Section 8 in El Dorado County, CA
427 active Housing Choice Vouchers in El Dorado County, 79% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in El Dorado County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in El Dorado County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
California FEHA source-of-income protection (SB 329 / Gov. Code 12955)
Statewide: landlords may not refuse Section 8/HCV vouchers as a source of income.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
El Dorado County in the Sacramento metro
El Dorado County is one of the counties inside the Sacramento, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Sacramento metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving El Dorado County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
County of El Dorado Housing Authority
Placerville · PHA code CA151
427 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in El Dorado County
El Dorado County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
Find Section 8 apartments in El Dorado County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other California counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 191,713 · FIPS 06017.