Section 8 in Ocean County, NJ
2,737 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Ocean County, 96% utilized. 4 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Ocean County?
No. New Jersey law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Ocean County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
NJ Law Against Discrimination §10:5-12.5(g)
New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (§10:5-12.5(g)) prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income including Section 8 vouchers. Statewide protection.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Ocean County in the New York metro
Ocean County is one of the counties inside the New York, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See New York metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Ocean 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 the Township of Lakewood
Lakewood · PHA code NJ054
1,140 Section 8 unitsLakewood Township Residential Assistance Prog
Lakewood · PHA code NJ214
1,071 Section 8 unitsBrick Housing Authority
Bricktown · PHA code NJ065
427 Section 8 unitsBerkeley Housing Authority
Bayville · PHA code NJ056
99 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Ocean County
Ocean 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.
- 08005$2,480
- 08006$2,200
- 08008$2,260
- 08050$2,450
- 08087$2,310
- 08092$1,940
- 08527$2,370
- 08533$2,010
- 08701$2,030
- 08721$2,180
- 08722$2,740
- 08723$2,240
- 08724$2,390
- 08731$2,780
- 08732$2,230
- 08733$2,180
- 08734$2,300
- 08735$2,260
- 08738$2,670
- 08740$2,610
- 08741$2,320
- 08742$2,510
- 08751$1,850
- 08752$1,960
- 08753$2,300
- 08755$2,130
- 08757$2,280
- 08758$2,080
- 08759$1,790
Find Section 8 apartments in Ocean 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 New Jersey counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 638,691 · FIPS 34029.