We just finished September and are comparing the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of 2024. In general, the tenant hotline took more new calls/emails during this time than last year—an 8% increase (5,439 for third quarter, 2024). Here are the top 10 contact reasons for the last quarter, compared to 2023. Contact […]
Last month the Hotline saw a 5% increase in Contacts from August 2023
New calls/emails for August eclipsed the total for August last year. This August, we had 1,943 new contacts compared to 1,860 last year, a 5% increase over last August. Here are the top 10 reasons for calls last month, compared to August, 2023. Contact Reason Number of Contacts Change from Aug. ’23 1. Repairs 584 […]
Recording of 8/16/23 Tenant/Landlord Webinar on new laws: Fee Disclosures, Pet Declawing/ Devocalization, Move-in/Move-out Inspections, Early Lease renewals
On August 16th, 2023, HOME Line hosted a webinar on Minnesota tenant/landlord law. HOME Line Housing Attorney and webinar host Rachael Sterling was joined by Supervising Attorney Amarilis Carrión, Shana Tomenes, Staff Attorney at the University of Minnesota’s Student Legal Service, and Zack Eichten, the State Director of the Minnesota Humane Society. The presentation covered required […]
Recording of February 2023 Webinar – How the Bankruptcy Code Impacts Tenant/Landlord Laws
On February 15, 2023, HOME Line hosted a webinar on Minnesota tenant/landlord law. This webinar covered how special provisions of the Bankruptcy Code apply to tenant/landlord issues. We were joined by Drew Glasonovich, Attorney with Stinson LLP. The presentation covered the application of the automatic stay to evictions in individual bankruptcy cases, the effect the […]
Grant Funding for Renter Health Now Open
HOME Line has partnered with The City of Bloomington Public Health Division and we are excited to announce grant funding for renters and groups connected to rent-burdened communities in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield. Being rent-burdened means a household spends more than 30 percent of their income on rent. Health starts in our homes. Where we […]