Section 8 in Oakland County, MI
2,580 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Oakland County, 66% utilized. 5 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Oakland County?
No. Michigan law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Oakland County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Michigan Public Act 195 of 2024 (effective April 2, 2025)
Michigan Public Act 195 of 2024 added source-of-income protection to state law, effective April 2 2025. BUT the state law only applies to landlords with 5 or more rental units — small landlords (1-4 units) remain exempt at the state level. Local ordinances may cover the small-landlord gap; Detroit and Southfield both do.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Oakland County in the Detroit metro
Oakland County is one of the counties inside the Detroit, MI core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Detroit metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Oakland 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.
Pontiac Housing Commission
Pontiac · PHA code MI005
1,257 Section 8 unitsFerndale Housing Commission
Ferndale · PHA code MI096
984 Section 8 unitsSouthfield Housing Commission
Southfield · PHA code MI097
339 Section 8 unitsRoyal Oak Township Housing Commission
Ferndale · PHA code MI033
128 units totalSouth Lyon Housing Commission
South Lyon · PHA code MI021
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Section 8 rent by ZIP in Oakland County
Oakland 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.
- 48009$2,120
- 48017$1,410
- 48025$2,120
- 48030$1,500
- 48033$1,540
- 48034$1,620
- 48067$1,770
- 48069$2,120
- 48070$2,120
- 48071$1,380
- 48072$1,700
- 48073$1,620
- 48075$1,600
- 48076$1,700
- 48083$1,750
- 48084$2,000
- 48085$2,120
- 48098$1,940
- 48165$1,700
- 48167$1,860
- 48178$1,450
- 48220$1,540
- 48237$1,660
- 48301$2,120
- 48302$2,060
- 48304$1,880
- 48306$1,670
- 48307$1,810
- 48309$1,810
- 48320$1,460
- 48322$2,120
- 48323$1,970
- 48324$1,750
- 48326$1,640
- 48327$1,260
- 48328$1,350
- 48329$1,720
- 48331$2,120
- 48334$1,850
- 48335$1,890
- 48336$1,370
- 48340$1,320
- 48341$1,120
- 48342$1,250
- 48346$1,630
- 48348$1,460
- 48350$1,550
- 48356$1,200
- 48357$1,270
- 48359$1,540
- 48360$1,580
- 48362$1,370
- 48363$1,490
- 48367$1,370
- 48370$1,390
- 48371$1,410
- 48374$2,120
- 48375$2,120
- 48377$1,550
- 48380$1,880
- 48381$1,470
- 48382$2,010
- 48383$1,550
- 48386$1,710
- 48390$1,960
- 48393$1,130
- 48442$1,440
- 48462$1,170
Find Section 8 apartments in Oakland County
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Other Michigan counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,272,264 · FIPS 26125.