Elk Rapids Housing Commission is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Elk Rapids Housing Commission manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Elk Rapids Housing Commission administered a total of 50 Section 8 Vouchers. Elk Rapids Housing Commission currently has Low-Rent as its program type. Elk Rapids Housing Commission is located at 701 Chippewa Street, Elk Rapids, MI, 49629 and serves the city of Elk Rapids. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Elk Rapids Housing Commission at, (231) 264-5831 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Elk Rapids Housing Commission was created pursuant to Section 3 of Public Act 18 of 1933, as amended, and is responsible to:

Determine in what areas of the Village it is necessary to provide proper sanitary housing facilities for the families of low income and for the elimination of conditions which are detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, morals and/or welfare;
Manage all aspects of public housing projects within the Village;
Control and supervise all parks and playgrounds forming a part of such housing developments;
Establish and revise rents of any housing projects; but rent all property for such sums as will make them self-supporting;
Rent to such tenants as are qualified and are unable to afford existing fair market rents; and
Call upon other departments for assistance in the performance of its duties.

The Housing Commission meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Noble Pines Apartments (701 Chippewa St., Elk Rapids, MI 49629).