State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule below says so.
San Diego lawDepends on the building
San Diego source-of-income discrimination prohibition
Can they turn me down for a housing voucher?
No. Vouchers count as income.
Turning you down for a voucher is illegal.
Depends on the source is only linked, not captured; check the official text.
The law, word for word
“Refusing to rent to a tenant with a section 8 voucher …”
San Diego Mun. Code ch. 9, art. 8, div. 8 · gocodebook.com · Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
Source unclear. This sentence is from California's Civil Rights Department page on state law (calcivilrights.ca.gov), not from San Diego's own ordinance (Mun. Code ch. 9, art. 8, div. 8), which isn't in our sources. Check the city code before relying on it.
California lawIn force
FEHA source-of-income discrimination ban (incl. Section 8 vouchers)
Can they turn me down for a housing voucher?
No. Vouchers count as income.
Turning you down for a voucher is illegal.
Who it covers
Exemptions: Owner occupying a home and renting to one additional person; senior housing.
In force since
Jan 1, 2020
Current version since
Jan 1, 2024
The law, word for word
“For the owner of any housing accommodation to discriminate against or harass any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of that person …”