Section 8 in Howard County, MD
1,184 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Howard County, 74% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Howard County?
No. Maryland law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Howard 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.
Howard County in the Baltimore metro
Howard County is one of the counties inside the Baltimore, MD core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Baltimore metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Howard 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.
Howard County Housing Commission
Columbia · PHA code MD023
1,184 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Howard County
Howard 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.
Find Section 8 apartments in Howard 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 332,011 · FIPS 24027.