Section 8 Housing in Florida
Waitlist status and voucher tenant resources across 3 metros in Florida. Every fact source-cited.
3
Metros covered
15
PHAs across state
1
Waitlists open / lottery
Local ordinances only
Statewide voucher rights
Can Florida landlords legally refuse Section 8?
Local ordinances onlyNo statewide SOI protection. Miami-Dade County (2020) and a few other localities have protections. Elsewhere, landlords may refuse vouchers.
Florida Metros
Miami, FL
pop. 6,183,1991 of 6 PHAs accepting applicants
Section 8 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro is spread across many separate housing authorities, and most tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher waitlists are closed. Miami-Dade County's HCV list last opened
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Tampa, FL
pop. 3,342,9634 PHAs — all waitlists currently closed
Every Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waitlist in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro is currently closed. The four main housing authorities (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, and Clearwater) open their HC
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Orlando, FL
pop. 2,817,9335 PHAs — all waitlists currently closed
5 PHAs serving the metro; 0 accepting new applicants right now.
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