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

• TABCO Towers waiting list is open until December 31, participants can apply via the Office of Housing portal.

• The Office of Housing is a partner with the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) and others in the Baltimore Regional Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Program. On behalf of the partners, BMC is seeking qualified and experienced developers to apply for affordable housing subsidies for new construction, substantial rehabilitation or existing housing. 
  
  Proposals must be received by BMC no later than Friday, August 7, at 4 p.m. Successful applicants may be eligible for scoring incentives in the upcoming 2020 competitive round of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) awards conducted by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
  
  BMC will host a virtual preproposal conference for interested developers on Wednesday, July 29, at 9:30 a.m. See the RFP for connection details.
  
  Written questions about this procurement should be sent to Dan Pontious at dpontious@baltometro.org no later than July 29. BMC will post answers to all submitted questions by July 31 on the BMC Requests for Proposals web page. Learn more about the Baltimore Regional PBV Program.

• 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.

• 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

  • 2020 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan (PDF)
  • 2020 Waivers for Both Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs (PDF)
  • Bill 91-90 (PDF)
  • Exhibit 1—Livability Codes (PDF)
  • Public Notice (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 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