Section 8 in Pinellas County, FL
9,529 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Pinellas County, 83% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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.
Pinellas County in the Tampa metro
Pinellas County is one of the counties inside the Tampa, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Tampa metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Pinellas 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.
Pinellas County Housing Authority
Largo · PHA code FL062
3,970 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of St. Petersburg
St Petersburg · PHA code FL002
3,913 Section 8 unitsClearwater Housing Authority
Clearwater · PHA code FL075
1,436 Section 8 unitsBoley Centers, Inc.
St Petersburg · PHA code FL888
210 Section 8 unitsTarpon Springs Housing Authority
Tarpon Springs · PHA code FL058
21 units totalDunedin Housing Authority
Clearwater · PHA code FL061
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Section 8 rent by ZIP in Pinellas County
Pinellas 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.
- 33701$2,160
- 33702$2,000
- 33703$2,130
- 33704$1,850
- 33705$2,020
- 33706$2,120
- 33707$1,890
- 33708$2,510
- 33709$1,800
- 33710$2,070
- 33711$2,270
- 33712$1,920
- 33713$1,860
- 33714$1,730
- 33715$2,970
- 33716$2,700
- 33744$2,510
- 33755$1,720
- 33756$1,770
- 33759$2,330
- 33760$2,020
- 33761$2,220
- 33762$2,300
- 33763$1,860
- 33764$2,120
- 33765$2,060
- 33767$2,640
- 33770$1,850
- 33771$1,850
- 33772$1,950
- 33773$2,040
- 33774$1,900
- 33776$2,910
- 33777$2,370
- 33778$2,090
- 33781$1,660
- 33782$2,280
- 33785$2,210
- 33786$2,970
- 34677$1,950
- 34681$2,130
- 34683$2,130
- 34684$2,160
- 34685$2,390
- 34688$1,910
- 34689$1,660
- 34695$2,250
- 34698$1,970
Find Section 8 apartments in Pinellas County
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Other Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 959,918 · FIPS 12103.