Apartments that accept Section 8 in Miami, FL
Search for apartments in Miami using your Housing Choice Voucher. Compare HUD rent benchmarks, then confirm the rent and utilities with the authority administering your voucher. Explore 21 neighborhoods and find contact details for the local housing authorities below.
State law limits local voucher protections
Florida law preempts regulation of residential tenancies and the landlord-tenant relationship to the state (Fla. Stat. § 83.425). Do not rely on an older local voucher-protection notice without checking its current status. Preemption alone does not decide whether an individual refusal is lawful; other protections or property-specific obligations may matter. Seek case-specific legal advice about a refusal or notice.
General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.
Rental listings in Miami, FL
Active standalone listings recorded in Miami, FL. Units nested inside building cards are excluded. Missing program tags do not establish refusal; confirm the address, availability, voucher paperwork and utilities with the owner.
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Check before you pay
Applying for housing assistance or joining an agency waitlist is free. An agency will not ask you to pay by app, wire or gift card to get a spot. Use HUD’s contact page to find your housing agency, then call to check an offer.
Do not pay to view a home or hold a waitlist spot. Before sending rent or a deposit, confirm the home and the person’s right to rent it. See FTC advice on checking a rental.
Sources checked October 16, 2026: HUD OIG’s August 2024 waitlist fraud bulletin and FTC rental-scam guidance (June 2026).
Rental terms used on this page
- Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
- Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
- Payment standard
- An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
- FMR and SAFMR
- HUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
- Utility allowance
- The agency’s estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
- Gross rent and tenant share
- Gross rent combines the lease rent and the agency’s utility allowance. Your tenant share is the part you must pay after the agency works out your help.
- Portability
- Moving with a voucher to an area served by another housing agency. Ask your current worker what to do before you move.
- Request for tenancy approval
- The unit and owner paperwork your agency needs to start its rent and housing-quality review. Ask the agency for its form and deadline.
Definitions: HUD’s tenant voucher guide, checked October 16, 2026. Confirm the rules and forms with your own agency.
HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 33131
Small-Area FMR · FY2027| Bedrooms | HUD benchmark / mo |
|---|---|
| Studio | $2,930 |
| 1 bedroom | $3,190 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,850 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,920 |
| 4 bedrooms | $5,630 |
These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.
Compare HUD rent benchmarks across Miami
Selected example ZIP codes, not a ranking of neighborhoods or a count of available homes. These FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents are gross rent benchmarks. The authority's adopted schedule may use different amounts or group several ZIPs together.
| ZIP | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33136 | $1,710 | $2,070 | $2,650 |
| 33125 | $2,040 | $2,470 | $3,160 |
| 33126 | $2,230 | $2,690 | $3,440 |
| 33133 | $2,610 | $3,150 | $4,030 |
| 33146 | $3,190 | $3,850 | $4,920 |
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Confirm the unit's ZIP, agency, utility allowance and effective schedule before applying.
Before you apply for an apartment in Miami
Miami-Dade County, City of Miami and Hialeah administer separate programs. Use the name on your voucher and confirm the administrator for the new address. Broward and Palm Beach documents should not be substituted into a county HCV calculation.
Check the right rent schedule
Miami-Dade’s adopted January 2026 HCV schedule uses five ZIP groups. Match the exact ZIP and applicable bedroom size. The same memorandum includes a separate Moderate Rehabilitation schedule; read the program heading before copying an amount.
Compare rent plus utilities
Record each tenant-paid service and the building and equipment details required by the county worksheet. Ask which utility schedule applies to the transaction. If the owner changes included services, request another calculation rather than carrying forward the old estimate.
Prepare the unit for approval
Collect the rent, unit details, utility terms, available date and owner contact before submitting a proposed tenancy. Track owner documents, rent review and inspection as separate steps. Keep the approved payment breakdown and assistance start date with the lease.
Official local documents
Guidance by VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Sources reviewed September 25, 2026. Listing availability is checked separately. Confirm changing services with the linked provider. Report a correction and include this page’s address.
From a shortlist to an approved Miami apartment
Make each Miami candidate specific: full address, unit number, voucher administrator, program and rent terms. County HCV uses ZIP groups, while nearby agencies have separate documents. Choose suitable homes around the household’s access, travel and budget needs rather than chasing the highest table entry.
1. Match the exact ZIP to the county HCV group
Use the full adopted document and the actual property ZIP. Confirm the applicable bedroom size with the caseworker. Check that a quoted number comes from the HCV table, not the separate Moderate Rehabilitation schedule in the same memorandum.
2. Resolve required charges and utilities
Ask the owner to list every included service, tenant-paid utility and required charge. Keep the building and equipment details with the proposal. If a service changes from included to separately billed, ask the agency for a revised calculation and update your personal budget.
3. Separate screening from assisted-tenancy approval
An owner accepting your application does not establish the agency’s rent decision or assistance start date. Track owner documents, household review and inspection separately. Obtain the approved payment breakdown and keep move-in expenses outside the monthly assistance calculation.
Questions to resolve while comparing units
- Can I apply the county’s amount to a City of Miami voucher?
- Do not substitute schedules between administrators. Ask the authority named on the voucher which documents apply to the proposed tenancy.
- Two units ask the same rent. What should I compare next?
- Compare tenant-paid services, required charges, unit size, travel and access needs. Request the actual agency calculation for each complete proposal.
- The listing uses a familiar neighborhood name. Is that enough for the group?
- No. Use the exact ZIP and agency confirmation. Marketing neighborhood names do not reliably identify a payment-standard group.
Compare two rental offers in Miami
Copy or print this sheet for a viewing. Record the owner’s written terms for each unit, then take the completed comparison to your housing worker. Blank entries mean information to collect, not zero cost.
| Information to collect | Offer A | Offer B |
|---|---|---|
| Address, unit and owner contact | To collect | To collect |
| Bedrooms, entrance and access needs | To collect | To collect |
| Proposed monthly rent | To collect | To collect |
| Utilities paid by renter; heating system | To collect | To collect |
| Required fees and optional charges | To collect | To collect |
| Deposit and other move-in costs | To collect | To collect |
| Trip to work, services and viewings | To collect | To collect |
| Agency, voucher deadline and next step | To collect | To collect |
The advertised rent and utility bills are not your final tenant share. Ask your administering agency to review its payment standard, utility allowance, rent reasonableness and inspection requirements for the actual unit.
Worksheet: VoucherMatch, October 16, 2026. Based on HUD’s tenant search and tenancy-approval guidance. Use your agency’s official forms to submit a unit; this sheet is a preparation aid.
Suggested citation: VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Rental offer comparison worksheet. October 16, 2026. vouchermatch.com/section-8-apartments.
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