Miami Rental Property Rules: Section 8 Voucher Acceptance Rules (2026)

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.