Overview

Gregory Wm. Branch, M.D., MBA, CPE, FACP
Director, Health and Human Services 

Marsha J. Parham, M.A., MNPM
Executive Director
 

Baltimore County Office of Housing
6401 York Road, First Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21212

Email: landlord@baltimorecountymd.gov
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Phone: 410-887-2766
Fax: 410-887-8804
TTY users call via Maryland Relay 7-1-1

The Office of Housing promotes adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity and a suitable living environment free from discrimination for low income residents of Baltimore County. The services offered by the Office of Housing help participants strengthen their families, improve their skills, education and economic status, and ultimately reduce their dependence on government programs.

Housing Highlights

• Public Notice—Award of Project-Based Vouchers: The Baltimore Regional Project-Based Voucher Program, which includes Baltimore County Office of Housing as a partner agency, has made the following awards of project-based vouchers:

  • ​April 2019 Awards

    • Twenty (20) to the Howard County Housing Commission for Artist Flats at New Cultural Center
    • Six (6) to Woda Cooper Development, Inc. for Reserve at Severna Park

  • ​May 2018 Awards

    • Five (5) to Homes for America for Homes for Fountain Green in Bel Air
    • Two (2) to Homes for America for Red Maple Place in Towson
    • Eight (8) to PIRHL Developers LLC for Severn Crossroads in Severn
    • Eight (8) to Woda Cooper Development Inc. for 7410 Grace Drive in Columbia
    • Eight (8) to Woda Cooper Development Inc. for Brock Bridge Landing in Jessup

  • November 2017 Awards

    • Fifteen (15) to Volleyball House Apartments LLLP for Riverwatch II in Elkridge
    • Six (6) to Towne Courts LLC in Annapolis

For additional information, contact Baltimore Metropolitan Council Housing Policy Coordinator Dan Pontious at 410-732-0500, extension 1055, or email dpontious@baltometro.org.

• The Baltimore County Office of Housing has a Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator that is available to assist voucher applicants and participants with making reasonable accommodation or modification requests. Please contact Michelle Brown-Mosley at 410-887-3435 or email mbmosley@baltimorecountymd.gov.

• The Baltimore County Office of Housing is committed to administering the following rental assistance programs to effectively address the housing needs of low-income families:
  • The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program helps low-income families or elderly/disabled persons pay their rent.
  • The GoSection 8 services helps residents locate available units in areas they choose to live in Baltimore County.
  • The Family Self-Sufficiency Program helps HCV participants achieve economic independence.
  • The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program assists homeless veterans.

Publications

• Housing and Urban Development Public Housing Agency Annual and Five-Year Plan

  • Fiscal Years 2010 to 2014 (PDF)
  • Final—Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019 (PDF)

• Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan (PDF)

  • Bill 91-90 (PDF)
  • Exhibit 1—Livability Codes (PDF)
  • Public Notice (PDF)

• Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Proposed Plans

  • 2015 (PDF)
  • 2016 (PDF)
  • 2017 (PDF)
  • 2018 (PDF)
  • 2019 Draft (PDF)

• Housing Choice Voucher Program Participant Guide (PDF)

• Housing Class Schedule Brochure (PDF)—These classes are open to program participants and applicants only.

• Reasonable Accommodations Policy (PDF)

Information for Landlords

• Fair Market Rents (PDF)

• Rent Increase Policy (PDF)

• Minimum Rent Policy (PDF)

• Landlord Participation Form

• Landlord Portal

• Landlord Portal Manual (PDF)

• Landlord Leasing Process Guide (PDF)

Forms

• Interim Change Reporting Procedures and Forms (PDF)

• Online Waiting List Update

• Request for Reasonable Accommodations Form (PDF)

• Reasonable Accommodations Verification Form (PDF)

Resources

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Disability Housing Resources

• Eviction Prevention

• Foreclosure Prevention

• Home Sharing

• Senior Housing Options

• Shelters (Homeless and Domestic Violence)

Housing Assistant Contact List

Services

Management