Section 8 in Suffolk County, NY
5,535 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Suffolk County, 69% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Suffolk County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Suffolk 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.
Suffolk County in the New York metro
Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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.
Islip Town Housing Authority
Brentwood · PHA code NY077
1,465 Section 8 unitsTown of Brookhaven Dept. of Hsg & Comm Dev
Farmingville · PHA code NY149
1,053 Section 8 unitsTown of Babylon
North Babylon · PHA code NY130
894 Section 8 unitsTown of Huntington Housing Authority
Huntington Station · PHA code NY035
573 Section 8 unitsTown of Southampton
Southampton · PHA code NY141
326 Section 8 unitsNorth Fork Hsg Alliance Inc
Greenport · PHA code NY152
289 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Suffolk 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 1,524,486 · FIPS 36103.