HOME Line’s team of eight attorneys presented a free four hour overview of Tenant/Landlord law on May 25th, 2022. The Training/Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar covered the basics of tenant/landlord law in Minnesota, including forming a tenancy, lease agreements, property repairs, evictions, and expungements (the full agenda is below the video).
This course was approved for four standard CLE credits from the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education.
HOME Line’s experienced legal staff has a combined 82 years of practice in MN landlord/tenant law and have collectively advised over 105,000 MN renter households.
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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.
2022 Tenant/Landlord Law CLE Webinar Agenda
Introduction and Overview of COVID-19 specific regulations (5 minutes) presented by HOME Line Housing Attorney Rachael Sterling
Parts I – II (1 hour)(12:00-1:00 p.m.), presented by HOME Line Housing Attorneys Samuel Spaid and Rachael Sterling
Part I – Tenants and Tenancies
- What Makes an Occupant a Tenant?
- Types of Housing
- Mobile Homes
Part II – Forming the Tenancy
- Rental Application
- Basics of Housing Discrimination
- Pre-Lease Deposits
- Leases
- Common Leases
- Lease Clause Enforceability
- Late Fees
- City Rules and Ordinances
Break Number 1 (5 minutes)
Parts III-VI (1 hour)(1:05-2:05 p.m.), presented by HOME Line Housing Attorneys Samuel Spaid, Andrea Palumbo, and Pattye Hechter
Part III – Repairs
- Repair Problems
- Emergency Repairs
- Retaliation
Part IV – Modification of the Lease
Part V – Privacy and Landlord Intrusions
- Rights of the Tenant
- Remedies
- Sexual Harassment
Part VI – Roommates
Break Number 2 (5 minutes)
Parts VII-IX (1 hour)(2:10-3:10 p.m.), presented by HOME Line Housing Attorney Matt Eichenlaub and Supervising Attorney Amarilis Carrión
Part VII – Ending the Lease
- Notices to Vacate
- Good Cause Required in Only Some Cases
- Breaking the Lease
- Automatic Lease Renewals
Part VIII – Foreclosures
Part IX – Lockouts and Shutoffs
Break Number 3 (5 minutes)
Parts X-XIV (1 hour)(3:15-4:15 p.m.), presented by HOME Line Housing Attorneys Andrea Palumbo , Stephen Rathke, and Managing Attorney Michael Vraa
Part X – Evictions
- Reasons for Eviction
- Service of Process
- Non-Payment Evictions
- Holding Over Evictions
- Breach of Lease Evictions
Part XI – Post Tenancy Issues
- Security Deposits
- Abandoned Property
Part XII – Expungements
Part XIII – Lay Advocates
- Paralegal Pilot Program
We hope this training was helpful to you. Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to support our work.