In January, over 100 supporters celebrated HOME Line’s 20 years of Tenant Advocacy in Minnesota. HOME Line board members hosted this 20th anniversary celebration honoring HOME Line’s Tenant Hotline, Organizing, and Advocacy accomplishments. Please take a look at our history as detailed in our 20 year retrospective (download/view HOME Line’s 20 Year Report). To keep up-to-date […]
KARE 11 interviews HOME Line attorney on local vacancy rates
HOME Line’s Managing Attorney, Mike Vraa, shared insights on KARE 11 News into what challenges current and prospective renters face with the Twin Cities currently tight rental market. In addition to seeing more frequent and larger rent increases, renters who have imperfect rental or credit histories are finding it difficult to locate landlords that will […]
HOME Line attorney comments about renters in foreclosure
HOME Line’s Senior Housing Attorney, Paul Birnberg, was featured in a FOX 9 News report on renters affected by landlord foreclosure. Mr. Birnberg commented that while renters may have trouble identifying a soon-to-be foreclosed rental property before moving in, neither the landlord nor the bank can force them out until at least 6 months after […]
Updates on proposed cuts to your MN Renters Credit refund
Last year $186 million in cuts were enacted that reduced the amount of rent paid for which your refund is calculated from 19% to 17%. This year state legislators are proposing even further cuts to this program that assists nearly 300,000 low-income seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income renters across the state. To learn more […]
MN renter’s credit/refund: Did you receive your CRP?
***UPDATE 2/9/12: The Minnesota State Legislature is again considering drastic cuts to the renters credit with a proposal that would affect hundreds of thousands low-income seniors and families across Minnesota. The House Tax committee will be hearing a bill at 10:15am on Tuesday, Feb. 14th that would reduce the percent of rent paid that the credit […]
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