Nov 16: 30 Days of Giving Program Highlight: Policy 🧵 At HOME Line, we know that tenant rights aren’t just won in the courtroom or at city hall—they’re also secured through the power of organized renters and informed, community-rooted advocacy.

Nov 15: 30 Days of Giving Staff Spotlight 🧵 Meet Austin Fleming, HOME Line’s VISTA Project Director — a dedicated leader who has grown alongside our AmeriCorps VISTA program over the past three years. homelinemn.org/donate

Nov 14: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: 2024-2025 VISTA Cohort 🧵 The 2024–25 VISTA cohort just wrapped up a transformative year of service! homelinemn.org/donate

Nov 13: 30 Days of Giving: VISTA Host Site Highlight 🧵 Since 2023, HOME Line has teamed up with Phillips West Neighborhood Organization (PWNO) to build stronger renter power in the heart of Minneapolis. homelinemn.org/donate

The November 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! This month we're highlighting HOME Line’s 30 Days of Giving, sharing tenant hotline trends, celebrating pro-tenant ballot measures that passed on election day, & hosting a webinar on rent escrows. Read/subscribe: mailchi.mp/cc869444711f...

Nov 12: 30 Days of Giving Staff Highlight: Meet the VISTAs! 🧵 HOME Line’s AmeriCorps VISTA Program builds tenant leadership and community power to address housing instability across Minnesota. homelinemn.org/donate

Nov 11: 30 Day of Giving Program Spotlight: VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) At the heart of HOME Line’s work is the simple belief that the people most impacted by housing instability should lead the fight to end it. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME Line is closed Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day. We will be back on Wednesday the 12th.

Nov 10: 30 Days of Giving Staff Spotlight: Tenant Organizer Katherine Banbury 🧵 Meet Katherine Banbury — a passionate tenant organizer whose lived experience, leadership, and deep commitment are driving housing justice in Minnesota. homelinemn.org/donate

Nov 9: 30 Days of Giving Coalition Highlight: MNTUC HOME Line facilitates & supports the Minnesota Tenants Unite Coalition (MNTUC) — a grassroots, tenant-led movement organizing renters in publicly funded “Section 42” (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) properties to demand truly affordable housing.

Nov 8: 30 Days of Giving Coalition Highlight: HJL At the heart of the fight for housing justice in Minneapolis is the Housing Justice League — a coalition of community-based organizations advocating for tenant power, ownership, and equity. homelinemn.org/donate

Nov 7: 30 Days of Giving Coalition Highlight: EIP Our partnership with The Alliance’s Equity in Place (EIP) means that the voices of renters—especially, black and brown, immigrant, Indigenous, and low-wealth communities— are centered in regional planning, investment decisions, and housing policy.

Nov 6: 30 Days of Giving Coalition Highlight: Tenant Coalition 🧵 At HOME Line, we know that real change can start in living rooms, community centers, and hallway conversations between neighbors. homelinemn.org/donate

Nov 5: 30 Days of Giving Project Highlight: Narratives Storytelling & Source of Income Protection 🧵 🏠 Everyone deserves a fair chance at housing—no matter where their rent comes from. homelinemn.org/donate

30 Days of Giving Project Highlight: Narratives Storytelling & Just Cause Protection 🧵 ⚖️ No one should lose their home without a reason. Under current law, many Minnesota renters can be forced to move—even if they’ve paid rent on time and followed every rule.

30 Days of Giving Resource Highlight: Organizing Resources Available to MN Renters Did you know HOME Line offers free, practical tools to help renters organize in their buildings and communities? homelinemn.org/organizing

“The first renters rights law of its kind in Minnesota would allow renters to bypass municipal red tape and initiate small fixes themselves at the expense of landlords.” www.startribune.com/proposed-rig... By @janahollingsworth.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

At HOME Line, we believe that renters are the most powerful voices in the fight for housing justice. Our Organizing program translates that belief into action—building tenant leadership, creating community networks, and changing the rules that keep renters unstable. Here’s what we’re doing: 🧵

We’re kicking off HOME Line’s 30 Days of Giving — a month-long celebration of tenant power, community care, and the impact we build together. Each day, we’ll share stories about our history, programs, and vision for housing justice in Minnesota. homelinemn.org/donate-to-ho...

Duluth's so-called “Right to Repair” initiative would allow renters to pay for minor repairs and deduct the cost from their rent if landlords fail to respond. But some worry tenants could be left footing the bill. Voters decide Tuesday on Election Day.

Renters in Duluth living with a broken window lock, leaky faucet or clogged drain could hire professionals to make small repairs and then charge their landlords under a proposed ordinance on the ballot next week.

Where do the Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates stand on all things housing? Find their added responses and links to learn more about each topic on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts⤵️ youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/i8iQmQYfIXb

City council has taken the first step to pass a strong Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (TOPA) policy by the end of the year, but we still need public support! Stand with renters in Minneapolis and contact your city councilmember and the mayor today using the link below! tinyurl.com/PassTOPA

Our HOME Line VISTAs need your support! With the federal shutdown, our VISTA members are serving without pay, and we are seeking community support to help our VISTAs cover their essentials. Check out this link to learn more about the program & learn how you can support the cohort: linktr.ee/HLVISTA

Via @minnpost.bsky.social—Community Voices: On Nov. 4, St. Paul voters can make the city a fairer place for renters www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

Minneapolis renters are pressing for TOPA, a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act giving tenants first right to buy when buildings go on the market. Advocates say it can curb displacement and expand ownership for renters of color. Details: buff.ly/OB9QSyL #Minneapolis #TOPA #TenantRights

The October 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! This month you'll learn about recent tenant hotline trends (we reached 350K households served since opening!), HOME Line's new shared leadership model & Co-Executive Directors, our VISTA Cohort, & more. Read/subscribe: mailchi.mp/05bdda7ef3fd...

Are you a HUD or USDA tenant? Know your rights during the government shutdown! 🏢Continue paying your portion of the rent ☎️Contact an attorney ASAP if your landlord tries to hike your rent or evict you during the shutdown 🔍Check out nhlp.org/govshutdown for more detailed info on your housing rights

Want to learn more about tenant organizing? MN Renter's Guide to Tenant Organizing: homelinemn.org/mnrgto/ Email-an-Organizer: homelinemn.org/email-an-org...

More renters across the state are forming tenant unions to push for repairs and improvements in their buildings under a new state law that adds protections for tenant organizing.

Via @sahanjournal.bsky.social: Rising frustrations lead Twin Cities renters to form unions for better housing conditions sahanjournal.com/housing/tena... Want to learn more? MN Renter's Guide to Tenant Organizing: homelinemn.org/mnrgto/ Email-an-Organizer: homelinemn.org/email-an-org...

The September 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! In this month's edition you'll learn about current tenant hotline trends, opportunities for advocacy and legal trainings, a wrap-up for our 2024-25 VISTA Cohort, and more. Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/61a96f0ed075...

The Bemidji Tenants Union is looking to help renters negotiate rent prices and have basic maintenance in the buildings where they reside. Fifty-eight percent of the city’s residents are designated as renters.

Many different pathways can lead to impactful changemaking, but they are all rooted in consistency, right relationships, and flexibility. Join our webinar with @homelinemn.org on August 25 at 3:30p ET to see how they build power from beginning to end towards big wins! Register: bit.ly/nladahomeline

The July 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! Read about: reports from last month's People Powered Policy event, July's webinar covering MN eviction trends in the first half of the year, tenant hotline trends, updates from our VISTA cohort, & more! Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/5742baf49d87...

Did you miss our webinar last week about security deposits and tips on moving into a new rental home? The recording and materials are up on our website now: homelinemn.org/11192/6-18-2...

Join the effort to pass source of income & just cause protections for every renter in MN—hear your neighbors courageously share their experiences and be inspired to share your own! Thurs. June 26, 6-8:30PM @ The Art House (4400 Lyndale Ave N, Mpls, MN) Free registration: tinyurl.com/HLTenantAction

Join us tomorrow Wednesday, 6/18 at 1:30pm for the next installment of HOME Line's Tenant/Landlord Webinar Series—Finding New Housing & Security Deposits Free registration: homelinemn.org/11192/6-18-2...

I did some research for @homelinemn.org a few years back and found that 26 states allow tenants to make repairs and deduct those amounts from their rent, to some extent or another. Minnesota does not. A huge hole in our laws, especially when some cities do not meaningfully enforce their city codes

The June 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! Learn about tenant hotline contact trends during the past month, upcoming renter advocacy and tenant organizing events, tenant/landlord law trainings in June & July, and more! Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/48fea31eab7b...

Join us on Wednesday, 5/21 for the next installment of HOME Line's Tenant/Landlord Webinar Series on New City Ordinances that impact Minnesota Tenants and Landlords. This event is FREE!

AmeriCorps volunteers tutor students & help rebuild after disasters. They serve in clinics, shelters & schools. But that kind of help could be going away because of federal budget cuts. Thursday at 9am on MPR News, I’ll talk with guests about it. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

The May 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! Take action to protect Americorps programs, register for one of our two tenant/landlord webinars scheduled this month, learn more about advocacy efforts in both Washington D.C. and St. Paul, & much more. Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/45abf5944765...

Did you miss our webinar this week? No worries—the recording & materials are up on our website! homelinemn.org/11082/4-23-2...

Join us this Wednesday, 4/23, for an overview of the current Rental Housing Market from HousingLink! This FREE webinar will be from 1:30-3:00pm and dive into some of the rental market trends impacting Minnesotans. Learn more at homelinemn.org

TOMORROW is tax day so don't forget to include your Certificate of Rent Paid if you still need to file your 2024 taxes! Learn more at homelinemn.org/crp for more information or connect with a local tax expert at prepareandprosper.org

The April 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! Learn about filing for the Renters Credit with your income taxes this year, register for the 4/23 webinar with HousingLink, hear about tenant organizing efforts, advocacy at the Capitol, & more! Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/797a25773ac7...

HOME Line has requested folks contact state representatives Mike Howard and Spencer Igo and ask them to include funding for services like theirs in the omnibus bill. It's a little thing you can do to help support an organization that helps 20,000 households a yr www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.p...

We support the Just Cause and Source of Income Protections to strengthen tenant protections for Minnesotans. Learn more about these legislative efforts at the link below, and follow @homelinemn.org homelinemn.org/narratives/

Join HOME Line and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services attorneys TOMORROW, 3/19 at 1:30pm, for an overview of Subsidized Housing Programs in Minnesota. This is a FREE webinar. Learn more and register at homelinemn.org