Section 8 in Clay County, IA
1,086 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Clay County, 84% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Clay County?
Source-of-income protection status for Iowa is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Clay County in the Spencer metro
Clay County is one of the counties inside the Spencer, IA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Spencer metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Clay 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.
Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority
Spencer · PHA code IA129
1,086 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Clay County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Iowa counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 16,423 · FIPS 19041.