Section 8 in Rockland County, NY
2,837 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Rockland County, 81% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Rockland County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Rockland 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.
Rockland County in the New York metro
Rockland 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 Rockland 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 Ramapo Housing Authority
Airmont · PHA code NY084
979 Section 8 unitsVillage of Spring Valley Ha
Spring Valley · PHA code NY148
822 Section 8 unitsVillage of New Square Pha
New Square · PHA code NY138
675 Section 8 unitsVillage of Nyack Ha
Nyack · PHA code NY114
241 Section 8 unitsVillage of Kaser
Monsey · PHA code NY160
120 Section 8 unitsVillage of Spring Valley Housing Authority
Spring Valley · PHA code NY056
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Find Section 8 apartments in Rockland County
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Other New York counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 337,326 · FIPS 36087.