HOME Line attorney discusses tenants rights regarding bed bugs

by Eric Hauge on May 8, 2013

HOME Line Attorney Mike Vraa was featured on Channel 12 last week discussing the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords in dealing with bed bug infestations.

Tenants who are experiencing an infestation of bed bugs should notify their landlord immediately. This is important so that treatment can begin quickly and minimize the chances of spreading bed bugs to other units. As far as the cost of treatment–in most cases, unless the landlord can prove the tenant caused the infestation through their “willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct,” it is the landlords responsibility to fix the problem. Tenants facing large bills for treatment should take a look at our sample forms, one of which is a Response to Invoice for Bed Bug Treatment that can be used to refute a landlord when they bill a tenant for bed bug treatment.  As always, please call (or email) our free tenant hotline for advice about your particular situation: Metro 612-728-5767 or toll-free in Greater MN 1-866-866-3546.

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HOME Line attorney discusses MN Tenant/Landlord law for Somali TV

by Eric Hauge on April 24, 2013

HOME Line attorney Matt Eichenlaub was interviewed last year by Mohamed Farah Talyaani for Somali TV Minnesota. Matt gave an outline of the basics of Minnesota Tenant/Landlord law, highlighting what rights and responsibilities are essential for renters to understand as they navigate the local rental market.

We are thankful to our interns, Jessie Lieb and Zeynab Egale, for spearheading this effort. HOME Line continues to expand our services to non-English speaking communities across the state through volunteer recruitment, outreach, education, and unique projects like this video.

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Full Ethics & Elimination of Bias MN CLE credit webinars

April 17, 2013

HOME Line is sponsoring 4 separate broadcasts of a 5-credit CLE webinar that fulfills Minnesota’s mandatory 3 Ethics and 2 Elimination of bias CLE credits for attorneys.  The course, “Third Annual Full Ethics and Elimination of Bias Training – Not Just for Public Interest Attorneys” has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 3.0 hours [...]

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5/18/13 Tenant/landlord law training for volunteers, agency staff, attorneys (CLE credit)

April 16, 2013

Do you want to learn about how Minnesota laws affect renters?  How you—as a law student, community advocate, attorney, or social service agency staff—can assist tenants with their rental problems? Would you like to volunteer at HOME Line? Our free tenant/landlord law training for volunteers is coming up soon. We also offer this training for [...]

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4 trainings designed for Landlords & Managers in Minneapolis: 5/13, 6/24, 7/22, 9/9

April 15, 2013

The speech, “What Every Landlord Should Know: Avoiding Honest (and costly) Mistakes” focuses on key issues that cause problems between landlords and tenants.  Additionally, learn about several new laws that took effect in the last few years. All four trainings take place at HOME Line’s office (3455 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407): Monday, May 13 from 2:00-4:30pm [...]

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Minnesota Landlord/Tenant Law Training on May 20th

April 12, 2013

HOME Line attorney Mike Vraa is the featured speaker for the training.  The content of the training is designed for social workers, city officials, and others who work in the field of affordable housing.  Topics include applications, leases, repairs, evictions, lock-outs, mortgage foreclosure as it relates to tenants, and security deposits. Monday, May 20, 2013, 1:00 pm [...]

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CLE Webinar rebroadcast 7/17/13 to Fulfill Ethics & Elimination of Bias Credits for Attorneys (5 credits)

March 22, 2013

HOME Line will rebroadcast a legal education webinar – a 5 CLE-credit seminar, over the web on July 17, 2013. This rebroadcast has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 3.0 hours of Ethics and 2.0 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credits. Those who register attend by internet and submit written questions via the webinar Q&A chat system.  The webinar will [...]

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CLE Webinar rebroadcast 6/27/13 to Fulfill Ethics & Elimination of Bias Credits for Attorneys (5 credits)

March 22, 2013

HOME Line will rebroadcast a legal education webinar – a 5 CLE-credit seminar, over the web on June 27, 2013. This rebroadcast has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 3.0 hours of Ethics and 2.0 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credits. Those who register attend by internet and submit written questions via the webinar Q&A chat system.  The webinar will include [...]

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CLE Webinar rebroadcast 6/18/13 to Fulfill Ethics & Elimination of Bias Credits for Attorneys (5 credits)

March 22, 2013

HOME Line will rebroadcast a legal education webinar – a 5 CLE-credit seminar, over the web on June 18, 2013. This rebroadcast has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 3.0 hours of Ethics and 2.0 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credits. Those who register attend by internet and submit written questions via the webinar Q&A chat [...]

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Tenant hotline volunteers from MSB

March 20, 2013

Four paralegal degree students from the Minnesota School of Business have been volunteering with our tenant hotline this semester. Thanks to the MSB for featuring the work of these great students on their blog–On the Line: 4 Paralegal Students Field Questions for Tenant Hotline. Volunteers are the backbone of our free, statewide tenant hotline. Without [...]

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