Section 8 in Prince Georges County, MD
8,854 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Prince Georges County, 88% utilized. 4 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Prince Georges County?
No. Maryland law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Prince Georges 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.
Prince Georges County in the Washington metro
Prince Georges 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 Prince Georges 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 Prince Georges County
Largo · PHA code MD015
5,986 Section 8 unitsMd Dept. of Housing and Community Development
Lanham · PHA code MD901
2,868 Section 8 unitsCollege Park Housing Authority
College Park · PHA code MD017
108 units totalGlenarden Housing Authority
Glenarden · PHA code MD011
60 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Prince Georges County
Prince Georges 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.
- 20607$2,400
- 20608$2,420
- 20613$2,470
- 20623$2,400
- 20705$2,020
- 20706$2,060
- 20707$2,260
- 20708$2,150
- 20710$1,860
- 20712$1,640
- 20715$2,770
- 20716$2,360
- 20720$3,270
- 20721$2,870
- 20722$2,070
- 20735$2,500
- 20737$1,810
- 20740$2,400
- 20742$2,400
- 20743$1,840
- 20744$2,010
- 20745$1,760
- 20746$2,070
- 20747$1,930
- 20748$1,870
- 20762$3,070
- 20769$3,180
- 20770$2,200
- 20771$1,990
- 20772$2,300
- 20774$2,450
- 20781$1,920
- 20782$2,140
- 20783$2,060
- 20784$1,990
- 20785$2,010
Find Section 8 apartments in Prince Georges County
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Other Maryland counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 957,189 · FIPS 24033.