October was another busy month for the hotline. We took slightly fewer calls/emails in October (2,929 total) than in September of this year—about a 5% drop. There were 1,664 new calls/emails in October and we remain on pace to potentially top 20,000 for the calendar year, repeating last year’s accomplishment. Here are the top 10 […]
Recording of HOME Line’s 11/13/24 Tenant/Landlord Webinar: Tenant Right to Organize Overview
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 […]
Retired HOME Line attorney makes substantial contribution to HOME Line to advance public policy efforts
HOME Line’s staff & board are tremendously grateful to former HOME Line Senior Housing Attorney Paul Birnberg, who recently donated $120,000 to support a variety of HOME Line’s efforts in advocating that the Minnesota State Legislature (and local cities) enact critical tenant protection legislation—Just Cause eviction restrictions and protections against Source of Income discrimination (refusing […]
Tenant hotline took more new calls/emails during third quarter 2024 than third quarter 2023
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 […]
Recording of HOME Line’s 10/23/2024 Tenant/Landlord Webinar: New Shared Meter Regulations
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 […]
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