Section 8 in Fayette County, KY
3,483 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Fayette County, 92% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Fayette County?
Source-of-income protection status for Kentucky 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.
Fayette County in the Lexington metro
Fayette County is one of the counties inside the Lexington, KY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Lexington metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Fayette 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.
Housing Authority of Lexington
Lexington · PHA code KY004
3,483 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Fayette County
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Other Kentucky counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 321,276 · FIPS 21067.