Section 8 in Santa Rosa County, FL
348 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Rosa County, 104% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa 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.
Santa Rosa County in the Pensacola metro
Santa Rosa County is one of the counties inside the Pensacola, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Pensacola metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Santa Rosa 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.
Milton Housing Authority
Milton · PHA code FL053
348 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Santa Rosa County
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Other Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 188,994 · FIPS 12113.