Section 8 in San Francisco County, CA
16,212 active Housing Choice Vouchers in San Francisco County, 97% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in San Francisco County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in San Francisco 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 Francisco County in the San Francisco metro
San Francisco County is one of the counties inside the San Francisco, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See San Francisco metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving San Francisco 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.
San Francisco Housing Authority
San Francisco · PHA code CA001
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Find Section 8 apartments in San Francisco 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 851,036 · FIPS 06075.