On January 27th, HOME Line hosted a free webinar to share information about current legal issues that Minnesota renters are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We were joined by guest speaker Kim Tennyson. Kim’s been practicing in real estate and representing landlords for 11 years. She’s handled eviction cases in all metro counties and beyond! We discussed the current state of the law and fielded a wide range of questions from landlords, tenants, service providers, and many others. Below is the recording, the slides, and links to information we shared during the webinar.
HOME Line has been hosting webinars since mid-April on COVID-19 and how it affects Minnesota landlords and tenants. Over 3,600 tenants, social workers and landlords have watched these live presentations and over 1,800 have watched recorded versions.
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Links/Materials discussed during the webinar:
- Slides from the webinar
- HOME Line’s general COVID-19 information/resource page
- Recordings of our previous webinars
- Starting on page 8 of this slideshow–information about the $375 million in rental assistance coming to Minnesota. The program is not set up yet, but more details will come soon. Additionally, on this MN Housing page you can read more about the program and sign up for an email list for future information.
- MN Housing page with links to resources for renters
- 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) - List/links to all of Minnesota’s Executive Orders
- 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)
- CDC press release on extending federal suspension until 3/31/21
- Original CDC suspension in the Federal Register
- 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.