HOME Line is regularly featured in or referenced by a variety of news outlets. The following links provide a glimpse at some of those news articles or stories.
2015
- Family Fights to Get Out of Lease After Mold Found in Hugo Home (Ch 5 KSTP News, 9/30/15)
- Renting & the Law: Must tenant do chores without compensation? (Star Tribune, 3/14/15)
- Renters challenge new rules at Pleasant Avenue apartments (Southwest Journal, 3/10/15)
- Landlords have the upper hand in many rental markets (NPR Marketplace, 2/17/15)
2014
- Women accuse their landlords of sexual harrassment (MPR News, 12/22/14)
- Female tenants allege sexual harassment by landlords (MPR News, 12/11/14)
- Tenant Rights on La Voz del Pueblo (11/16/14)
- Lyndale neighborhood reaches out to renters (Southwest Journal, 11/18/14)
- Wall Street Storms the Twin Cities with an Eerily Familiar Housing Scheme (City Pages, 9/24/14)
- North Minneapolis residents fight out-of-state investors, poor maintenance (TC Daily Planet, 9/18/14)
- Landlord loses his licenses, takes Minneapolis to court over fair housing (City Pages, 8/27/14)
- Rental Repairs in Minnesota: The Case for Repair and Deduct (Bench & Bar of Minnesota, July 2014)
- Rising rents pricing many out of Uptown (Southwest Journal, 6/30/14)
- More renters receiving federal help get squeezed out of apartments (Star Tribune, 5/15/14)
- Tight Mpls. housing market adds to squeeze on low-income renters (5/3/14, Star Tribune)
- In the Twin Cities, you need to make $30,000 to afford a one-bedroom apartment, study says (4/24/14, City Pages)
- Law students lend help to local renter hotline (4/7/14, Minnesota Daily)
- Senior Housing Attorney Paul Birnberg appeared on AM 1280, (The Patriot). He was a guest on “Where You Live” with Gene Sullivan, speaking about a legislative proposal we were advocating for to reform the eviction process in Minnesota.
- Statewide tenant service expanding to Minneapolis (3/31/14, Star Tribune)
- Hotline with free legal advice for renters expends to Mpls April 1 (3/28/14, Southwest Journal)
- St. Paul bills low-income tenant for $1,000 – 23 years later (2/4/14, Pioneer Press)
- MPR News Daily Circuit: 8 tips for new landlords (1/6/14, MPR News)
2013
- RENTAL RATES: Low inventory likely to cost Twin Cities tenants
- HOME Line attorney discusses tenants rights regarding bed bugs on Channel 12
- Many landlords take active role in St. Paul’s Union Park neighborhood
- Almost out in the cold: Landlord backs off eviction, but couple’s case highlights lack of help in ND rental disputes
2012
- Burnsville hopes it can avoid repeat of rental woes —Marino Eccher, Pioneer Press, 12/9/12
- HUD awards $5 million through new Tenant Resource Network —HUD Press Release, 6/14/12
- Housing vacancies scarce in Minneapolis —Shayne Wells, KARE 11 News, 3/21/12
- Foreclosure Leaves Renting Family in Limbo —Erik Runge, FOX 9 News, 3/19/12
- Residents moving out of Burnsville apartments, but to where? —Katie Humphrey, Star Tribune, 2/29/12
- Cities and the state should do more to protect the tenants of irresponsible landlords —Eric Hauge, Community Voices column, MinnPost.com, 1/30/12
- Tenant Advocate Suggests a Route For Dealing With Country Village —Clare Kennedy, Burnsville Patch, 1/17/12
2011
- City housing hotline shuts its doors —Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 12/30/11
- BAD LANDLORDS: ‘Truth in leasing’ would balance things out —Eric Hauge, Letter to the Editor, Star Tribune, 10/24/11
- Burnsville suspends license of problem-plagued complex —Katie Humphrey, Star Tribune, 10/19/11
- Burnsville apt. complex has rental license suspended —Dave Berggren, KARE 11, 10/20/11
- Challenges prevail in off-campus housing —Madiha Mirza, UMD Statesman, 10/19/11
- Foreclosure creates risk for tenants —Delane Cleveland, Twelve TV, 10/7/11
- Affordable rentals in the Twin Cities – not so much —Lisa Gonzalez, TC Daily Planet, 8/29/11
- What it’s like to be a young mother, homeless and looking for help —Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost, 5/26/11
- Attorney Mike Vraa featured interview on AM 1280 WWTC “Where You Live” with Gene and Toni, highlighting HOME Line’s new tenant rights book. Podcasts of this show available here.
- Area rental vacancy rate is at a 5-year low —Jim Buchta, Star Tribune, 4/28/11
- Renter’s Attorney Expert on FOX 9 —FOX 9 News, 4/3/11
- Renters’ refund on the chopping block —Clare Kennedy, Owatonna People’s Press, 1/31/11
Pioneer Press investigative series on notorious Twin Cities landlords:
- Twin Cities landlord brothers shuffle ownership of properties that have reputation for squalid conditions —Elizabeth Mohr and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press, 8/26/11
- Notorious Twin Cities landlords slip toward financial ruin —Elizabeth Mohr and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press, 3/13/11
- Protecting renters —Eric Hauge, letter to the editor of the Pioneer Press, 1/22/11
- Part 3: At troubled rental sites, more pain for the landlords —Elizabeth Mohr and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press, 1/18/11
- Part 2: Sanctions? Fines? Charges? None have put the landlords out of business —Elizabeth Mohr and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press, 1/17/11
- Part 1: The buildings are squalid, the tenants are fed up, and the landlords? They’re still in business. —Elizabeth Mohr and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press, 1/16/11
- Many complaints against landlords’ properties resolved just in time —Elizabeth Mohr and MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press, 1/16/11
2010
- You may be gone, but the rent lives on —Lora Pabst, Star Tribune Whistleblower Blog, 11/12/10
- Growing bedbug epidemic reaches U —Urmila Ramakrishnan, MN Daily, 11/10/10
- Bedbugs bite tenants more ways than one —James Eli Shiffer, Star Tribune, 10/31/10
- Attorney Mike Vraa featured interview on KYCR-AM radio’s “Where You Live” with Gene and Toni. —Podcast: KYCR-AM “Where You Live” Saturday, 10/16/10, 11am-1pm
- Attorney Mike Vraa featured interview on Public Radio International’s “The Takeaway”
- Landlord says Anoka picking too many nits —Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 9/23/10
- Knowing your rights as a renter —Julie Krienke, University of Minnesota Duluth Statesman, 9/15/10
- Bedbugs are expensive to exterminate; some can’t afford it —Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, 9/3/10
- Out on the Street Because of Landlord Foreclosure? Not Necessarily… —Sharon Rolenc, Public News Service, 8/12/10
- Rental Foreclosures: The New Homelessness —Andy Driscoll & Lynnell Mickelsen, KFAI Radio: Truth to Tell, 5/26/10
- Tenants protected under Minn. law —Katherine Lymn, The Minnesota Daily, 5/26/10
- When tenants pay but owners don’t —Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, 5/24/10
- Would-be renters forced to live with family, friends —Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 4/13/10
- Tenants thankful city fixed problem before Christmas —Mandy Moran Froemming, Anoka County Union, 1/7/10
2009
- A good gift for some Anoka folks: Plumbing that works —Lora Pabst, Star Tribune, 12/24/09
- Low-income renters worry about Pawlenty’s credit cut —Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio, 6/22/09
- Have you been unallotted yet? —Scott Russell, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 6/16/09
- No hiding under the covers: Bedbugs are back —Madeleine Baran, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 5/4/09
- Renters now homeless because of landlords —Jana Shortal, KARE 11, 6/9/09
- Renters face uncertainty after Brooklyn Center apartment complex goes into foreclosure —Alexandra Renslo, Channel 12 TV (Northwest Community Television), 4/15/09
- Low-income and nowhere to live —Madeleine Baran, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 3/22/09
- Tough rental market hits families hard —Madeleine Baran, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 3/4/09
2008
- Truth to Tell: Utility shutoffs —Andy Driscoll & Lynnell Mickelsen, KFAI: Truth to Tell, 12/17/08
- Are laws protecting tenants in foreclosure working? —Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio, 12/12/08
- Event Helps Increasing Homeless With Health, Jobs —Frank Vascellaro, WCCO TV, 12/8/08
- Wait time for Section 8 housing increases to 7-12 years? —Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio, 11/25/08
- Meeting could help settle Park Street differences —Nancy Busiahn, The Cannon Falls Beacon 7/11/08
- Park Street residents speak in opposition of assisted living —Sheryl Williams, The Cannon Falls Beacon 7/28/08
- Residents oppose change to assisted living —Nancy Busiahn, The Cannon Falls Beacon, 6/28/08
- North Oaks landlords spark outrage —Lora Pabst, Star Tribune, 6/28/08
- Agencies, new state laws boost help for renters stuck in foreclosed properties —Andrew Tellijohn, MinnPost.com, 6/26/08
- Mortgage defaults force Denver exodus —Brad Heath and Charisse Jones, USA Today, 4/3/08
- Renters feeling foreclosure pinch, as well —Mike Vraa, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, 3/21/08
- Looking for a place to call home in Plymouth —Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 2/20/08
- Eviction can come suddenly for renters —Cynthia Osterman, Reuters, 2/14/08
- In Plymouth, demand for housing help far surpasses availability —Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 2/13/08
- Apartment owners, Brooklyn Center reach settlement —Lora Pabst, Star Tribune, 2/6/08
2007
- Foreclosures often lock out renters: “Foreclosure doesn’t always hurt only the person whose name is on the mortgage. More renters are turning to support agencies for help.” —Kara McGuire, Star Tribune, June 9, 2007
- Throughout spring and summer 2007, several Twin Cities Metro area housing authorities are opening their section 8 voucher waiting lists. Below are several media stories reporting on the openings, which overwhelmed housing authorities when thousands of low-income Minnesotans requsted applications.