Section 8 Housing in Delaware
1,589 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 1 market. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Delaware.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Delaware?
No. Delaware law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Delaware. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Delaware Fair Housing Act, 6 Del. C. §4601 (voucher exemption repealed effective January 2026)
Source of income has been protected since 2016; a 2024 amendment removed the exemption that let landlords decline voucher programs, effective January 2026 once unified PHA procedures were adopted. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Delaware
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Delaware ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in DelawareExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in DelawareMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in Delaware
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Section 8 by county in Delaware
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
Section 8 in Delaware: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Delaware?
- No. Delaware law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Delaware. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in Delaware?
- HUD data shows about 1,589 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 1 Delaware market we track, administered by 6 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in Delaware?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of Delaware's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in Delaware
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.