Meet a New Jersey-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Paterson is the seat of Passaic County, and a large majority of its households rent.
A letter from a New Jersey-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 162,000 residents, Paterson in Passaic County is New Jersey’s third-largest municipality. Renters across Downtown Paterson, Great Falls Historic District, Eastside, Riverside and South Paterson rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
New Jersey has no ESA-specific housing statute, so the federal Fair Housing Act and New Jersey’s own fair housing law set the rules. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights or with HUD. For the details, read our New Jersey ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in New Jersey 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.
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Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
Yes. What matters is a real evaluation by a professional licensed in New Jersey, 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.
It does. The professional must hold an active New Jersey license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Paterson.
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.
Local ESA guides for other cities in New Jersey.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in New Jersey · You only pay if approved
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