
At the start, or within 14 days of move-in, the landlord tells you that you may ask for an initial inspection to record existing problems.
Before moving out
You can ask for a move-out inspection, no earlier than five days before you leave, with the right to be there and fix what it finds.
Within three weeks
The landlord returns the deposit with 1 percent simple yearly interest, or a written statement of the specific reasons for keeping part of it.
When the deadline is missed
A landlord who misses the deadline owes a penalty equal to the amount withheld plus interest, on top of what was wrongly kept.
Keeping a deposit in bad faith can add punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit, and a landlord who misses the rules is presumed to be in bad faith unless the deposit comes back within two weeks after a lawsuit starts.
For a service animal, the Human Rights Act bars extra compensation (§ 363A.09). For an emotional support animal, ask for any pet deposit to be waived as part of your accommodation request.
Service Animals in Minnesota Public Places
Away from home, Minnesota law follows the federal definition of a service animal.
What the statutes say
Under Minn. Stat. § 363A.19, a hotel, restaurant, public conveyance or other public place may not bar a person with a disability from bringing a service animal that is properly harnessed or leashed, and may not charge extra for it. A service animal there means one as defined by the federal ADA.
Separately, § 256C.02 lets people who are blind or deaf, people with a physical disability and service dog trainers bring a service dog into those places; the handler answers for any damage.
These rules leave emotional support animals out; for an ESA, the protection Minnesota offers is in housing.
Three Ways to Act on a Minnesota Housing Complaint
The Human Rights Act gives you a choice of where to go, all within the same year.
One year after the discriminatory practice, whichever route you choose
The state department
File a charge with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, online or through its discrimination hotline.
Hotline: 1-833-454-0148
A local commission
A charge can also go to a local human rights commission in your city, where one exists.
A court case
You may bring a civil action instead of filing a charge with the Department.
The one-year clock pauses while both sides voluntarily take part in mediation, conciliation, arbitration or a similar dispute resolution process.
Our Services in Minnesota Cities and Counties
Every Minnesota city is covered; the 24 biggest are listed below under their counties.
Hennepin County, MN
- Minneapolis429,954
- Bloomington89,987
- Brooklyn Park86,478
- Plymouth81,026
- Maple Grove70,253
- Eden Prairie64,198
- Minnetonka53,781
- Edina53,494
- St. Louis Park50,010
Ramsey County, MN
- Saint Paul311,527
- Maplewood42,088
Olmsted County, MN
- Rochester121,395
St. Louis County, MN
- Duluth86,697
Washington County, MN
- Woodbury75,102
Anoka County, MN
- Blaine70,222
- Coon Rapids63,599
Dakota County, MN
- Lakeville69,490
- Eagan68,855
- Burnsville64,317
- Apple Valley56,374
Stearns County, MN
- St. Cloud68,881
Clay County, MN
- Moorhead44,505
Blue Earth County, MN
- Mankato44,488
Scott County, MN
- Shakopee43,698
Population counts are from the 2020 U.S. census. Cities that cross a county line are listed under their primary county.
What We Provide Across Minnesota
- Housing letters for emotional support animals
- Evaluations for psychiatric service dogs
- Secure telehealth with clinicians licensed in Minnesota
- Add-on certificates and ID cards
It works the same in all 87 counties. The screening happens online, and your Minnesota clinician connects by telehealth whenever the evaluation calls for a visit.
Read the Minnesota guide
Free Tenant and Disability Help in Minnesota
If a landlord resists your request, these Minnesota nonprofits answer questions for free.
HOME Line
Tenants statewideFree and low-cost legal, organizing, education and advocacy services so tenants anywhere in Minnesota can solve rental housing problems. Its free tenant hotline reaches housing attorneys; from Greater Minnesota, call toll free at 866-866-3546.
612-728-5767Minnesota Disability Law Center
Disability rightsThe federally designated Protection and Advocacy agency for Minnesotans with disabilities. Its free legal help includes access to service animals and emotional support animals and reasonable accommodations in housing.
1-800-292-4150Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
Legal aid intakeThe legal aid program the Disability Law Center belongs to. Apply for help online or by phone.
1-877-696-6529For self-help guides and more legal aid offices, see LawHelp Minnesota.
Questions Minnesotans Ask About ESA Letters and Housing
How much does an ESA letter cost in Minnesota?
For one emotional support animal, our Minnesota housing letter costs $149. Screening is free. If a Minnesota-licensed clinician finds no basis for a letter after you bought a plan, our refund policy pays you back in full, provided the request comes within 30 days of purchase.
Does Minnesota law protect emotional support animals in housing?
It does, through the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Under Minn. Stat. § 363A.10 it is discrimination to refuse a reasonable adjustment of any rule, policy, practice or service that a disabled person may need to use and enjoy a home equally. A tenant who wants an emotional support animal in a no-pet building is making exactly that request, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights enforces the Act.
Can a Minnesota landlord require a pet deposit when you have an emotional support animal?
Never for a service animal: Minn. Stat. § 363A.09 bars any extra compensation for one, while the tenant still pays for damage it causes. Minnesota statutes say nothing specific about emotional support animals, so put a written request to waive the pet deposit and pet rent into your reasonable accommodation request.
When must a Minnesota landlord return a security deposit?
Within three weeks after the tenancy ends, with 1 percent simple yearly interest, or with a written statement of the specific reasons for keeping part of it (Minn. Stat. § 504B.178). A landlord who misses that owes a penalty equal to the amount withheld plus interest, and bad faith retention can add punitive damages of up to $500.
Under Minnesota law, is an emotional support animal also a service animal?
No. In public places, Minn. Stat. § 363A.19 borrows the ADA's meaning of service animal, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights describes one as specially trained to perform specific tasks. An emotional support animal can be any animal that eases a disability's symptoms; its protection covers housing, not stores or restaurants.
Where do Minnesotans file a housing discrimination complaint?
With the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, online or through its discrimination hotline at 1-833-454-0148. Minn. Stat. § 363A.28 also lets you file with a local human rights commission or bring a civil action in court instead.
What is the deadline for a Minnesota housing discrimination charge?
One year after the discriminatory practice (Minn. Stat. § 363A.28, subdivision 3). The one-year clock pauses while both sides are voluntarily in mediation, conciliation or another dispute resolution process.
Do Minnesota renters get move-in and move-out inspections?
Yes, on request, since 2023 (Minn. Stat. § 504B.182). The landlord must tell you at the start of the tenancy, or within 14 days of move-in, that you can ask for an initial inspection, and later must offer a move-out inspection, no earlier than five days before you leave, with your right to be there.
General information for Minnesota residents, current as of October 2026, and not legal advice. Minnesota statutes and agency practice can change, leases differ, and a free screening does not guarantee a letter. In a crisis, call or text 988, day or night. More reading: your ESA rights, ESA laws by state and about American Service Animals.
Start Your Minnesota ESA Evaluation Today
Take the free screening first; after that, a clinician licensed in Minnesota decides whether you need a letter for an emotional support animal, one for a psychiatric service dog, or no letter.
