Section 8 in Chaves County, NM

2,105 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Chaves County, 55% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
2,105
Occupied
1,154
55% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this county
Voucher protection
Unknown

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Chaves County?

Source-of-income protection status for New Mexico is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.

Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.

Chaves County in the Roswell metro

Metro vouchers
2,105
Metro utilization
55%
Type
Micropolitan
CBSA 40740

Chaves County is one of the counties inside the Roswell, NM core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.

See Roswell metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Chaves 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.

  • Eastern Regional Housing Authority

    Roswell · PHA code NM063

    2,105 Section 8 units

Find Section 8 apartments in Chaves 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 Mexico counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 64,701 · FIPS 35005.