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Recording of HOME Line’s 8/26/20 legal webinar with guest speaker: “What Student Renters need to know about their rights during COVID-19”

August 19, 2020 by HOME Line Legal Staff Leave a Comment

On August 26th, 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 had another guest speaker: William Dane, Senior Staff Attorney, University of MN Student Legal Services. He covered what student renters need to know about their rights during COVID-19. 

We hope this training was helpful to you. Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to support our work by clicking here.

Links/Materials discussed during the webinar:

  • U of MN Student Legal Services:
    Schedule appointment online
    Email for an appointment: usls@umn.edu
    (612) 624-1001
  • Minnesota COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program
    TO APPLY:
    Call 211 (Toll Free: 1.800.543.7709; Local: 651.291.0211)
    Visit 211unitedway.org
    Text “MNRENT” or “MNHOME” to 898-211
  • HOME Line’s general COVID-19 information/resource page
  • Recordings of our previous webinars
  • Emergency Executive Order 20-83: Extending the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency Declared in Executive Order 20-01 (extending the peacetime emergency, including the suspension of evictions, until September 11)
  • 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)
  • 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.

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.

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