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Residential Leasing

Find a Lease and Help Fund Idaho

The Land Board and IDL have statutory authority to lease approximately 2.5 million acres of endowment land for residential or cottage site use. Revenue generated from residential leasing provides vital funding to the endowment beneficiaries, including Idaho’s public schools. Idaho’s constitution requires IDL to maximize the revenue generated from these lands for the beneficiaries. Any individual, company or governmental agency that wishes lease endowment land for residential purposes must obtain a lease from IDL.

2025 Residential Cottage Site Leasing Plan

The State Board of Land Commissioners approved the 2025 Residential Cottage Site Leasing Plan on December 20, 2022. The new plan will begin January 1, 2025.
Review the approved 2025 Residential Cottage Site Plan Land Board Memo.

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Program Contacts

Residential Leasing Program Manager
Boise Staff Office
Kemp Smith
kesmith@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 334-0202

IDL Leasing Section Manager
Boise Staff Office
Jason Laney
jlaney@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 334-0278

Priest Lake Supervisory Area
Coolin, ID
Ryan Zandhuisen
rzandhuisen@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 920-6590

Ponderosa Supervisory Area
Deary, ID
Chris Tretter
ctretter@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 877-1121

Southwest Supervisory Area
Boise, ID
Ruth Luke
rluke@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 334-3488

St. Joe Supervisory Area
St. Maries, ID
Tony Brede
tbrede@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 245-4551

Eastern Supervisory Area
Jerome, ID
Meribeth Lomkin
mlomkin@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 324-2561

Pend Oreille Supervisory Area
Sandpoint, ID
Erik Sjoquist
esjoquist@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 263-5104

Eastern Supervisory Area
Jerome, ID
Heath Hancock
hhancock@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 525-7167

Payette Lakes Supervisory Area
McCall, ID
Jasen King
jking@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 634-7125

Payette Lakes Area Cottage Sites

Upcoming Payette Lakes Area Cottage Site Lease Auctions

No auctions at this time.

Priest Lake Area Cottage Sites

Upcoming Priest Lake Area Cottage Site Lease Auctions

No auctions at this time.



Residential-Other Sites

Upcoming Residential-Other Site Lease Auctions

No auctions at this time.

2025 Expiring Residential-Other Site Leases

Applications due by close of business on April 30, 2025, unless otherwise specified. 

R100362 (expiring)

  • IDL Area: Priest Lake 
  • County: Bonner
  • Term: 15 Years
  • Proposed Use: Residential-Other
  • Contact: Ryan Zandhuisen
  • More Information
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R500399 (new)
R500361 (expiring)

  • IDL Area: Payette Lakes
  • County: Adams
  • Term: 10 Years
  • Proposed Use: Residential-Other
  • Contact: Jasen King
  • More Information
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Important Information

Interactive Leasing
Application

Use this app to find endowment land that is available for leasing. We lease land to generate revenue for the endowment beneficiaries.
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Expiring Leases
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This flow chart explains how expiring leases are advertised, applications are reviewed, leases are drafted, and auctions are held.
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Unleased Lands
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