Are felons eligible for section 8 housing?

This depends on the felony or felonies the individual was convicted of and the age of that conviction. Each housing authority has its own right to make rules regarding the criteria for selection with regard to felony records. Normally, drug offenses are excluded as are other violent crimes, especially within the past five years of being released from prison or probation, whichever occurred later. Under federal law, anyone convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine or any sex offenses for which the individual must register as a sex offender, are automatically excluded from the voucher program or any other Housing Authority program. Some Housing Authorities will exclude drug and violent offenses regardless of the age of offense.