The Minnesota Legislature made many much-needed changes to Landlord/Tenant law in 2023. Many of the changes had awaited legislative action for several years and helped bring us more in line with most of the rest of the country regarding tenant protections. But much more is left to be done. Scale and Scope of Proposed 2024 […]
Groundbreaking New Tenant Protections Enacted into Law!
Updated 8/10/23 Good news, Minnesota renters! Over the next year, many new tenant protections HOME Line advocated for at the Minnesota Legislature will become state law. All of these new tentative laws were informed directly by our clients and the legal issues that renters regularly seek advice about on the tenant hotline. As a person […]
Help Oppose Cuts and Increase Funding for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Oppose cuts. Increase investments in affordable housing and homelessness. In its hoUSed Campaign advocacy toolkit: “Oppose Dramatic Cuts to Federal Investments in Affordable Housing,” the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) urges Congress to oppose cuts to federal investments in affordable housing and homelessness and instead provide the highest level of funding possible to serve more […]
Contact your legislators about the importance of passing a Strong Tenants’ Rights Omnibus Bill
We need YOU to contact your legislators about the importance of passing the strongest Tenants’ Rights Omnibus bill possible! Tenants’ rights haven’t been updated in years and often fail to offer necessary protections for renters in Minnesota today. Renters make up almost 30% of the state’s population, making this a pressing issue. The Tenants’ Rights […]
Renters Share Why More Emergency Rental Assistance Is Needed
HOME Line’s main program is a free and confidential legal hotline for renters that has advised over 277,000 households since opening 30 years ago. Each month, in particular since the pandemic began, we’ve been taking around 1,500 calls per month. In January alone we had over a 50% increase in clients as compared to January […]