Section 8 in San Bernardino County, CA
11,934 active Housing Choice Vouchers in San Bernardino County, 83% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in San Bernardino County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in San Bernardino 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.
San Bernardino County in the Riverside metro
San Bernardino County is one of the counties inside the Riverside, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Riverside metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving San Bernardino 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.
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
San Bernardino · PHA code CA019
11,881 Section 8 unitsNeedles Housing Authority
Needles · PHA code CA022
53 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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 2,180,563 · FIPS 06071.