Section 8 in Westchester County, NY
9,643 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Westchester County, 86% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Westchester County?
No. New York law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Westchester 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.
Westchester County in the New York metro
Westchester 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 Westchester 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.
Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY)
Yonkers · PHA code NY003
5,133 Section 8 unitsCity of New Rochelle Housing Authority
New Rochelle · PHA code NY113
1,165 Section 8 unitsWhite Plains Housing Authority
White Plains · PHA code NY042
811 Section 8 unitsCity of Peekskill Section 8 Office
Peekskill · PHA code NY123
731 Section 8 unitsNew Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority (NRMHA)
New Rochelle · PHA code NY088
605 Section 8 unitsGreenburgh Housing Authority
White Plains · PHA code NY057
421 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Westchester 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 997,904 · FIPS 36119.