On March 24th, HOME Line hosted another COVID-19 webinar—the recording is further below. This week we were joined by guest speaker Minnesota Housing Deputy Commissioner Rachel Robinson. Rachel provided an overview of the upcoming COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program and process. She discussed the strategies Minnesota Housing is using to overcome barriers to access whenever possible, and fielded a wide range of questions about the program. HOME Line staff also provided a brief overview the current eviction suspension status and answered some tenant/landlord questions.
HOME Line has been hosting webinars since mid-April on COVID-19 and how it affects Minnesota landlords and tenants. Over 4,000 tenants, social workers and landlords have watched these live presentations and over 2,200 have watched recorded versions.
Register for our next COVID-19 webinar on 4/14/21, where we’ll review the current status of state and federal eviction suspensions as well as any recent updates on rental assistance programs.
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Links/Materials discussed during the webinar:
- Slides from the presentation
- MN Housing page with info about upcoming COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program
- HOME Line’s general COVID-19 information/resource page
- Recordings of our previous webinars
- 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)
- 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.