Section 8 in New York County, NY
216,552 active Housing Choice Vouchers in New York County, 86% utilized. 4 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in New York County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in New York 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.
New York County in the New York metro
New York 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 New York 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.
New York City Housing Authority
New York · PHA code NY005
122,210 Section 8 unitsNys Housing Trust Fund Corporation
New York · PHA code NY904
52,084 Section 8 unitsNyc Dept of Housing Preservation and Dev
New York City · PHA code NY110
42,258 Section 8 unitsNys Housing Finance Agency
New York · PHA code NY912
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Find Section 8 apartments in New York 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 York counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,645,867 · FIPS 36061.