On November 17th, HOME Line hosted a webinar on tenant/landlord legal issues—the recording is further below. We were joined by guest speakers from both RentHelpMN (Michelle Doyal – RentHelpMN Program Manager at Minnesota Housing) and the Zero Balance Project (Janne Flisrand – Community Relations Manager at HousingLink) who discussed eligibility, application process, updates about each program, and answered questions. HOME Line legal staff also provided a brief review about the end of Minnesota’s eviction moratorium.
HOME Line has been hosting webinars since mid-April on COVID-19 and how it affects Minnesota landlords and tenants. Over 6,000 tenants, social workers and landlords have watched these live presentations and over 3,200 have watched recorded versions. Click here to see schedule & registration for all upcoming webinars.
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Links/Materials discussed during the webinar:
- Slides from the presentation:
- Statewide COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: RentHelpMN.org / Or dial 2-1-1
- The Zero Balance Project, a COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program serving Hennepin, Ramsey, and Dakota Counties, where landlords initiate the application process.
- Saint Paul – Ramsey County Rent Assistance Program (COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance)
- City ordinances requiring pre-eviction notices:
- St. Louis Park City Code, Chapter 8, Article II, Division 3, Subdivision VIII, Section 8-335. Notice required prior to initiating eviction proceedings (see beginning on page 44 of the PDF)
- Minneapolis Code of Ordinance, Chapter 12, Article XVI, Section 244.2060. – Notice required prior to initiating eviction proceedings.
- Energy Assistance Program through MN Dept. of Commerce
- Eviction Moratorium Phaseout law: MN Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 8, Article 5. You will need to scroll down to Article V for the off-ramp language.
- HOME Line’s eviction moratorium phaseout page: general info, FAQ, timeline
- Recordings of our previous webinars
- Law Help MN: Renters’ Rights and the end of the Eviction Moratorium
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 the phased-out end of Minnesota’s eviction moratorium is available here.
We hope this training was helpful to you. Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to support our work.