Section 8 in Ventura County, CA
7,394 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Ventura County, 84% utilized. 5 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Ventura County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Ventura 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.
Ventura County in the Oxnard metro
Ventura County is one of the counties inside the Oxnard, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Oxnard metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Ventura 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 Ventura
Newbury Park · PHA code CA092
2,569 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura
Ventura · PHA code CA035
2,002 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Oxnard
Oxnard · PHA code CA031
1,904 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Santa Paula
Santa Paula · PHA code CA075
582 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme
Port Hueneme · PHA code CA032
337 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Ventura County
Ventura 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.
- 91320$3,190
- 91360$2,970
- 91361$3,570
- 91362$3,320
- 91377$3,690
- 93001$2,640
- 93003$2,680
- 93004$2,890
- 93010$2,870
- 93012$3,460
- 93015$2,210
- 93021$3,090
- 93022$2,940
- 93023$2,300
- 93030$2,350
- 93033$2,230
- 93035$2,850
- 93036$2,610
- 93040$2,250
- 93041$2,550
- 93042$2,500
- 93043$2,550
- 93060$2,190
- 93063$3,030
- 93064$2,690
- 93065$3,320
- 93066$2,670
- 93225$1,970
- 93252$2,430
Find Section 8 apartments in Ventura 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 842,009 · FIPS 06111.