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Eviction Filing Update: August 2026

September 8, 2026 by Jess Zarik & Eric Hauge Leave a Comment

Minnesota saw 2,295 eviction filings in August 2026, a 10.0% increase over August 2025 and 8.5% above the 2023–2025 August average. This was the highest number of August filings in the past four years. Through August, Minnesota has recorded 16,893 eviction filings, 1.8% more than the same period in 2025 and 6.6% above the three-year […]

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Hotline Serves 1,854 New Contacts in August

September 5, 2026 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We received 1,854 new contacts (emails plus calls) to the tenant hotline in August, a 2% increase over last August. Our total contacts (new plus follow-ups) were up even more—11% over last August with 3,533 total contacts. We remain on pace to surpass last year’s numbers, with new contacts up over 8% and total contacts […]

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By every metric, July was the busiest month in the 34-year history of HOME Line’s tenant hotline.

August 8, 2026 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We set a monthly record for new contacts (emails and calls): 2,115. We set a monthly record for follow-up contacts: 1,968. We set a monthly record for total contacts (new plus follow-ups): 4,083. Two of these records only lasted a month—in June, we set records for follow-up and total contacts. The record for new contacts […]

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Tenant Filed Housing Court Actions CLE

August 8, 2026 by Samuel Spaid Leave a Comment

HOME Line’s Tenant and Landlord Webinar series will continue on September 30, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. In this webinar, the Honorable Hennepin County Referee Sedillos will give a presentation on trends in tenant-filed housing court cases. One Standard CLE Credit will be applied for. This webinar is FREE. Register here!

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Recording of 8/26/26 Tenant-Landlord CLE Webinar: Leases and Prohibited Lease Terms

August 8, 2026 by Samuel Spaid Leave a Comment

On August 26th 2026, HOME Line Staff Attorney, Impact Litigation and Research Director Samuel Spaid was joined by HOME Line Housing Attorney Melissa Johnson to host a legal webinar discussing residential leases, focusing on prohibited lease terms and how to deal with them as a tenant or tenant’s attorney. Presenters fielded a variety of questions […]

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