Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) - Home Improvement Loan Program
 
 Rehabilitation Loan/Emergency and Accessibility Loan Programs (RLP/ELP)

The Rehabilitation Loan Program (RLP) provides deferred loan financing to eligible low-income homeowners statewide who are unable to secure home improvement financing in the private sector. Funds may be used for basic home improvements that directly affect the home’s safety, habitability or energy efficiency.

The Emergency and Accessibility Loan Program (ELP) assists homeowners needing emergency assistance or essential accessibility improvements.

 

 Program Features
  •  Maximum loan amount is $37,500
  •  Maximum loan term is 15 years for properties taxed as real property and 10 years for manufactured homes taxed as personal property located in a manufactured home park
  •  Loans are forgiven if the borrower does not sell, transfer titil, or ceases to occupy the property during the loan term
  •  Various property types are eligible including, but not limited to: single family homes, duplexes, a condominium unit, and manufactured housing taxed as real or personal property

 

 Eligibility Requirements
  •  Borrower meets the program income limits
  •  Borrower does not have assets exceeding $25,000
  •  Borrower owns and occupies the property to be rehabilitated
  •  Borrower is current on property taxes and any mortgages

 

 Eligible Improvements

 Basic improvements that directly affect the safety, livability, or energy efficiency of the home, including:

  • Addressing lead paint hazards
  • Electrical wiring
  • Furnace/boiler repair or replacement
  • Plumbing repairs
  • Well and septic repair or replacement
  • Radon mitigation
  • Mold remediation
  • Windows
  • Siding
  • Roof repair or replacement
 

 



Contact Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council
staff for more information about this program
 507-376-4195 (ext 235 or 249)
 
 Get pre-approved by filling out the MHFA pre-application
- Click on the Link below - 

MHFA - Pre-Application Form





The following income limits are effective for any loans locked under the Rehabilitation Loan Program/Emergency & Accessibility Loan Program on or after June 3, 2024.
Household Size
Income Limits

1 Person

$26,100

2 People

$29,800

3 People

$33,600

4 People

$37,300

5 People

$40,300

6 People

$43,300

7 People

$46,200

8 People

$49,200