Below you’ll find information about tools for finding an apartment; the application process; and, reference checks, credit history.
There are many ways to look for an apartment, house or room to rent. For example, you can look online, talk with friends and acquaintances, and visit communities directly. Montgomery County offers some options to support your search, which are listed below. Note: If you are at risk of losing your housing and cannot find housing, please contact DHHS Housing Stabilization Service: Call 311 (240-777-0311) or send email to [email protected] Open all sections | Close all sections
Visit the Rental Marketplace to search and view information about location, property-level rent levels and unit sizes. Renters can search for options within a range of rents, geography and type (e.g., senior housing, income-restricted, number of bedrooms). Tenants can contact individual rental properties to learn about current availability of units and rents.
Montgomery County's Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) Program offers affordable rents at several apartment properties located throughout the County. If you are interested in the MPDU rental program, you must apply directly to the MPDU apartment property. The management companies at these complexes will provide an application, verify income and credit history, and determine eligibility or ineligibility to rent an MPDU apartment. Here is a searchable list of MPDU rental complexes. For the most current information, or if you have questions, please call the apartment complex directly.
Housing Safety: Each landlord must reasonably provide for the maintenance of the health, safety, and welfare of all tenants and individuals properly on the premises of rental housing. For more information see: Housing and Building Code Enforcement Handbook and Housing and Building Maintenance Standards - Regulations. The DHCA Housing Code Enforcement team works to ensure that neighborhoods and housing in the County are safe and are maintained in good condition. DHCA conducts inspections of rental properties and cites property owners for any violations found. To learn about any housing code violations found at a particular rental property, visit E-Property or Troubled Properties Analysis.