Housing Unlimited

Housing Unlimited, Inc. provides shared, independent housing for adults in mental health recovery.

Housing Unlimited owns 76 homes in Montgomery County, Maryland.  Eight of these are single family houses; the remainder is townhouses and condominiums.

Each Housing Unlimited tenant rents a bedroom and shares the common area with housemates.  The eight single family houses are five-bedroom, coed residences.  The townhouses and condominiums are two or three-bedroom homes each housing either all men or all women.

Rents are below-market rates and computed on a sliding scale based on income and is capped to encourage employment and maintain a sense a security.

To be eligible for admission an individual must:

• Have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disability
• Have a steady income of no less than $400 a month (or a sponsor who is willing and able to pay Housing Unlimited’s maximum rent)
• Be at least 18 years of age or older and able to legally sign a lease in Montgomery County, MD
• Be determined ready for independent living through an interview with the Montgomery County Core Service Agency
• Successfully pass Housing Unlimited tenant screening including a criminal background check and review of previous tenancy and rent payment history