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Notice of Publication
Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC)
Fiscal Year Beginning (FYB) 2026 Annual Public Housing Agency (PHA)

HOC is submitting its Fiscal Year Beginning (FYB) 2026 Annual PHA Plan, in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. The PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to PHA policies, programs, operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. FYB 2026 begins July 1, 2026 and ends June 30, 2027.

The FYB 2026 Annual PHA Plan is available for public review and comment on HOC’s website, www.hocmc.org. Materials are also available upon request at HOC’s administrative offices: New Headquarters Building: 1328 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910; East Deer Park Office: 231 East Deer Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877; Silver Spring Service Center: 880 Bonifant Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Derwood Service Center: 16105 Columbus Avenue Suite 200, Derwood, MD 20855.

  1. HOC’s FYB 2026 Proposed Annual PHA Plan
  2. Form HUD-50077-ST – Certification of Compliance with PHA Plan and Related Regulations
  3. Form HUD-50077-SL- Certification by State or Local Official of PHA Plans Consistency with the Consolidated Plan or State Consolidated Plan
  4. Resident Advisory Board (RAB) comments on PHA Plan Revisions (when available)
  5. Current MD004-HOC Five Year PHA Plan (FYB 2020–2024) and MD004-HOC FYB 2024 Annual PHA Plans
  6. Housing Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency Action Plan
  7. Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan
  8. Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP)
  9. HOC’s Grievance Procedures
  10. Public Housing Capital Fund Program Five-Year Action Plan: 2017-2021
  11. HOC’s Violence Against Women Act Policy

The public comment period for these documents begins February 13, 2026 and ends on April 8, 2026. To be considered, all written comments must be received no later than 5:00 pm April 7, 2026. All written public comments may be directed by mail to Darcel Cox, Vice President of Compliance, at 1328 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or e-mailed to plancomments@hocmc.org.

HOC will hold a public hearing on these documents at 3:00 p.m. on April 8, 2026. The public may observe the hearing in person at the new Headquarters Building 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 Imani Benjamin-Johnson, Executive Assistant to the President, at (240) 627-9549, Maryland Relay Number 711 (TTY), or imani.benjamin-johnson@hocmc.org.

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