Meet a Vermont-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Burlington is home to the University of Vermont and Champlain College, and student demand contributes to a tight rental market.
For Burlington renters, the key document is a letter from a mental health professional licensed in Vermont. It supports a reasonable accommodation request so a no-pet policy, pet rent or a pet deposit can be waived.
With roughly 44,000 residents, Burlington in Chittenden County is Vermont’s largest municipality. Renters across Old North End, South End, Hill Section, New North End and Downtown/Church Street rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
Vermont has no ESA-specific housing statute, so the federal Fair Housing Act and Vermont’s own fair housing law set the rules. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Vermont Human Rights Commission or with HUD. For the details, read our Vermont ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Vermont 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 Vermont housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the Vermont overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
Yes. What matters is a real evaluation by a professional licensed in Vermont, not whether the appointment happened in person or by video.
Only on narrow grounds. A valid letter supports a reasonable accommodation request that sets aside no-pet rules; denials are limited to cases like a specific animal posing a direct threat, and some small owner-occupied buildings are 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 Vermont license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Burlington.
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 Vermont.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Vermont · You only pay if approved
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