Maryland Disaster Housing Assistance
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is authorized
to provide assistance for families and individuals who own or rent housing in the
case of a State or federally declared disaster. Transitional housing assistance
is available in the form of short-term, emergency rental assistance (up to 90 days
with one 90-day renewable term) for families or individuals whose homes have been
rendered uninhabitable by a natural disaster as identified by the Maryland Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) or the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) while
they arrange for long-term housing or await permanent housing assistance. In addition,
DHCD can provide financing to help renovate or rebuild homes that have been damaged
or destroyed by a State or federally declared disaster. Information and applications
for both the homeowner and rental programs are available below.
For information on assistance available to repair your home following a disaster,
please see the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program
(MHRP). For information on local agencies that can assist you in applying
for the MHRP program, please see the following list of
Local Contacts by County.
Assistance with Transitional Housing Following a Disaster
The State of Maryland offers a free, bilingual housing locator service that we recommend
to help displaced families find housing. You can access this service either through
the internet at
www.MDHousingSearch.org or by telephone at 1.877.428.8844 (toll free).
Other Emergency Disaster Agencies
For more information or to submit an application, contact:
- Community Development Administration
- Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
- 100 Community Place
- Crownsville, MD 21032
- Telephone: 410-514-7400
- Facsimile: 410-987-8763