Section 8 in Miami-Dade County, FL
33,651 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Miami-Dade County, 86% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Miami-Dade County?
Some jurisdictions in Florida prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Miami-Dade 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.
Miami-Dade County in the Miami metro
Miami-Dade County is one of the counties inside the Miami, FL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Miami metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Miami-Dade 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.
MIAMI DADE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEV
Miami · PHA code FL005
21,682 Section 8 unitsHIALEAH HOUSING AUTHORITY
Hialeah · PHA code FL066
5,890 Section 8 unitsHOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Miami Beach · PHA code FL017
3,576 Section 8 unitsHOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD
Homestead · PHA code FL068
1,939 Section 8 unitsMIAMI HSG CONSERVATION
Miami · PHA code FL145
384 Section 8 unitsCarrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.
Miami · PHA code FL881
180 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Miami-Dade 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 2,688,237 · FIPS 12086.