The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) is committed to providing customers with the resources necessary for them to remain safely and stably housed. To that end, we maintain a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Policy pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4, 127 Stat. 54, approved March 7, 2013, at 127 Stat. 101) and more generally set forth in the policies and procedures of the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) with regard to VAWA below.

• HOC Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Policy
• HOC Violence Against Women (VAWA) Emergency Transfer Plan
• VAWA Acknowledgement of Receipt
• VAWA Notice of Occupancy Rights
• VAWA Emergency Transfer Request
• VAWA Certification of Domestic Violence
• VAWA Lease Addendum
• HUD VAWA Questions & Answers

HELPFUL LINKS & CONTACTS

If you are an HOC customer and you or someone in your household is experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, regardless of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, please contact our Call Center at 240.627.9400 or help@hocmc.org. Please indicate you are seeking assistance regarding VAWA and ask to be connected to Bonnie Hodge in HOC’s Housing Resources Division.

You may view a copy of HUD’s final VAWA rule here. Additionally, HOC must make a copy of HUD’s VAWA regulations available to you if you ask to see them.

For help regarding an abusive relationship, you may call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.7233 or, for persons with hearing impairments, 1.800.787.3224 (TTY). You may also contact any of the following local organizations in Montgomery County:

Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) Service
1.866.MD4VINE (1.866.634.8463)

For tenants who are or have been victims of stalking and are seeking help, visit the National Center for Victims of Crime’s Stalking Resource Center at https://www.victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center.

You also may contact any of the Montgomery County organizations listed above for assistance regarding sexual assault and stalking.