On August 5th, HOME Line hosted a free webinar to share information about current legal issues that Minnesota renters are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week we covered the impact of Executive Order 20-79 that replaced Executive Orders 20-14 & 20-73 on August 4th and made a number of changes to how the eviction suspension works.
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Links/Materials discussed during the webinar:
- HOME Line’s general COVID-19 information/resource page
- Recordings of our previous webinars
- MN Executive Order’s compiled
- Emergency Executive Order 20-78: Extending the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency Declared in Executive Order 20-01 (this extends the suspension of evictions under Executive Order 20-14 until August 12, 2020)
- 8/1/20 Star Tribune article where Governor’s spokesperson says intention is to extend peacetime emergency beyond August 12
- HOME Line’s FAQ on EO 20-79
- Emergency Executive Order 20-79: Modifying the Suspension of Evictions and Writs of Recovery During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency.
- HOME Line’s FAQ on mask requirements in rental housing
- Law Help MN: Page on Renters Rights and Court
- CARES Act address search from ProPublica (not comprehensive–does not include properties with <5 units that are federally backed)
- Rental assistance referral options from Minnesota Housing
- Hennepin County emergency/COVID-19 rental assistance application
- Ramsey County emergency/COVID-19 rental assistance application:
- A list of county-based emergency financial assistance resources within the 7-county metro.
- Utility shutoff policies in response to COVID-19 in MN
- City of Minneapolis webpage with information & links to new ordinances
If you are a renter in Minnesota and you have a question about your specific housing situation, please contact our free tenant hotline: 612-728-5767 or via email. Also, some general rental housing information regarding COVID-19 is available here.
We hope this training was helpful to you. Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to support our work.
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