Montgomery Community Media

Los candidatos demócratas a gobernador de Maryland discutieron los derechos de los inquilinos, la necesidad de que los inquilinos tengan representación legal, viviendas asequibles y la crisis de desalojo, durante un debate de dos horas presentado por la Alianza de inquilinos del condado de Montgomery en asociación con Montgomery Community Media. El debate se llevó […]

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidates discussed renters’ rights, the need for tenants to have legal representation, affordable housing and the eviction crisis during a two-hour debate presented by the Montgomery County Renters Alliance in partnership with Montgomery Community Media. It was held at the Silver Spring Civic Center Tuesday evening. Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot, former […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced plans to lift Maryland’s state of emergency on July 1. The action would put an end to all the state’s mandates and restrictions related to COVID-19. Hogan declared the state of emergency on March 5, 2020—the same day he announced that three Montgomery County residents tested positive for coronavirus. Over the […]

The Montgomery County Office of Animal Services now is offering temporary care for residents facing eviction, domestic violence or hospitalization. The Safety Net Foster program is designed to help pet owners stay together in times of crisis or financial hardship. Temporary care ranges from 30 to 90 days. The OAS is one of 18 animal […]

As of Thursday morning, 415 people have signed onto a petition signed by the owners of the Village Grille, the restaurant inside Rockville Ice Arena, in an attempt to save their 16-year-old business, which has been closed for 13 months due to the pandemic. The petition was started by Talia Dadamo. The Montgomery Youth Hockey […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and other county leaders held a press conference Friday to announce additional rent relief for eligible residents. Phase 3 of the county’s COVID-19 rent relief program is open for applications, with $59 million in federal funding available to help low-income households that have lost income due to the pandemic. Tenants […]

Nathan Feinberg’s family of four, including two young daughters, stayed in a hotel in Silver Spring Thursday night compliments of Montgomery County, after being told the basement apartment they rented was unsafe. The county “paid for an extended stay. They paid for the hotel,” Feinberg told MyMCM, adding that the hotel room would be free […]

Before the pandemic hit, Maryland already was dealing with a crisis in affordable housing. Since then, it has become more acute, and currently 214,000 Marylanders who are renters are facing eviction, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “That’s one in 10 Marylanders,” he said at Tuesday morning’s Roundtable on COVID-19 Housing Crisis. The delinquency […]

Following a new federal order halting residential evictions, community organization CASA, along with over 80 organizations, calls on state officials to reconvene for a special session. The new order, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, goes into effect Sept. 4 and goes through Dec. 31 of this year. Under this order, landlords […]

The Montgomery County Council approved $20 million in funding for rental assistance and eviction and homelessness prevention.  The county Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will administer the funds, which will be used toward programs that help tenants at risk of homelessness or eviction due to COVID-19, according to council documents. The prevention programs […]