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FY 26
RECOMMENDED
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Mission Statement

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Budget Overview

County Priority Outcomes

While this program area supports all eight of the County Result Areas, the following are emphasized:

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Program Performance Measures

Performance measures for this department are included below (where applicable), with multi-program measures displayed at the front of this section and program-specific measures shown with the relevant program. The FY25 estimates reflect funding based on the FY25 approved budget. The FY26 and FY27 figures are performance targets based on the FY26 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY27.

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Initiatives

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

Program Descriptions

  Multi-Family Housing Programs

This program creates, preserves, and rehabilitates affordable multi-family housing units. This section provides funding to supplement rents through rental agreements, negotiates Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS), reviews and approves rental building sales through the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) program, and negotiates and completes loans to create or preserve...

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  Affordable Housing Programs

This program oversees the creation, selection, and oversight of inclusionary affordable housing units. It primarily enforces Chapter 25A of the County Code to ensure that both rental and sale Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs) are provided. The housing units produced are marketed at controlled prices, which makes them affordable to...

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  Housing Code Enforcement

This program enforces Chapter 26 of the County Code, Housing Maintenance, by inspecting rental condominiums, multi-family apartments, and single-family housing to ensure safe and sanitary conditions; Chapter 48, Solid Wastes; and Chapter 58, Weeds, the County's residential weeds and rubbish codes. Approximately 80 percent of the single-family inspections result from...

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  Grants Administration - Federal Programs

Staff provides management and oversight to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements for Federal funding awarded to Montgomery County by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grant, the HOME Investment Partnership Grant, and the Emergency Solutions Grant programs. Funds from these programs...

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  Landlord-Tenant Mediation

The Office of Landlord-Tenant Affairs (OLTA) is charged with informing the public of the general rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords and helping resolve disputes amicably, free of charge, without having to go through the District Court process. Landlord-Tenant enforces Chapter 29, Landlord-Tenant Relations of the Montgomery County Code,...

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  Neighborhood Revitalization

This program provides planning and implementation for neighborhood revitalization in targeted areas. Activities include commercial revitalization (physical and economic) in both local retail centers and central business districts as well as assistance to address other community concerns, including issues related to housing and public services. Primary funding for these activities...

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  Licensing and Registration

This program issues licenses to all rental housing (apartments, condominiums, and single-family) and registers all housing units within common ownership communities....

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  Housing Development

This program provides management and oversight to support activities withing the housing division including single- and multifamily housing programs. In addition to oversight of the affordable housing and multifamily housing programs, Housing Administration also oversees downpayment assistance programs, the creation of new affordable housing initiatives, and tax abatement PILOTs....

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  Administration

This program provides overall direction, administration, and managerial support to the Department. Activities include budgeting, financial management, asset management, personnel management and administration, program oversight, training, automated systems management, and policy/program development and implementation....

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  Common Ownership Community Program

The Office of Common Ownership Communities (OCOC) is committed to providing owners, tenants, residents, boards of directors, and management companies of self-governing residential communities with information, assistance, and impartial dispute resolution programs that improve the quality of life in the community, strengthen the self-governing community structure, and enhance the value...

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  Rent Stabilization

This program implements Bill 15-23 Landlord-Tenant Relations- Rent Stabilization which was enacted by the Montgomery County Council on July 18, 2023, and signed into law by the Montgomery County Executive on July 24, 2023. The program will ensure the implementation and compliance of all aspects of the rent stabilization law...

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Budget Snapshot
22.7%77.3%01520253035404550556065Personnel CostsOperating Expenses
77.5%22.5%0456789101112131415Salaries & WagesBenefits
Budget Trends
$15.3M$8.7M$59.8M$13.5M$8.9M$56.2M$10M$11.9M$79.8M$9.3M$17.5M$86MGeneralFundGrant FundMontgomeryHousingInitiative$0M $24.9M $49.9M $74.8M $99.7M FY26 BudgetFY25 BudgetFY24 ActualFY23 Actual
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Program Contacts

Contact Pofen Salem of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs at 240-777-3728 or Anita Aryeetey of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2784 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY24
Budget
FY25
Estimate
FY25
Recommended
FY26
%Chg
Bud/Rec
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$6,550,316$8,819,543$8,769,411$10,205,68015.7%
Employee Benefits$1,823,354$2,448,703$2,476,701$2,972,38521.4%
County General Fund Personnel Costs$8,373,670$11,268,246$11,246,112$13,178,06516.9%
Operating Expenses$1,876,863$2,199,927$1,975,927$2,072,888-5.8%
County General Fund Expenditures$10,250,533$13,468,173$13,222,039$15,250,95313.2%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time1121271271323.9%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs69.2584.4584.4590.056.6%
REVENUES
Landlord-Tennant Fees$7,382,002$9,092,318$9,319,818$9,319,8182.5%
Common Ownership Community Fees$956,399$998,378$998,378$998,3780.0%
Other Charges/Fees($5,585)$76,155$15,755$15,755-79.3%
Other Fines/Forfeitures$103,189$96,000$96,000$96,0000.0%
Miscellaneous Revenues$25,272$4,000$4,000$4,0000.0%
Board of Appeals Fees($1,935)$35,620$35,620$35,6200.0%
Other Licenses/Permits$0$657,500$430,000$430,000-34.6%
County General Fund Revenues$8,459,342$10,959,971$10,899,571$10,899,571-0.6%
 
MONTGOMERY HOUSING INITIATIVE
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$2,130,843$2,664,181$2,665,097$3,150,16918.2%
Employee Benefits$568,402$713,155$720,450$887,08724.4%
Montgomery Housing Initiative Personnel Costs$2,699,245$3,377,336$3,385,547$4,037,25619.5%
Operating Expenses$77,221,374$52,818,763$59,540,373$55,785,1725.6%
Montgomery Housing Initiative Expenditures$79,920,619$56,196,099$62,925,920$59,822,4286.5%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time12220.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs22.1523.1523.1524.355.2%
REVENUES
Commitment Fee$0$200,000$200,000$520,000160.0%
Asset Management Fee$0$70,200$70,200$71,7582.2%
MHI Transfer Tax$9,200$100,000$0$10,000-90.0%
Recordation Tax$20,855,947$22,886,826$23,057,932$25,397,10911.0%
Loan Payments$20,505,983$3,300,000$3,300,000$3,300,0000.0%
Miscellaneous Revenues$838,344$75,006$75,006$171,600128.8%
MPDU Revenues$1,997,208$1,970,000$1,970,000$1,700,000-13.7%
Investment Income$10,589,467$4,043,580$5,239,820$4,412,4809.1%
Other Charges and Fees$77,120$0$0$00.0%
HOC Contributions$0$4,783,542$3,468,750$4,625,000-3.3%
Montgomery Housing Initiative Revenues$54,873,269$37,429,154$37,381,708$40,207,9477.4%
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$1,413,458$1,731,263$1,731,263$1,394,166-19.5%
Employee Benefits$364,060$419,246$419,246$392,852-6.3%
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs$1,777,518$2,150,509$2,150,509$1,787,018-16.9%
Operating Expenses$12,304,290$6,712,500$6,712,500$6,943,4553.4%
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures$14,081,808$8,863,009$8,863,009$8,730,473-1.5%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time-1-2-2-20.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs14.813.413.411.6-13.4%
REVENUES
Miscellaneous Revenues$104,614$0$0$00.0%
Federal Grants$9,904,650$6,900,829$6,900,829$6,753,218-2.1%
Other Intergovernmental$452,914$302,180$302,180$317,2555.0%
State Grants($1,400,824)$660,000$660,000$660,0000.0%
Loan Payments$2,380,038$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,0000.0%
Investment Income$457,087$0$0$00.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues$11,898,479$8,863,009$8,863,009$8,730,473-1.5%
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures$104,252,960$78,527,281$85,010,968$83,803,8546.7%
Total Full-Time Positions1121271271323.9%
Total Part-Time Positions00000.0%
Total FTEs106.21211211264.1%
Total Revenues$75,231,090$57,252,134$57,144,288$59,837,9914.5%
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$13,468,17384.45
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: MIII to Administer and Oversee the Licensing Process and the Annual Rental Survey. (Offset by Licensing Revenue) [Licensing and Registration]$134,4151.00
Add: Program Manager II Position to Manage the New CIP Revolving Loan Application, Provide Technical Assistance to Distressed COCs, and Enhance Community Outreach. (Offset by COC Revenue) [Common Ownership Community Program]$110,9851.00
Add: Program Manager II to Support Increased Workload and Service Demands for Multifamily Inspections Resulting from Recently Implemented Legislation and Regulatory Changes. (Offset by Licensing Revenue) [Housing Code Enforcement]$110,9851.00
Add: Program Manager I to Provide Program Management support to implement the Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs Complaint Process and Cases. (Offset by Licensing Revenue) [Landlord-Tenant Mediation]$103,2151.00
Add: Program Specialist II to Enhance Staffing Capacity, and Generate Additional Revenue to Support Legislative Mandates. (Offset by Licensing Revenue) [Licensing and Registration]$96,2801.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs$639,7150.00
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment$529,7180.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases$227,1350.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment$126,6440.00
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Affordable Housing Programs]$90,8290.50
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment$40,8460.00
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Housing Code Enforcement]$39,1530.20
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Partially Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Neighborhood Revitalization]$23,0740.10
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment$18,9580.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts (General Fund) [Administration]$16,4920.00
Re-align: Operating Expenses to Support Transcript Services for OLTA [Landlord-Tenant Mediation]$10,0000.00
Re-align: Operating Expenses to Support Mailing Activities [Housing Development]$3,5000.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Multi-Family Housing Programs]($1,000)0.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Rent Stabilization]($2,500)0.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Licensing and Registration]($3,000)0.00
Re-align: Operating Expenses to Support Mailing Activities in Housing Development [Multi-Family Housing Programs]($3,500)0.00
Re-align: Operating Expenses to Support Transcript Services for OLTA [Housing Code Enforcement]($10,000)0.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Common Ownership Community Program]($11,000)0.00
Decrease Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Partially Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Administration]($26,231)-0.20
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Housing Code Enforcement]($47,500)0.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Administration]($69,000)0.00
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment [Administration]($174,000)0.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY25($191,433)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$15,250,95390.05
 
MONTGOMERY HOUSING INITIATIVE
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$56,196,09923.15
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Homebuyer Assistance Program [Affordable Housing Programs]$1,509,0000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Adjust Operating Expenses to Reflect Increase in the General Fund Transfer [Administration]$4,249,8130.00
Increase Cost: Rental Assistance Program Due to Increased Recordation Tax Premium Estimates [Administration]$2,510,2830.00
Increase Cost: Adjust Other Revenue Sources in the Housing Initiative Fund [Administration]$977,0440.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs$188,3650.00
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment$154,7730.00
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Affordable Housing Programs]$90,8290.50
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts (Montgomery Housing Initiative) [Administration]$67,2550.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases$64,6960.00
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Partially Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Administration]$50,2270.30
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Positions to Be Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Neighborhood Revitalization]$37,3720.20
Increase Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Partially Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Administration]$33,3320.20
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Lapsed Positions$30,8500.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment$9,4760.00
Re-align: Expenditures with Montgomery Housing Initiative Revenues [Multi-Family Housing Programs]($145,174)0.00
Decrease Cost: Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) Production Fund Contributions to the Housing Initiative Fund [Administration]($158,542)0.00
Decrease Cost: Operating Expenses to Reflect the Debt Service Transfer for the Housing Capital Improvements Program and the Housing Opportunities Commission Production Fund [Administration]($6,043,270)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$59,822,42824.35
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$8,863,00913.40
Federal/State Programs
Add: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc.$45,0000.00
Add: Collegiate Directions, Inc. - Career Mentoring Initiative$45,0000.00
Add: Community Bridges, Inc. - Community Bridges Alumnae Program$45,0000.00
Add: Arts for the Aging, Inc. - Sustaining Health Equity Through the Participatory Arts$40,0000.00
Add: Liberty's Promise, Inc. - Helping the Immigrant Youth of Montgomery County Succeed$40,0000.00
Add: Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. - MHP Workforce Development Program$40,0000.00
Add: Latin American Youth Center, Inc.$39,2500.00
Add: Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.$37,2500.00
Add: Homes Not Borders, Inc. - Home Set Ups and Moving Up Fund for Refugees and Migrants$33,3340.00
Add: Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, Inc. - Strengthening Asian Families through Empowerment and Service (SAFES)$33,3330.00
Add: African Communities Together, Inc$33,3330.00
Add: Afrithrive, Inc$33,2000.00
Add: Community Reach of Montgomery County, Inc. - Rockville Emergency Assistance Program (REAP)$32,0000.00
Add: Comunibuild Foundation, Inc.$30,0000.00
Add: CASA, Inc.$28,5000.00
Add: Horizons Greater Washington, Inc. - HGW School Year Saturday Academy $28,0000.00
Add: Germantown Cultural Arts Center, Inc. - Beyond BlackRock: Positive Youth Development Arts Outreach Programming$26,8000.00
Add: Community FarmShare LLC - Farm to Family Nutrition Access$25,0000.00
Add: Mobile Medical Care, Inc. - Keeping Focused on Diabetic Eye Health$25,0000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Re-align: Operating Expenses with Grant Revenues [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]$215,8800.00
Increase Cost: Takoma Park Code Enforcement Contract [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]$15,0750.00
Decrease Cost: Grant Funded Position To Be Partially Funded with County Resources To Meet Federal Requirements [Neighborhood Revitalization]($23,074)-0.10
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs($24,907)0.00
Decrease Cost: Grant Funded Position To Be Partially Funded with County Resources To Meet Federal Requirements [Neighborhood Revitalization]($37,372)-0.20
Decrease Cost: Grant Funded Position To Be Partially Funded with County Resources To Meet Federal Requirements [Housing Code Enforcement]($39,153)-0.20
Decrease Cost: Grant Funded Position To Be Partially Funded with County Resources To Meet Federal Requirements [Administration]($57,328)-0.30
Decrease Cost: Grant Funded Position to Be Partially Funded with County Resources to Meet Federal Requirements [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]($181,657)-1.00
Decrease Cost: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Adjustments [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]($660,000)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$8,730,47311.60
Program Summary
Program NameFY25 APPR
Expenditures
FY25 APPR
FTEs
FY26 REC
Expenditures
FY26 REC
FTEs
Administration$3,625,68720.6$4,026,76420.8
Affordable Housing Programs$1,188,8766$2,071,5337
Common Ownership Community Program$1,100,9056.15$1,213,0947.15
Grants Administration - Federal Programs$8,119,7395$8,644,8264
Housing Code Enforcement$6,176,71041.5$6,641,76342.5
Housing Development$266,0541.95$398,7001.95
Landlord-Tenant Mediation$2,509,15010$2,251,67011
Licensing and Registration$811,9365.2$1,079,1137.2
Multi-Family Housing Programs$51,904,5858.9$53,613,4668.7
Neighborhood Revitalization$1,899,4096.7$1,590,1006.7
Rent Stabilization$924,2309$2,272,8259
Total$78,527,281121.00$83,803,854126.00
Charges to Other Departments
Charged DepartmentCharged FundFY25
Total$
FY25
FTES
FY26
Total$
FY26
FTES
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
CIPCapital Fund$200,3001.4$221,1021.4
Permitting ServicesPermitting Services$124,5871$135,8691
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Disposal$849,8985.5$906,8555.5
Total$1,174,7857.90$1,263,8267.90
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended$15,251$15,251$15,251$15,251$15,251$15,251
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Recommended in FY26$0$157$157$157$157$157
New positions in the FY26 budget are generally assumed to be filled at least three months after the fiscal year begins. Therefore, the above amounts reflect annualization of these positions in the outyears.
Elimination of One-Time Items Recommended in FY26$0($29)($29)($29)($29)($29)
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY26, including office supplies, and computer equipment will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts$0$83$83$83$83$83
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures$15,251$15,462$15,462$15,462$15,462$15,462
 
MONTGOMERY HOUSING INITIATIVE
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended$59,822$59,822$59,822$59,822$59,822$59,822
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts$0$27$27$27$27$27
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures$59,822$59,849$59,849$59,849$59,849$59,849
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