Section 8 in Mecklenburg County, NC
8,930 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Mecklenburg County, 64% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Mecklenburg County?
In most of the state, yes. North Carolina has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Mecklenburg County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide SOI protection in North Carolina. Landlords can refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Mecklenburg County in the Charlotte metro
Mecklenburg County is one of the counties inside the Charlotte, NC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Charlotte metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Mecklenburg 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.
Inlivian
Charlotte · PHA code NC003
8,930 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 28031$1,890
- 28036$1,940
- 28078$2,090
- 28105$1,880
- 28134$1,890
- 28202$2,530
- 28203$2,530
- 28204$2,320
- 28205$1,620
- 28206$1,470
- 28207$1,840
- 28208$1,470
- 28209$1,870
- 28210$1,880
- 28211$1,990
- 28212$1,700
- 28213$1,580
- 28214$1,810
- 28215$1,730
- 28216$1,780
- 28217$1,960
- 28223$1,850
- 28226$1,720
- 28227$1,820
- 28244$1,790
- 28262$1,990
- 28269$1,990
- 28270$2,030
- 28273$2,130
- 28274$1,840
- 28277$2,330
- 28278$2,080
- 28280$1,790
- 28282$1,790
Find Section 8 apartments in Mecklenburg County
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Other North Carolina counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,115,403 · FIPS 37119.