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Tenant Hotline has Busiest April Ever

May 7, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

Last month was our busiest April ever on the tenant hotline. We set records in new contacts (calls and emails) from renter households; 1,537 new contacts, a 6% increase over last April and 1,400 follow-ups, a 9% increase over last year’s pace. Here are the top 10 topics that clients contacted the hotline about this […]

Filed Under: Newsletter, Tenant Hotline

Call to Action: Urge Minnesota Legislators to Negotiate a Strong Renters’ Rights Package

May 7, 2024 by Michael Dahl 2 Comments

The Minnesota Legislature has created a special committee to work out the differences between the Senate and House bills concerning renters’ rights.  We need your help. Please email the following legislators urging them to negotiate a strong tenant rights package: Senate Senator Mohamed (click on the Senator’s name to access their email form) Senator Oumou […]

Filed Under: Public Policy

Recording of 5/15/24 Tenant/Landlord Law Webinar: How Changes in Eviction Laws are Impacting Courts

April 24, 2024 by Rachael Sterling Leave a Comment

On May 15th 2024, HOME Line Housing Attorney and Communications Coordinator Rachael Sterling was joined by Referee Tiffany Sedillos from the Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County) and Elizabeth Wendt, Senior Attorney with The Minnesota Judicial Branch’s Legal Counsel Division to discuss how implementation of the new eviction and expungement laws have impacted courtrooms and court processes […]

Filed Under: Trainings, Webinars

HOME Line advised 8,358 total clients in the first quarter of 2024

April 9, 2024 by Mike Vraa 1 Comment

In the first quarter of 2024, HOME Line advised 4,939 new clients and fielded 3,419 follow-ups for a total of 8,358 total client interactions. During the quarter we reviewed documents/leases/photos for over 1,700 clients.  66% of our clients identified as female and over 48% identified as BIPOC. Here are the top 10 topics that clients […]

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HOME Line VISTA Program March Highlights

April 9, 2024 by HOME Line Organizing Staff Leave a Comment

The HOME Line VISTA Members had a busy March, as you’ll see in the Member Highlights on our website. We had successful midyear site visits, a shared training with MN Alliance with Youth about Youth Voice and Youth & Adult Partnerships, and reconnected at a midyear retreat, where we mapped our mycelial networks to see […]

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