HOME Line News

The Treadmill-a-Thon Is Almost Here!!

June 11, 2010

Starting today, Monday at 9:00 am.,  HOME Line’s 50-hour Treadmill-a-Thon will begin! Volunteers, advocates, tenants, and community supporters are teaming up to keep HOME Line moving June 14th-16th. Our goal is keep the treadmill running for 50 hours and raise at least $25,000 – if more cash comes in, HOME Line will keep the treadmill going. [...]

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Upcoming Tenant/Landlord law trainings

May 18, 2010

THESE TRAININGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED HOME Line is sponsoring numerous of Tenant/Landlord legal trainings over the summer.  If you’re interested in attending, please select the training that you are interested in for more information and to register online.  Many of our trainings are specially tailored for specific audiences, so please keep that in mind when [...]

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June 9th Tenant/Landlord law training

May 18, 2010

THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN COMPLETED HOME Line is sponsoring a special Tenant/Landlord law training and seminar exclusively for social service provider staff and attorneys (CLE credit applied for) on Wednesday, June 9th from 9am to 12:30pm, in Minneapolis.  Specific topics include applications, leases, repairs, evictions, lock-outs, mortgage foreclosure as it relates to tenants, and security [...]

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Tenant Bill of Rights becomes law … thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

May 11, 2010

On May 11th, Governor Pawlenty signed HF 2668, making the Tenant Bill of Rights the law in Minnesota. The measures in this year’s Tenant Bill of Rights will make Minnesota law more tenant-friendly and save tenants millions of dollars through revisions to policies on tenant screening fees, late fees, attorney fees, and security deposits. Click [...]

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Landlord/Tenant Law Presentation for Landlords & Managers (6/7/10)

May 5, 2010

THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN COMPLETED The speech, “What Every Landlord Should Know—What Tenants Won’t Tell You (even while they are moving out)” will focus on key issues that cause problems between landlords and tenants. Click below more information & to register. //

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Police training on Landlord/Tenant issues (8/10/2010)

April 27, 2010

THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN COMPLETED Landlord/Tenant Issues Face By Police: Criminal Issues in Housing Law This is not the Crime-Free Multihousing Seminar. The course covers which landlord or tenant actions are crimes and which are just “civil disputes.” Tuesday, August 10th, 2010, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Room 123, William Mitchell College of Law, 875 Summit [...]

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Landlord/Tenant Law Training on June 5th, 2010

April 23, 2010

THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN COMPLETED Do you want to learn about how Minnesota laws affect renters?  How you, as a law student, attorney, or social service agency staff, can assist tenants with their rental problems? Are you interested in volunteering at HOME Line? Landlord/Tenant Law Training Saturday, June 5th 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. William [...]

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Keep HOME Line Moving!

April 22, 2010

Beginning at 9 am on June 14th, HOME Line staff, volunteers, and friends will run a Treadmill-A-Thon relay-run/walk on a treadmill in our office. Our goal is keep the treadmill running for at least 50 hours and raise at least $25,000 – if more cash comes in, HOME Line will keep the treadmill going. //

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The Minnesota Legislature supports the Tenant Bill of Rights!

April 22, 2010

In a unanimous vote in the Minnesota House of Representatives and a 55-7 vote in Minnesota Senate, the Minnesota Tenant Bill of Rights gained legislative approval. The House and Senate have passed slightly different versions of the bill, so a conference committee will be named to work out the differences. We do not expect this [...]

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HOME Line launches new website & blog!

April 8, 2010

This is a new version of HOME Line’s website!  We’ve added a variety of new features, tools, and resources.  We hope this new website will help you access the most important and useful services that HOME Line can provide to you.  If you have any comments, feedback, or bug reports, please send us a note. [...]

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