On December 18th, 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling hosted a webinar covering changes to how Minnesota tenants will file for their 2024 Renter’s Credit. Rachael was joined by Minnesota Department of Revenue Outreach Supervisor Jake Feneis and Volunteer Outreach Coordinator Jessica Delcid, as well as Tax & Financial Services Manager […]

On November 13th, 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling hosted a webinar covering the new Tenant Right to Organize laws that are effective on January 1st, 2025—a new statute, 504B.212, codifies a tenant’s right to organize and prohibits landlord retaliation for tenant organizing. We were joined by Juan Luis Rivera-Reyes, Coalition […]

On October 23rd, 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling hosted a webinar covering new laws governing utility services in shared-metered residential rental buildings going into effect on January 1, 2025. She was joined by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Housing Unit Managing Attorney Julia Zwak and Staff Attorney Gary Van Winkle. Presenters also fielded […]

On September 18th, 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling hosted a webinar that provided an overview of filing a Security Deposit claim in Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court). HOME Line Housing Attorneys Matt Eichenlaub and Daniel Suitor shared tips on how to file conciliation court claims as well as going over […]

On August 21st, 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling hosted a webinar to cover tools tenants can use when looking for rental housing with a less then perfect background. HOME Line Housing Attorney Andrea Palumbo was joined by HousingLink President Sue Speakman-Gomez to discuss ways that tenants can work with criminal records, […]