Meet a Maine-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Scarborough is a coastal Portland suburb whose former Scarborough Downs racetrack is being redeveloped as a mixed-use district with new housing.
For Scarborough renters, the key document is a letter from a mental health professional licensed in Maine. It supports a reasonable accommodation request so a no-pet policy, pet rent or a pet deposit can be waived.
With roughly 24,500 residents, Scarborough in Cumberland County is Maine’s sixth-largest municipality. Renters across Higgins Beach, Pine Point, Dunstan, Oak Hill and Prouts Neck rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
The Maine Human Rights Act specifically protects tenants who use assistance animals, including animals a physician, psychologist, physician associate, nurse practitioner, licensed social worker, licensed professional counselor or other licensed health professional has found necessary to mitigate a disability. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Maine Human Rights Commission or with HUD. For the details, read our Maine ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Maine 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 Maine housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the Maine overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
It is. Scarborough landlords look at whether a licensed Maine professional actually evaluated you; telehealth evaluations are standard practice.
Usually not. A landlord has to consider a reasonable accommodation request backed by a valid letter and can deny it only on limited grounds, such as a direct threat or undue burden. Small owner-occupied buildings may be exempt.
Quickly — same-day slots are usually open, and approved letters reach you within 10-15 minutes of the evaluation.
It does. The professional must hold an active Maine license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Scarborough.
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.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Maine · You only pay if approved
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