Section 8 in Miami-Dade County, FL
33,651 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Miami-Dade County, 86% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Miami-Dade County?
It depends on the city. Florida has no statewide source-of-income law, but some local ordinances in the state prohibit voucher discrimination. Check whether Miami-Dade County sits inside a protected jurisdiction before assuming either way.
No statewide SOI protection. Miami-Dade County (2020) and a few other localities have protections. Elsewhere, landlords may refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Miami-Dade County in the Miami metro
Miami-Dade County is one of the counties inside the Miami, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Miami metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Miami-Dade 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.
Miami Dade Housing and Community Dev
Miami · PHA code FL005
21,682 Section 8 unitsHialeah Housing Authority
Hialeah · PHA code FL066
5,890 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Miami Beach
Miami Beach · PHA code FL017
3,576 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Homestead
Homestead · PHA code FL068
1,939 Section 8 unitsMiami Hsg Conservation
Miami · PHA code FL145
384 Section 8 unitsCarrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.
Miami · PHA code FL881
180 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade 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.
- 33010$2,230
- 33012$2,450
- 33013$2,100
- 33014$2,690
- 33015$2,840
- 33016$2,610
- 33018$2,710
- 33030$1,940
- 33031$2,340
- 33032$2,290
- 33033$2,210
- 33034$1,920
- 33035$2,660
- 33039$2,440
- 33054$1,930
- 33055$2,310
- 33056$2,330
- 33101$2,440
- 33109$3,580
- 33122$3,420
- 33125$2,420
- 33126$2,650
- 33127$2,140
- 33128$1,910
- 33129$3,150
- 33130$2,710
- 33131$3,650
- 33132$3,540
- 33133$3,040
- 33134$2,890
- 33135$2,240
- 33136$1,890
- 33137$3,490
- 33138$2,160
- 33139$3,610
- 33140$3,080
- 33141$2,910
- 33142$2,090
- 33143$2,910
- 33144$2,390
- 33145$2,950
- 33146$3,650
- 33147$2,150
- 33149$3,450
- 33150$1,960
- 33154$3,070
- 33155$2,740
- 33156$2,810
- 33157$2,280
- 33158$3,650
- 33160$3,260
- 33161$2,420
- 33162$2,110
- 33165$2,560
- 33166$2,450
- 33167$2,080
- 33168$2,170
- 33169$2,170
- 33170$2,270
- 33172$2,920
- 33173$2,770
- 33174$2,550
- 33175$2,720
- 33176$2,610
- 33177$2,900
- 33178$3,650
- 33179$2,670
- 33180$3,650
- 33181$2,250
- 33182$3,330
- 33183$2,630
- 33184$2,800
- 33185$3,650
- 33186$2,910
- 33187$3,070
- 33189$2,250
- 33190$2,410
- 33193$2,620
- 33194$3,650
- 33196$3,000
Find Section 8 apartments in Miami-Dade County
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Other Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 2,688,237 · FIPS 12086.