For Renters

For Help Paying Rent or Utility Bills:

• See our Multiple Needs page and Financial page.
• Montgomery County Rental Assistance Program
  • Referral only rental assistance program for Montgomery County residents. 
• Montgomery County Housing Stabilization Services
  • Provides eviction prevention grants to households that meet program guidelines.

For Legal Assistance with an Eviction:

• See our Legal- Housing page.
• Information on evictions available on the Montgomery County Department of Housing & Community Affairs (DHCA) webpage.
  • See the DHCA's Eviction Prevention pamphlet (English) (Spanish) for helpful hints, emergency resources, legal services, and information on the eviction process. 

For Information on Affordable Housing:

• See our Affordable Housing page.

Renters' Rights:

• Office of Landlord-Tenant Affairs  (Department of Housing and Community Affairs)
  • Provides information on tenant rights, security deposits, the eviction process, and helps resolve disputes between landlords and tenants.
  • See Landlord - Tenant Handbook (English) (Spanish)

• Montgomery County Office of Human Rights: 240-777-8450
  • Contact the Office of Human Rights if you feel you have been discriminated in employment, real estate, housing, or public accommodations, on the basis of race, gender identity, color, religious creed, genetic status, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
• Equal Rights Center: 202-234-3062; 820 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002; [email protected]
  • Civil rights organization that identifies and seeks to eliminate unlawful and unfair discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations in Greater Washington, D.C. and nationwide.