Meet a South Carolina-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
The University of South Carolina and Fort Jackson make Columbia a majority-renter city. About 54.5% of occupied housing units are renter-occupied (ACS 2020-2024, Census QuickFacts).
A letter from a South Carolina-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 147,000 residents, Columbia in Richland County is South Carolina’s second-largest city. Renters across Five Points, The Vista, Shandon, Rosewood, Elmwood Park and Forest Acres rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
South Carolina's Fair Housing Law includes an assistance-animal provision (S.C. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SCHAC) or with HUD. For the details, read our South Carolina ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in South Carolina 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 South Carolina housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the South Carolina overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
It is. Columbia landlords look at whether a licensed South Carolina professional actually evaluated you; telehealth evaluations are standard practice.
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 South Carolina license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Columbia.
It does. Association rules in Columbia fall under the same fair housing law as a landlord’s pet policy.
$129 covers an ESA letter for up to two pets ($199 for three or more); PSD letters run $149 or $229. You aren’t charged unless a licensed professional approves you.
Local ESA guides for other cities in South Carolina.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in South Carolina · You only pay if approved
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