Section 8 in Frederick County, MD
957 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Frederick County, 90% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Frederick County?
No. Maryland law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Frederick County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
MD HOME Act (HB 231, effective October 2020)
Maryland HOME Act (HB 231, 2020) prohibits source-of-income discrimination statewide. Applies to all landlords regardless of unit count. Enforcement via the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR).
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Frederick County in the Washington metro
Frederick County is one of the counties inside the Washington, DC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Washington metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Frederick 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.
Frederick Housing Authority
Frederick · PHA code MD003
957 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Frederick County
Frederick 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.
- 21701$1,860
- 21702$1,780
- 21703$2,100
- 21704$2,870
- 21705$1,860
- 21710$2,040
- 21714$1,790
- 21716$1,250
- 21717$2,470
- 21718$1,260
- 21727$1,190
- 21754$1,970
- 21755$1,340
- 21758$1,920
- 21762$1,590
- 21769$1,770
- 21770$2,040
- 21771$2,220
- 21773$1,890
- 21774$2,790
- 21777$1,910
- 21778$1,310
- 21780$1,340
- 21788$1,270
- 21790$1,950
- 21791$1,490
- 21793$1,860
- 21798$1,260
Find Section 8 apartments in Frederick 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 Maryland counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 273,829 · FIPS 24021.