Miami-Dade Public Housing & Community Development administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and Miami-Dade County's Human Rights Ordinance prohibits Miami landlords from refusing tenants solely because they hold a voucher.
Miami-Dade Public Housing & Community Development (PHCD) is the public housing authority for the City of Miami and the surrounding county, operating roughly 18,000 Housing Choice Vouchers under HUD funding. Voucher tenants pay 30 percent of adjusted income and PHCD pays the remainder up to fair market rent. Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 11A makes source of income a protected class, so a Miami landlord may not refuse, charge more, or impose different terms because the tenant uses a voucher. Florida has no statewide source-of-income law. Landlords must pass a Housing Quality Standards inspection by PHCD before the lease begins and execute a HUD HAP contract. Voucher portability across PHA jurisdictions is allowed under federal rules.
Refusing to rent to a voucher holder violates Miami-Dade Chapter 11A and exposes the landlord to compensatory damages, civil penalties up to $50,000, and attorney fees. Failing HQS inspection blocks HAP payments until corrections are made.
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