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Fort Worth ESA Housing Letter

Local help for Fort Worth renters, and a Texas-licensed evaluation

$129 evaluation and letter

  • Reviewed by a Texas-licensed professional
  • Most evaluations reviewed within 48 hours
  • If you don't qualify, you won't be charged
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18,000+ ESA letters issued since 2016.

How it works

  1. Complete your online evaluation

    Tell us about your symptoms, how they affect daily life, and your animal. Choose Texas as your state.

  2. A Texas-licensed professional reviews it

    Most evaluations are reviewed within 48 hours. If they need more information, they'll ask.

  3. Download your letter as soon as you're approved

    It's in your free dashboard, ready to print or send to your landlord.

Renting in Fort Worth

  • 43.0% of occupied homes in Fort Worth are rented Texas: 37.4%
  • 147,054 renter households
  • $1,509 median gross rent a month Texas: $1,403

Fort Worth's median rent, $1,509 a month, is second only to Austin's among the Texas cities on our list, though a smaller share of its homes are rented (43.0%) than in Dallas or Houston.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table DP04, 2020–2024: Fort Worth city, Texas.

Asking your Fort Worth landlord about an emotional support animal

  1. Ask in writing, through your landlord's portal if it has one, and keep your own copy of the request, your letter and every reply.
  2. Include your letter. It's from a mental health professional licensed in Texas, and it shows their license number, which your landlord can look up on BHEC's license verification. Your landlord can also confirm the letter itself with our Free Letter Verification for Landlords.
  3. Describe your animal accurately, as an emotional support animal, not a service animal.
  4. If you're turned down, ask for the reason in writing, and use the local help below.

What Texas and federal law say about ESAs, pet fees and exempt rentals, with sources: our Texas ESA housing letter guide and Texas ESA laws. An ESA letter is not a guarantee.

Where Fort Worth renters can get help

We're not affiliated with these organizations. Details are from their own websites (checked November 2026).

Your evaluation, from anywhere in the Fort Worth area

The evaluation is online. It's reviewed by a mental health professional licensed in Texas, so it's the same whether you rent in Fort Worth or nearby in Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Euless, Grapevine, Bedford, Haltom City. Most evaluations are reviewed within 48 hours, and you download your letter from your dashboard as soon as you're approved. If you don't qualify, you won't be charged.

  • Fort Worth
  • Arlington
  • Grand Prairie
  • Mansfield
  • North Richland Hills
  • Euless
  • Grapevine
  • Bedford
  • Haltom City
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Fort Worth ESA letter questions

Does Fort Worth have its own fair housing office?

Yes. The City of Fort Worth Civil Rights Office enforces the city's anti-discrimination ordinance and takes housing discrimination complaints, online in English and Spanish. Fort Worth is on HUD's list of local Fair Housing Assistance Program agencies.

I rent in Arlington. Can the Fort Worth office help?

The City of Fort Worth Civil Rights Office handles complaints for the City of Fort Worth. If you rent in Arlington or another Tarrant County city, you can file a housing discrimination complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission or HUD, and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas serves all of Tarrant County.

Where can Fort Worth renters get free legal help?

Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas has a Fort Worth office that serves Tarrant County and six nearby counties, for residents with a low income who meet its other eligibility rules. Its housing help includes evictions, lockouts, repairs and security deposits. To apply, call (817) 336-3943, Monday through Wednesday.

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This page is general information for Fort Worth renters, not legal advice. For the Texas rules and their sources, see our Texas guide.