Section 8 in Montgomery County, MD
8,589 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Montgomery County, 91% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Montgomery County?
No. Maryland law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Montgomery 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.
Montgomery County in the Washington metro
Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Opprty Com of Montgomery Co
Kensington · PHA code MD004
8,021 Section 8 unitsRockville Housing Enterprises
Rockville · PHA code MD007
568 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Montgomery County
Montgomery 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.
- 20812$3,080
- 20814$2,720
- 20815$2,680
- 20816$3,010
- 20817$3,370
- 20818$3,370
- 20832$2,710
- 20833$2,530
- 20837$2,270
- 20838$1,920
- 20839$1,830
- 20841$3,100
- 20842$1,690
- 20850$2,740
- 20851$2,200
- 20852$2,840
- 20853$2,270
- 20854$3,370
- 20855$2,700
- 20860$2,240
- 20861$2,130
- 20862$2,480
- 20866$2,460
- 20868$2,270
- 20871$2,610
- 20872$1,940
- 20874$2,220
- 20876$2,390
- 20877$2,200
- 20878$2,410
- 20879$2,160
- 20880$2,330
- 20882$2,220
- 20886$2,080
- 20889$2,710
- 20892$2,280
- 20894$2,280
- 20895$2,350
- 20896$3,080
- 20899$1,130
- 20901$2,020
- 20902$2,390
- 20903$2,140
- 20904$2,160
- 20905$2,200
- 20906$2,190
- 20910$2,580
- 20912$1,900
Find Section 8 apartments in Montgomery 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 1,056,910 · FIPS 24031.