Section 8 in Dekalb County, GA
24,137 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Dekalb County, 69% utilized. 4 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Dekalb County?
In most of the state, yes. Georgia has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Dekalb County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide SOI protection. Atlanta has no local ordinance. Landlords can refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Dekalb County in the Atlanta metro
Dekalb County is one of the counties inside the Atlanta, GA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Atlanta metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Dekalb 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.
Georgia Residential Finance
Atlanta · PHA code GA901
18,175 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the County of Dekalb, Ga
Decatur · PHA code GA237
4,719 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Decatur
Decatur · PHA code GA011
1,043 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Lithonia
Lithonia · PHA code GA188
200 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Dekalb County
Dekalb 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.
- 30002$1,270
- 30021$1,580
- 30030$2,330
- 30032$1,550
- 30033$1,930
- 30034$1,590
- 30035$1,730
- 30038$1,750
- 30058$1,720
- 30072$1,520
- 30079$1,370
- 30083$1,700
- 30084$1,870
- 30087$2,020
- 30088$1,670
- 30288$1,300
- 30294$1,890
- 30307$2,330
- 30316$1,880
- 30317$1,930
- 30319$2,620
- 30322$2,330
- 30329$2,350
- 30338$2,480
- 30340$1,760
- 30341$2,310
- 30345$2,050
- 30346$2,270
- 30360$1,870
Find Section 8 apartments in Dekalb County
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Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 761,209 · FIPS 13089.