Leelanau County Planning Department

Home

Applications, Forms, and Permits

Services

Recycling & Solid Waste

Housing Development Programs

Information and Resources

Directory

County Departments>Planning>Housing Development Programs

Leelanau County Housing Development Programs

Provemont Pines - Lake Leelanau - West Lot [Click here to view full size picture]

Need Help With A housing problem in the five county area? Check out http://nwmhousingsearch.org/

Since 1994, Leelanau County has administered low-income housing programs through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). As of October 2009, the county has received over $5.28 million dollars in grants, loans and other funds. The money has been used to construct new homes and rehab or replace existing homes. Over 106 homes have been renovated or constructed for qualified homeowners and homebuyers.

New Home Construction

11876 S. Erie St. Empire [Click here to view full size picture]

Since 2002, the Leelanau County Planning and Community Development Office has completed Ten family homes. The homes are located in the New Neighborhood in the Village of Empire ( see photo above), Cedar, Lake Leelanau. The homes sell for $ 86,000.00 to $ 113,600.00. Five homes are currently under construction. Two in Northport and three in Suttons Bay.

Construction has been completed on the eight Provemont Pines Condominiums on S. St. Joseph St in Lake Leelanau. Known as the Provemont Pines Condo’s, six of the eigh tunits have been sold as of November 1, 2009. Two units remain and have a sale price of $ 82,000.00 to eligible families. Contact Ron Crummel at 231-256-9812 for information.

To be eligible to buy a home, families must meet certain income criteria and be able to obtain their own financing with a mortgage from a bank or mortgage company. A minimum of 1% of the sale price in homebuyer cash is required. Homebuyers must be willing to participate in the Community Land Trust program, applicable for some homes. (CLT- see link below for Homestretch Inc.)

Provemont Pines Condos

Housing Rehabilitation Program

Family home before renovation [Click here to view full size picture]

Family home after renovation [Click here to view full size picture]

The Planning & Community Development office works with loan programs through Rural Development and MSHDA to coordinate home improvement loans for county homeowners. Homeowner's must meet income guidelines and the homes must be the primary residence of the applicants. The information provided on the application is verified through credit reports, employment checks and bank verifications. All information is kept confidential. Interest rates range from 0% to 3% based on household income and program guidelines.

The County also works with two other loan programs, MSHDA and Rural Development. The qualifications and criteria varys by program but the county staff can coordinate and assist homeowners in the loan application and rehab construction process. Information on each loan program is available at the office.

Rehabilitation work can include septic systems, wells, windows & doors, siding, roofing, electrical & plumbing, etc. An application can be printed from the documents shown below (r2)

Homeowner Rehabilitation Application