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HOME Line 2023 Trivia Night Fundraiser

October 6, 2023 by HOME Line Staff & Board Leave a Comment

NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT HAS NOW CLOSED. Can’t make it to HOME Line Trivia Night? Please consider a donation to help support all of HOME Line’s statewide programs for renters. Help celebrate HOME Line’s 31st birthday and support our ongoing work by testing your trivia skills at our 2023 Trivia Night Fundraiser! Get tickets […]

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HOME Line celebrates 30 years of advocating with Minnesota renters

February 4, 2022 by Eric Hauge 1 Comment

HOME Line’s tenant hotline first opened on January 13, 1992. Back then, it covered the suburbs of Hennepin County, as it was a program of a local community action agency. Now, 30 years later, HOME Line serves the entire state of Minnesota, offering timely, accurate, and confidential legal advice to any Minnesota renter free of […]

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2025 Training series designed for Landlords & Managers: 4/24/2025, 7/24/2025, 10/23/2025

January 3, 2022 by HOME Line Legal Staff

The speeches, “Tips from a Tenant Attorney, Laws Every Minnesota Landlord Should Understand” focuses on key issues that cause problems between landlords and tenants.  Additionally, learn about new laws that took effect in the last few years. All trainings will take place over the internet via Zoom: Please note: This course is recognized by the City of Minneapolis […]

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Minnesota Supreme Court Recognizes a Common-Law Defense to Retaliatory Evictions

June 12, 2019 by Eric Hauge Leave a Comment

Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that residential “tenants have a common-law defense to landlord evictions in retaliation for tenant complaints about material violations by the landlord of state or local law, residential covenants, or the lease.” (Page 18).  In simpler terms, the Court said that a landlord cannot file an eviction against their tenant […]

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HOME Line’s 2018 Annual Report

May 21, 2019 by Eric Hauge Leave a Comment

We’re excited to share our 2018 Annual Report that provides a brief overview of the advice, advocacy, organizing, and overall impact HOME Line provided for Minnesota renters last year. Highlights include: 13,240 renter households received free and confidential legal advice, most frequently helping tenants with repairs, security deposits, and evictions. 52 volunteers and interns provided 2,090 […]

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8011 34th Ave S, Suite #126
Bloomington, MN 55425

HOME Line is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3).

Our EIN is 41-1941115.

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