Housing Rehabilitation Programs - Semcac Community Action Agency - Austin
MN Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program: helps low-income homeowners make their homes more livable, accessible, and energy-efficient. Eligible improvements include plumbing, electrical wiring, roofing, heating, accessibility improvements, and remedy of any defect preventing the structure from meeting code requirements. Loan places a 15-year mortgage on the property and is forgivable after 15 years only if it remained the owner's principal place of residence. Includes mobile homes in a mobile home park, with a 10 year term. MN Housing Accessibility/Emergency Loan Program: assists homeowners needing emergency assistance and/or essential accessibility improvements to their home. Guidelines and terms for this loan program are the same as for Rehab Loan Program.
Last assured
04/02/2024
Physical Address
111 North Main, Suite 201, Austin, MN 55912
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)864-2440
Application process
Call or check website for a list of participating lenders statewide who will assist with the application process.
Fee
Fixed interest rates
Required documents
Vary with specific program
Eligibility
Low-income homeowners who are residents of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Steele, and Winona counties
Service area
Dodge County, MN
Fillmore County, MN
Freeborn County, MN
Houston County, MN
Mower County, MN
Steele County, MN
Winona County, MN
Agency info
Semcac Community Action Agency - Austin
Provides emergency assistance to people in crisis; addresses the causes of poverty through programs that fight unemployment, inadequate housing, poor nutrition, and lack of educational opportunities