Section 8 in Saratoga County, NY
3,219 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Saratoga County, 77% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Saratoga County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Saratoga 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.
Saratoga County in the Albany metro
Saratoga County is one of the counties inside the Albany, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Albany metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Saratoga 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 Colonie
Saratoga Springs · PHA code NY408
440 Section 8 unitsMechanicville Housing Authority
Mechanicville · PHA code NY015
345 Section 8 unitsSaratoga Springs Housing Authority
Saratoga Springs · PHA code NY020
337 Section 8 unitsTown of Rotterdam
Saratoga Springs · PHA code NY516
249 Section 8 unitsFort Plain Housing Agency
Saratoga Springs · PHA code NY530
246 Section 8 unitsVillage of Ballston Spa
Saratoga Springs · PHA code NY562
163 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Saratoga 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 236,328 · FIPS 36091.