Section 8 in Oneida County, NY
2,969 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Oneida County, 64% utilized. 5 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Oneida County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Oneida 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.
Oneida County in the Utica metro
Oneida County is one of the counties inside the Utica, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Utica metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Oneida 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 Utica
Utica · PHA code NY443
1,292 Section 8 unitsRome Housing Authority
Rome · PHA code NY034
855 Section 8 unitsVillage of New Hartford
Utica · PHA code NY552
419 Section 8 unitsUtica Housing Authority
Utica · PHA code NY006
369 Section 8 unitsBoonville Housing Authority
Boonville · PHA code NY534
34 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Oneida 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 231,055 · FIPS 36065.