Section 8 in Portsmouth City, VA
2,719 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Portsmouth City, 74% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Portsmouth City?
No. Virginia state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Portsmouth City.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Portsmouth City in the Virginia Beach metro
Portsmouth City is one of the counties inside the Virginia Beach, VA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Virginia Beach metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Portsmouth City
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.
Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Portsmouth · PHA code VA001
2,719 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Portsmouth City?
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 Virginia counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 97,384 · FIPS 51740.