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The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County will appeal a County Circuit Court’s decision to temporarily halt the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda. The property includes a parking lot that sits atop the former Moses Cemetery. Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition filed suit to stop what they consider the desecration of […]

The Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission‘s sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda is on hold until at least Sept. 27, following the issuance of a temporary restraining order by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Karla Smith this week. A small part of the land on Westbard Avenue is believed to be the former site […]

The Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled Nov. 2 that the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County is subject to the open meetings act and that the commissioners have violated it by not opening committee meetings to the public. The state board detailed that the HOC, which is a public body created by state law, […]

Montgomery County’s rental assistance program, administered by the Housing Opportunities Commission, will accept applications starting Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. and continuing through Monday, Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. The program is funded through the CARES Act to provide low-income households with assistance for up to three months to avoid eviction. 📢 Applications will […]

Residents can now apply for housing assistance online. Department of Housing and Community Affairs Director Clarence Snuggs talked about the new system this week on the county’s Spanish language radio show. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery Week in Review host Don Mooers and the panel discuss the budget deficit Maryland Governor Elect Larry Hogan will face when he takes office in January, Sally Roman talks about the Housing Opportunities Commission, Tim Wiens and Elaine Carney talk about Jubilee Association of Maryland, a local nonprofit that assists adults with housing in […]

The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County just launched a pilot program for eligible residents of its Stewartown Homes community in Gaithersburg that will help them afford new laptops. Watch the full press conference here.

The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County launched the first program of its kind in the nation that will help low-income family buy new laptops. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick reports.