Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Hartford County?
Connecticut has source-of-income protections for covered housing in Hartford County. Coverage, property exemptions and current court decisions matter; a voucher refusal may be unlawful. Check the source and coverage notes below or ask the civil-rights agency or legal aid about the property.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §46a-64c (1989)
Covers Housing Choice Vouchers and state RAP/T-RAP; upheld twice by the Connecticut Supreme Court. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Hartford County
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Hartford County rental market dataRents, home prices, cap rates and cash flow estimates for investors.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Connecticut ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in ConnecticutExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in ConnecticutMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
Housing authorities serving Hartford County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. Confirm the administering agency on your voucher and whether it can serve the proposed address; a ZIP code alone does not settle jurisdiction or portability.
Connecticut Department of Housing
Hartford · PHA code CT901
8,855 Section 8 unitsCity of Hartford Housing Authority
Hartford · PHA code CT051
5,128 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Hartford
Hartford · PHA code CT003
2,869 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of New Britain
New Britain · PHA code CT005
857 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Bristol
Bristol · PHA code CT023
755 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the Town of West Hartfor
West Hartford · PHA code CT039
684 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Hartford County
HUD also publishes Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP (FY2027). Hartford County is not in a mandatory Small Area FMR area, so housing authorities here may set payment standards from the county figure instead; check your agency's schedule. The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 06001$2,320
- 06002$2,460
- 06010$1,800
- 06013$1,650
- 06016$2,170
- 06019$1,910
- 06020$1,930
- 06022$1,910
- 06023$1,910
- 06026$1,670
- 06032$2,450
- 06033$2,350
- 06035$1,970
- 06037$1,920
- 06040$1,850
- 06042$2,290
- 06051$1,560
- 06052$1,720
- 06053$1,810
- 06059$1,910
- 06060$2,030
- 06062$1,560
- 06067$2,360
- 06070$2,880
- 06073$1,880
- 06074$2,400
- 06078$1,920
- 06080$1,920
- 06081$1,670
- 06082$2,100
- 06085$1,770
- 06088$1,980
- 06089$2,900
- 06090$2,070
- 06092$2,450
- 06093$1,840
- 06095$2,250
- 06096$1,870
- 06103$2,370
- 06105$1,820
- 06106$1,640
- 06107$2,490
- 06108$1,660
- 06109$1,870
- 06110$2,260
- 06111$2,060
- 06112$1,870
- 06114$1,800
- 06117$2,480
- 06118$1,890
- 06119$2,270
- 06120$1,850
- 06444$2,310
- 06447$1,880
- 06467$2,460
- 06479$2,640
- 06489$2,000
Frequently asked questions
- Who runs Section 8 in Hartford County?
- Housing Choice Vouchers in Hartford County are administered by Connecticut Department of Housing, City of Hartford Housing Authority, Housing Authority of the City of Hartford and other local housing authorities. Each authority keeps its own waiting lists and eligibility preferences. Check each official application notice; applying to one agency does not apply to the others.
Find Section 8 apartments in Hartford County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.
Nearby Connecticut counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population — · FIPS 09003.