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The Problem with Crime-Free Housing Ordinances

June 20, 2018 by Eric Hauge Leave a Comment

The Problem with Crime-Free Housing Ordinances (cross-posted from ACLU-MN) As a Minnesota-based statewide tenant rights organization that advises roughly 15,000 renter households annually, our organization has witnessed numerous Minnesota cities adopting rental housing disorderly conduct, nuisance, and/or crime-free ordinances (hereafter abbreviated CFOs) over the past 20 years. In general these types of ordinances provide cities the ability […]

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Evictions in Greater Minnesota Report

June 1, 2018 by Samuel Spaid 1 Comment

Evictions, regardless of outcome, can limit a renter’s available housing options. While the number of evictions in Minnesota has decreased slightly over the last few years, approximately 16,000 evictions were still filed in 2017. An eviction action can lead to the short term disruption of a household, including a forced unplanned move. It can also […]

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CRP forms for Renters Credit were due to tenants on 1/31/18

February 1, 2018 by Eric Hauge Leave a Comment

The Minnesota renter’s credit/refund is a state property tax refund for tenants. This refund assists renters with the tax burden they pay directly to their landlord because of the property taxes imposed on rental housing. Landlords are required to provide Certificate Rent Paid (CRP) forms to tenants no later than January 31, 2018. If you rented at any point […]

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MN Supreme Court Gives Cities Right to Inspect

November 15, 2017 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

Written By:Paul Birnberg  and Mike Vraa Golden Valley, like many MN cities, wants to have the power to inspect every rental unit in the city on a regular basis (annually or once every two or three years). Why? The inspector wants to make sure every landlord is keeping up on repairs. Without inspections some repairs […]

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Charlie Warner

November 9, 2017 by Eric Hauge 3 Comments

On November 8th, 2017, HOME Line lost its founder and former executive director Charlie Warner. He helped establish HOME Line as the only statewide tenants rights hotline in Minnesota and volunteered over 3,157 hours after he retired. He volunteered more than any other volunteer in HOME Line’s history. We’ll be sharing more about Charlie’s legacy […]

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