Section 8 in Erie County, NY
12,315 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Erie County, 84% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Erie County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Erie 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.
Erie County in the Buffalo metro
Erie County is one of the counties inside the Buffalo, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Buffalo metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Erie 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.
Town of Amherst
Buffalo · PHA code NY091
5,695 Section 8 unitsCity of Buffalo
Buffalo · PHA code NY409
5,329 Section 8 unitsCity of North Tonawanda
Buffalo · PHA code NY405
674 Section 8 unitsBuffalo Municipal Housing Authority
Buffalo · PHA code NY002
617 Section 8 unitsBuffalo Municipal Housing Authority
Buffalo · PHA code NY449
—Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority
Lackawanna · PHA code NY029
490 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Erie County
Erie 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.
- 14001$1,110
- 14004$1,100
- 14006$1,330
- 14025$1,180
- 14026$2,010
- 14027$1,250
- 14030$1,040
- 14031$1,220
- 14032$2,010
- 14033$1,390
- 14034$1,280
- 14035$1,280
- 14043$1,380
- 14047$1,280
- 14051$2,010
- 14052$1,260
- 14055$1,160
- 14057$1,290
- 14059$1,760
- 14061$1,220
- 14068$1,760
- 14069$1,170
- 14072$1,630
- 14075$1,520
- 14080$1,130
- 14081$1,220
- 14085$1,940
- 14086$1,290
- 14091$2,010
- 14102$1,330
- 14111$1,170
- 14112$1,580
- 14127$1,540
- 14134$1,050
- 14139$1,030
- 14141$990
- 14150$1,420
- 14169$1,260
- 14170$1,220
- 14201$1,360
- 14202$1,370
- 14203$1,910
- 14204$1,140
- 14206$1,180
- 14207$1,160
- 14208$1,260
- 14209$1,340
- 14210$1,200
- 14211$1,300
- 14212$1,180
- 14213$1,310
- 14214$1,440
- 14215$1,210
- 14216$1,510
- 14217$1,310
- 14218$1,160
- 14219$1,230
- 14220$1,260
- 14221$1,820
- 14222$1,520
- 14223$1,270
- 14224$1,480
- 14225$1,260
- 14226$1,500
- 14227$1,510
- 14228$1,700
- 14260$1,700
- 14261$1,730
Find Section 8 apartments in Erie County
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Other New York counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 951,232 · FIPS 36029.