Overview

The Homestead Division is established to provide public lands available to eligible Northern Mariana Islands residents who are without village lots and do not have the means to acquire village lots.

Our Mission

The mission of the Homestead Division is to provide suitable homestead lots and process homestead permits and permit conversions to ensure economic and social benefits to all persons of Northern Marianas Descent through the management and distribution of appropriately allocated public land parcels.

Our Vision

The vision of the Homestead Division is to achieve the purposes of the CNMI Constitution and Public Law 15-02 by providing suitable homestead programs for qualifying individuals who do not have means to acquire village lots.

It entails ensuring that permitted village homesteads are properly executed and converted to Quitclaim Deeds after demonstrated compliance with permit conditions, thereby securing economic and social benefits for all persons of Northern Marianas Descent.

Our Role

The Homestead Division accepts and reviews homestead applications, prepares and process homestead permits, prepare homestead progress inspection reports, issues warning notices for non-compliance and issuance of Quitclaim Deeds.