Rent Increases in County Averaged 2.1% During Past 10 Years
While County Executive Marc Elrich and members of the county council discuss ways to make housing more affordable here, rent during the past 10 years has only risen an average… Read More
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County’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Closes Applications Friday
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program will close applications Friday. Tenants have through midnight on Friday to apply, County Executive Marc Elrich said during a media briefing Thursday. The program… Read More
Need for Affordable Housing Featured in WAMU Radio Show
County Executive Marc Elrich will ask the council to implement rent control and other measures in an attempt to make housing here more affordable. He made that statement during a… Read More
Fourth Phase of COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Reopens
Previously incomplete and new applications will be accepted during the fourth phase of Covid-19 rent relief program. The phase will reopen for applications from eligible Montgomery County renters who either… Read More
COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Reopens
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 rent relief program has reopened applications. The fourth phase of the program reopened on Wednesday. It is available to renters who did not fully complete a previously-sent… Read More
County Tenants Facing Rent Hikes
Tenants in Montgomery County could face significant rent increases now that the bill that previously protected them has lapsed. Matt Losak, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Renters Alliance, spoke… Read More
Tenants, Property Associations Testify on Rent Cap Bill as Increases Allowed Next Month
On Tuesday, Montgomery County renters and local property associations testified on a county council bill that would reinstate a limit on rent increases after the previous limit expired. In a… Read More
Bill Would Reinstate Limit on Rent Increases in County
A Montgomery County Council bill would reinstate a limit on rent increases after the previous cap expired. The maximum allowed rent increase in the county was previously set to the… Read More
Elrich: ‘The Rent Is Too Damn High’
Montgomery County leaders plan to extend limitations on rent increases after temporary rent stabilization expired in May. “The rent is too damn high,” County Executive Marc Elrich said during a… Read More
COVID-19 Rent Relief Applications Reopen Monday
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 rent relief program will reopen applications starting Monday, May 16, County Executive Marc Elrich shared during a media briefing Wednesday. The program provides rental assistance to tenants… Read More
Tenant Advocate on Lowest Ever Voluntary Rent Guideline: ‘This News Comes at a Great Time’
Montgomery County set their voluntary rent guideline (VRG) to 0.4 percent last Friday, the lowest it has ever been since it was first introduced in 1983. The VRG represents the… Read More
County Voluntary Rent Guideline Set to 0.4%
Montgomery County’s voluntary rent guideline (VRG) has been set to 0.4% as of last Friday. Through May 15, a landlord cannot notify tenants of a rent increase that exceeds 0.4%,… Read More