Section 8 in Hillsborough County, FL
12,001 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Hillsborough County, 91% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Hillsborough County?
Some jurisdictions in Florida prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Hillsborough County is inside a protected ordinance area before declining a voucher application.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Hillsborough County in the Tampa metro
Hillsborough County is one of the counties inside the Tampa, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Tampa metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Hillsborough County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY
Tampa · PHA code FL003
11,814 Section 8 unitsPLANT CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Plant City · PHA code FL034
187 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Hillsborough County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other Florida counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,468,560 · FIPS 12057.