On December 2nd, HOME Line hosted a free webinar to share information about current legal issues that Minnesota renters are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We gave a brief overview of the current eviction suspension situation in Minnesota. We also covered the Minneapolis tenant protection ordinances that went into effect for all landlords/rental properties in Minneapolis on December 1st (regulating security deposits and tenant screening).
HOME Line has been hosting webinars since mid-April on COVID-19 and how it affects Minnesota landlords and tenants. Over 3,100 tenants, social workers and landlords have watched these live presentations and over 1,700 have watched recorded versions.
Please join us for our next COVID-19 tenant/landlord webinar on Wednesday, December 16nd.
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:
- HOME Line’s general COVID-19 information/resource page
- Recordings of our previous webinars
- DEADLINE DECEMBER 7: To apply for the Minnesota COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program:
Call 211 (Toll Free: 1.800.543.7709; Local: 651.291.0211)
Visit 211unitedway.org
Text “MNRENT” or “MNHOME” to 898-211 - 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.
- For submitting complaints about evictions/lease terminations, contact the MN Attorney General: Eviction complaint form
(651) 296-3353 (Twin Cities Calling Area)
(800) 657-3787 (Outside the Twin Cities) - Information from the City of Minneapolis on the new tenant protection ordinances
- List/links to all of Minnesota’s Executive Orders
- 3/24/20 Executive order 20-14 (rescinded by EO 20-79, below)
- 6/5/20 Executive order 20-73 (rescinded by EO 20-79, below)
- 8/4/20: Emergency Executive Order 20-79 (current eviction suspension order)
- HOME Line’s FAQ on the current eviction suspension executive order (EO 20-79)
- Executive Order 20-97, extending the peacetime emergency declaration through December 14, 2020. This means the suspension of evictions and landlord-initiated lease terminations currently remains in place until December 14th.
- Executive Order 20-81, mask/face covering requirements
- HOME Line’s FAQ on mask requirements in rental housing
- Law Help MN: Page on Renters Rights and Court
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.