Section 8 in Albany County, NY
4,901 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Albany County, 59% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Albany County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Albany County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
NY Human Rights Law §296(5)
NY State Human Rights Law prohibits housing discrimination based on lawful source of income statewide (added by 2019 amendment). Enforcement by NYS Division of Human Rights. Post-Commons West (2024) enforcement in some counties is murky — see county-level notes.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Albany County in the Albany metro
Albany County is one of the counties inside the Albany, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Albany metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Albany 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.
Albany Housing Authority
Albany · PHA code NY009
4,281 Section 8 unitsCohoes Housing Authority
Cohoes · PHA code NY022
401 Section 8 unitsWatervliet Housing Authority
Watervliet · PHA code NY025
219 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Albany County
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Other New York counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 315,041 · FIPS 36001.