Section 8 in Lee County, FL
3,368 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Lee County, 80% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Lee County?
Some jurisdictions in Florida prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Lee 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.
Lee County in the Cape Coral metro
Lee County is one of the counties inside the Cape Coral, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Cape Coral metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Lee 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.
Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers
Fort Myers · PHA code FL047
2,989 Section 8 unitsLee County Housing Authority
North Fort Myers · PHA code FL128
379 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Lee 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 772,902 · FIPS 12071.