HOME Line in the News
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.
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.
