FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gender Justice, St. Paul, MN HOME Line, Minneapolis, MN Tenants Sue Landlords for Severe Violations of Privacy and Sexual Harassment at Home Secretly videotaped and subjected to unwanted sexual advances by landlords, tenants feel unsafe in their homes. Minneapolis, December 11, 2014. Days before secretly installing a video camera trained on his […]
Tenant Rights on La Voz del Pueblo
Este domingo pasado, Tenant Advocate Claire Branigan, junta con Reyna Flores, líder de inquilinos del vecindario Corcoran, fueron invitadas hablar sobre los derechos de renteros en el show del radio “La Voz del Pueblo” en la estación comunitaria, KFAI. ¡Puede escuchar una grabación de este show el enlace de abajo! This past Sunday, Tenant Advocate […]
KARE 11 interviews HOME Line attorney on local vacancy rates
HOME Line’s Managing Attorney, Mike Vraa, shared insights on KARE 11 News into what challenges current and prospective renters face with the Twin Cities currently tight rental market. In addition to seeing more frequent and larger rent increases, renters who have imperfect rental or credit histories are finding it difficult to locate landlords that will […]
HOME Line attorney comments about renters in foreclosure
HOME Line’s Senior Housing Attorney, Paul Birnberg, was featured in a FOX 9 News report on renters affected by landlord foreclosure. Mr. Birnberg commented that while renters may have trouble identifying a soon-to-be foreclosed rental property before moving in, neither the landlord nor the bank can force them out until at least 6 months after […]
Burnsville renters living at Country Village: know your rights
Tenants living at Country Village Apartments in Burnsville have been putting up with their irresponsible landlord for too long. The city recently suspended the landlords rental license, meaning no vacant units can be re-rented. HOME Line has been taking calls from renters, and have commented on the issue to the media. See recent news coverage here: […]