Emotional Support Animal Letter Template

An emotional support animal letter template can give you an idea on how these types of letters should look. This can be particularly useful if you are a landlord, property manager, airline staff, or even a mental health professional. Knowing which laws are on your side and how these types of letters are supposed to look is important for people in these professions because they will have to deal with them at some point. It can help them to verify if a document is authentic or help someone to craft their own letter to give out to their patients. There are three different letters which can be issued and they must all come from a registered mental health professional. These documents are for the initial approval for getting an ESA, once the animal has been acquired and properly registered you can get another letter that is for rental properties, and the other is for boarding aircraft’s. Let’s take a look at them and how you may find them to look.

Letter of Approval – Used to Get an ESA

[Date]
To Whom It May Concern:
I have been taking care of [Patients Full Name] since [Date] and have become very familiar with their emotional disability. I am aware of the functional limitations that they face as a result of it can how their otherwise considered normal and significant day to day actions have been affected.
As a result, I am prescribing them an emotional support animal to help alleviate the symptoms of their condition. The companionship of this animal can result in the symptoms improving greatly and improving [Patients Full Name] overall health and quality of life.
Sincerely,
[Professionals Name and Title]

The Housing Letter – Proof of Live-In Animal

[Date]
To Whom It May Concern:
[Full Name of Patient] is my patient and they have been in my care since [Date]. I am extremely familiar with their condition, and they have a recognized emotional disability under The Fair Housing Act. Due to this disability, [Patient Name] experiences symptoms which can inhibit their normal and significant day to day activities.
As a result, I have prescribed them an emotional support animal. The presence of this animal is necessary for [Patients Name] and the improvement of the symptoms of their condition. The animal accompanying them in the property is also necessary for [Patient Name] to improve their quality of life and ability to live independently.
Sincerely,
[Professionals Name and Title]

The Airplane Travel Letter – Flight Acceptance

[Date]
To Whom It May Concern:
[Full Name of Patient] is under my care and has been my patient since [Date]. I am intimately familiar with their emotional disability and am well aware of the functional limitations they face as a result. They can struggle with things which are otherwise to be considered normal and of significance with day to day tasks,
As a result of this condition, I have prescribed them an emotional support animal.
This animal is necessary for [Patients Name] health and will help mitigate the symptoms of their condition while they are flying. The presence of this animal is very important and I recommend that it accompanies [Patient Name] in the cabin on the aircraft for the duration of the flight.
Sincerely,
[Professionals Name and Title]

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