On June 12th 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling was joined by Public Policy Director Michael Dahl and Policy Attorney Larry McDonough for a presentation that covered what happened in Tenant/Landlord law during the most recent Minnesota State Legislative session. They also fielded a variety of questions from attendees. HOME Line […]
Call to Action: Urge Minnesota Legislators to Negotiate a Strong Renters’ Rights Package
The Minnesota Legislature has created a special committee to work out the differences between the Senate and House bills concerning renters’ rights. We need your help. Please email the following legislators urging them to negotiate a strong tenant rights package: Senate Senator Mohamed (click on the Senator’s name to access their email form) Senator Oumou […]
Minnesotans and Housing Advocates Rally at the Capitol for Legislators to ‘Start with Home’
On February 20th, hundreds of advocates for safe, decent, and affordable housing gathered for the Starts with Home rally to advance a range of solutions to address many communities’ housing needs. HOME Line Tenant Advocate Ubah Shire shared her story with the crowd about the discrimination she faced because every landlord she approached refused to […]
Legislation Would Add Protections for Tenants Asserting Their Rights
A common story HOME Line hears from tenants is when they reach out to their landlord about a problem, request the problem be solved, and experience some form of retaliation, such as their landlord refusing to address further concerns, charging surprise penalties, or threatening (or actually) evicting them. While this is clearly retaliation, the burden […]
Help Bring More Balance to the Tenant-Landlord Relationship
Many Minnesotans know the process someone has to go through to find an apartment. Today, it usually entails checking out Facebook marketplace, apartments.com, craigslist, or any other number of websites and postings that hundreds of other people are also all looking at and applying to. When someone finally can contact a landlord, it’s usually a […]
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