Meet a Kentucky-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Eastern Kentucky University drives student rental demand in Richmond, and the Blue Grass Army Depot is a nearby employer.
For Richmond renters, the key document is a letter from a mental health professional licensed in Kentucky. It supports a reasonable accommodation request so a no-pet policy, pet rent or a pet deposit can be waived.
With roughly 40,700 residents, Richmond in Madison County is Kentucky’s seventh-largest city. Renters across Downtown Richmond, Eastern Kentucky University area, Berea and Fort Boonesborough rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
Kentucky law (KRS 383.085) specifically covers assistance animals, including emotional support animals, in rental housing. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights or with HUD. For the details, read our Kentucky ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Kentucky 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 Kentucky housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the Kentucky overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
Yes. What matters is a real evaluation by a professional licensed in Kentucky, 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.
Yes. Your letter should come from someone holding an active Kentucky license — that’s the first thing a Richmond landlord is likely to verify.
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 Kentucky.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Kentucky · You only pay if approved
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