Section 8 in Cortland County, NY
306 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Cortland County, 95% utilized. Serving housing authorities vary by ZIP. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Cortland County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Cortland 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.
Cortland County in the Cortland metro
Cortland County is one of the counties inside the Cortland, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Cortland metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Find Section 8 apartments in Cortland County
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Other New York counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 46,755 · FIPS 36023.