Section 8 in Orange County, FL
6,178 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Orange County, 82% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Orange 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 Orange 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.
Orange County in the Orlando metro
Orange County is one of the counties inside the Orlando, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Orlando metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Orange 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.
Orlando Housing Authority
Orlando · PHA code FL004
4,820 Section 8 unitsOrange County Housing & Community Development
Orlando · PHA code FL093
1,358 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Winter Park
Winter Park · PHA code FL082
171 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Orange County
Orange 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.
- 32703$1,860
- 32709$1,670
- 32712$2,380
- 32751$2,130
- 32768$2,000
- 32789$2,050
- 32798$1,520
- 32801$2,220
- 32803$2,350
- 32804$2,060
- 32805$1,520
- 32806$1,820
- 32807$1,820
- 32808$1,740
- 32809$1,600
- 32810$1,890
- 32811$1,960
- 32812$1,820
- 32814$2,750
- 32816$1,910
- 32817$2,070
- 32818$1,760
- 32819$2,290
- 32820$2,160
- 32821$2,170
- 32822$2,010
- 32824$2,180
- 32825$2,100
- 32826$1,800
- 32827$2,740
- 32828$2,260
- 32829$2,320
- 32830$2,360
- 32831$2,210
- 32832$2,620
- 32833$1,700
- 32835$2,220
- 32836$2,480
- 32837$2,310
- 32839$1,850
- 34734$2,410
- 34760$2,350
- 34761$2,140
- 34786$2,760
- 34787$2,350
Find Section 8 apartments in Orange County
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Other Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,427,403 · FIPS 12095.