Section 8 in Wayne County, MI
13,928 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Wayne County, 75% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Wayne County?
No. Michigan law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Wayne 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.
Wayne County in the Detroit metro
Wayne 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 Wayne 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.
Detroit Housing Commission (DHC)
Detroit · PHA code MI001
6,612 Section 8 unitsPlymouth Housing Commission
Plymouth · PHA code MI045
2,058 Section 8 unitsWestland Housing Commission
Westland · PHA code MI139
1,255 Section 8 unitsTaylor Housing Commission
Taylor · PHA code MI089
1,216 Section 8 unitsLivonia Housing Commission
Livonia · PHA code MI055
1,013 Section 8 unitsInkster Housing Commission
Inkster · PHA code MI027
757 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Wayne County
Wayne 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.
- 48101$1,400
- 48111$1,470
- 48120$1,800
- 48122$1,400
- 48124$1,550
- 48125$1,570
- 48126$1,380
- 48127$1,470
- 48128$2,030
- 48134$1,380
- 48135$1,270
- 48138$1,670
- 48141$1,410
- 48146$1,190
- 48150$1,600
- 48152$1,600
- 48154$1,490
- 48164$1,880
- 48168$1,620
- 48170$1,460
- 48173$1,340
- 48174$1,340
- 48180$1,210
- 48183$1,220
- 48184$1,140
- 48185$1,420
- 48186$1,340
- 48187$1,720
- 48188$1,880
- 48192$1,170
- 48193$1,270
- 48195$1,330
- 48201$1,250
- 48202$1,290
- 48203$1,070
- 48204$1,200
- 48205$1,300
- 48206$1,110
- 48207$1,330
- 48208$1,110
- 48209$1,060
- 48210$1,160
- 48211$1,170
- 48212$1,090
- 48213$1,090
- 48214$1,070
- 48215$1,190
- 48216$1,130
- 48217$1,370
- 48218$1,060
- 48219$1,370
- 48221$1,380
- 48223$1,230
- 48224$1,360
- 48225$1,620
- 48226$2,120
- 48227$1,220
- 48228$1,230
- 48229$1,150
- 48230$1,770
- 48233$1,340
- 48234$1,170
- 48235$1,330
- 48236$1,910
- 48238$1,160
- 48239$1,650
- 48240$1,600
- 48242$1,340
- 48243$1,340
Find Section 8 apartments in Wayne County
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Other Michigan counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,781,641 · FIPS 26163.