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Busiest May Ever for the Tenant Hotline

June 4, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

Last month was our busiest May ever on the tenant hotline. We set a record for both new and total contacts (calls and emails) from renter households. Staff advised 1,647 new contacts, a 13% increase over last May, connecting with tenants 3,130 times last month. Here are the top 10 topics that clients contacted the […]

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Tenant Hotline has Busiest April Ever

May 7, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

Last month was our busiest April ever on the tenant hotline. We set records in new contacts (calls and emails) from renter households; 1,537 new contacts, a 6% increase over last April and 1,400 follow-ups, a 9% increase over last year’s pace. Here are the top 10 topics that clients contacted the hotline about this […]

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HOME Line advised 8,358 total clients in the first quarter of 2024

April 9, 2024 by Mike Vraa 1 Comment

In the first quarter of 2024, HOME Line advised 4,939 new clients and fielded 3,419 follow-ups for a total of 8,358 total client interactions. During the quarter we reviewed documents/leases/photos for over 1,700 clients.  66% of our clients identified as female and over 48% identified as BIPOC. Here are the top 10 topics that clients […]

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February Hotline Overview

March 5, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

In February HOME Line advised 1,411 new clients, and fielded 1,240 follow-up client contacts for a total of 2,651 renter households advised throughout the state of Minnesota.  Here are the top 10 reasons that clients contacted us this February compared to February 2023. The most notable difference in  February 2024 vs February 2023 was evictions. […]

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January Hotline’s busiest month ever!

February 6, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We set an all-time record for new calls in a month in January with 2,044 calls, eclipsing last January’s total of 2,037, making this our busiest month ever for new calls. This is the 4th time in the last 5 years that the tenant hotline set a record for new calls in any month. This […]

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

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