Section 8 in Niagara County, NY
1,173 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Niagara County, 65% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Niagara County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Niagara 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.
Niagara County in the Buffalo metro
Niagara 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 Niagara 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.
City of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls · PHA code NY404
981 Section 8 unitsLockport Housing Authority
Lockport · PHA code NY070
192 Section 8 unitsNiagara Falls Housing Authority
Niagara Falls · PHA code NY011
744 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Niagara County
Niagara 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.
Find Section 8 apartments in Niagara 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 212,230 · FIPS 36063.