This housing agency serves Montgomery County, Maryland.
| Waiting List | |
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| Open Now: Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Rental Assistance Program Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Forest Oak Towers Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOCMC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists are currently open. They opened on July 30, 2015 for senior (62+) and disabled households, and on August 24, 2015 for general families. These waiting lists are open indefinitely.
To apply, complete the online pre-application here. The pre-application is available online only. Any electronic device with Internet access can be used to submit a pre-application.
Applicants who do not have access to the Internet can visit any of the 11 HOCMC office locations, or any Montgomery County public library.
The following documentation is required of the applicant: Email address, mailing address, phone number.
The following documentation is required of all members of the household: Name, date of birth, all income.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by government action; live, work or hired to work in Montgomery County, 2006 Main Stream Disabled program, veteran, history of homelessness.
Applicants will receive a confirmation number upon submitting the pre-application. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.
For more information, visit the HOCMC website; call the Wait List Hotline at (240) 627-9800, from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm EDT, Monday-Friday.
This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental housing assistance in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOCMC) Rental Assistance Program waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from August 18, 2020, until August 31, 2020.
Please note: This waiting list had the following qualifications:
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the application was completed, it was placed in an envelope, date and time-stamped and placed in the designated drop box.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HOCMC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HOCMC, as of August 18, 2020.
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOCMC) last accepted Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Forest Oak Towers for one day only on March 26, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
This waiting list was for the following property:
To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the application in person at Doubletree by Hilton.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:
Preferences have not been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HOCMC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HOCMC public notice on March 26, 2024.
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOCMC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.To apply, complete the online pre-application here. The pre-application is available online only. Any electronic device with Internet access can be used to submit a pre-application.Applicants who do not have access to the Internet can visit any of the 11 HOCMC office locations, or any Montgomery County public library.The following documentation is required of the applicant: Email address, mailing address, phone number.The following documentation is required of all members of the household: Name, date of birth, all income.Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.For more information, visit the HOCMC website; call the Wait List Hotline at (240) 627-9800 from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm ET, Monday-Friday; or send an email to info@HOCHousingPath.com.
Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County provides affordable housing for up to 7,500 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
10400 Detrick Avenue, Kensington, MD
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Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County serves 7,645 low-income households. The agency manages 7,964 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County households.
Working adults head 2,828 households and make up 37 percent of households served by Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County.
There are 6116 female-headed renter households living in Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County.
| Black | 5,046 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 382 |
| White | 1,223 |
| Hispanic | 917 |
There are 2675 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County. Senior households are 35% of households in Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County housing.
There are 1452 persons with disabilities living in Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County.
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
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