Section 8 in Ocean County, NJ
2,737 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Ocean County, 96% utilized. 4 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Ocean County?
No. New Jersey state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Ocean County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Ocean County in the New York metro
Ocean County is one of the counties inside the New York, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See New York metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Ocean 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 Township of Lakewood
Lakewood · PHA code NJ054
1,140 Section 8 unitsLakewood Township Residential Assistance Prog
Lakewood · PHA code NJ214
1,071 Section 8 unitsBrick Housing Authority
Bricktown · PHA code NJ065
427 Section 8 unitsBerkeley Housing Authority
Bayville · PHA code NJ056
99 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Ocean 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 New Jersey counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 638,691 · FIPS 34029.