The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) has developed proposed revisions and new additions for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Five-Year Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan, in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. The Plan will update HOC’s future goals and objectives, and progress towards meeting the goals described in its FY 2020-2024 Five-Year PHA Plan. The revised and updated PHA Plan will serve as HOC’s FY 2025 Five-Year PHA Plan.

 These proposed changes to HOC’s PHA Plan and supporting documents are available for public review and comment on HOC’s website, www.hocmc.org. Materials are also available upon request at HOC’s administrative offices: Main Office: 10400 Detrick Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895; Up-County Office: 231 East Deer Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877; HOC Silver Spring Customer Service Center: 880 Bonifant Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910; HOC Service Center (Derwood): 8005 Gramercy Blvd., Derwood, MD 20855.

1. HOC FY 2025 Proposed Five-Year PHA Plan
2. Form HUD-50077-ST-HCV-HP - PHA Certifications of Compliance with the PHA Plans and Related Regulations
3. Form HUD-50077-CR - Civil Rights Certification
4. Form HUD-50077-SL - Certification by State or Local Official of PHA Plans Consistency with the Consolidated Plan or State Consolidated Plan
5. Resident Advisory Board (RAB) comments on PHA Plan
   
6. MD004-HOC Five Year PHA Plan (FY 2020-2024) and MD004-HOC FY 2024 Annual PHA Plans
7. Housing Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency Action Plan
8. Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan
9. Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP)
10. HOC’s Grievance Procedures
11. Public Housing Capital Fund Program Five-Year Action Plan: 2017-2021
12. HOC’s Violence Against Women Act Policy

The public comment period for these documents begins on Friday, February 16, 2024 and ends on April 2, 2024. All written public comments may be directed by mail to Darcel Cox, Vice President of Compliance, at 10400 Detrick Avenue, Kensington, Maryland 20895, or e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To be considered, all written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 2, 2024.

HOC will hold a public hearing for approval of these proposed documents at 11:00 a.m. on April 2, 2024. The public may observe the hearing in person at the Main Office or virtually via YouTube live-stream (see below) with closed captioning and/or teleconference. There will be an opportunity to provide oral comments on the day of the public hearing in person or virtually. Questions regarding observation or participation in the public hearing can be directed to Jocelyn Koon, Special Assistant to the Commission, at (240) 627-9421, Maryland Relay Number 711 (TTY), or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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