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2026 Annual Eviction Update

June 6, 2026 by Samuel Spaid Leave a Comment

  HOME Line’s Tenant and Landlord Webinar Series will continue on July 22, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. In this webinar, Ozie Nieves-Rubio, HOME Line’s Eviction Data Assistant, and Mike Vraa, Managing Attorney & Hotline Director, will provide an analysis of eviction trends across Minnesota for the second half of 2025 and the […]

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May Hotline Trends: Repairs Rise, Demand Remains High

June 6, 2026 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

This was our busiest May ever for both new contacts (1,700) and total contacts (3,211), which includes follow-ups. For new contacts, we were up an astounding 23% over May 2025. We’re nearly 8% above last year’s record pace for new contacts through the first five months of the year. Here are the top 10 reasons […]

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Eviction Filing Update: May 2026

June 4, 2026 by Eric Hauge Leave a Comment

May 2026 ended with 1,972 evictions filed statewide, trending similar to last May (1,987) and the three-year 2023-2025 average (1,983). Looking at the broader picture, 10,351 eviction cases were filed statewide from January through May 2026. This is a 1.6% increase over the same period in 2025 (10,186 filings) and 7.4% above the three-year average […]

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HOME Line’s 2025 Annual Report

May 28, 2026 by HOME Line Staff & Board Leave a Comment

We’re excited to share our 2025 Annual Report that provides an overview of the advice, education, advocacy, organizing, and overall impact HOME Line provided for Minnesota renters last year. Highlights include: The Tenant Hotline provided free and confidential legal advice to a record 20,241 renter households, from all 87 Minnesota counties—most frequently helping with repairs, evictions, […]

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April Brings Record Tenant Hotline Activity

May 8, 2026 by Mike Vraa 1 Comment

This was the tenant hotline’s busiest April ever. We set records for new, follow-up, and total calls/emails for April. There was a 15% increase in total client contacts over last April, with 3,489 this year. That’s our third-highest monthly total ever, which is more than a little surprising for April (only 30 days—not a summer/heavy […]

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8011 34th Ave S, Suite #126
Bloomington, MN 55425

HOME Line is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3).

Our EIN is 41-1941115.

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