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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 14/10/2026

October '26 HOME Line Connection: -Meet the '26-27 VISTA Cohort! -We're hiring a FT Housing Attorney -Busiest quarter EVER for tenant hotline -Free CLE webinar 10/21: Heat & Mold -September eviction filing trends -Rincón Español + more! Read & subscribe: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=8d5577ecf6...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 13/10/2026

A heads up for renters contacting HOME Line's Hotline: our current response time is 1–2 weeks. We know that’s a long time to wait when you have a question or problem with your housing, and we appreciate your patience.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 09/10/2026

💪 Minnesota renters keep our communities going. They raise families, care for neighbors, go to work, run businesses, volunteer, build communities, and make homes in every corner of the state. Renting is home, and renters deserve to have clear information about their rights and a place to turn...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 01/10/2026

🌡️ October 1 is the start of Minnesota’s heating season. From October 1 through April 30, Minnesota landlords are required to maintain rental housing at a minimum temperature of 68 degrees. That wasn’t always the case...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 10/09/2026

The Sept. '26 HOME Line Connection: -New, free tenant organizing zines! -Continued record volume on tenant hotline -Free CLE webinar 9/30: Tenant-Filed Housing Court Actions -Eviction filings remain elevated through August -Rincón Español Read & subscribe: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=8d5577ecf6...

https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=8d5577ecf6edac93f61a930d4&id=4835984f2d

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 12/08/2026

The August '26 HOME Line Connection: -July = busiest month in tenant hotline history -Upcoming webinars: 8/26 Leases & 9/30 Tenant-Filed Housing Court Actions -Eviction filing trends through July -Help shape our 2027 Legislative Agenda -Rincón Español Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/e145ac821a47...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 24/07/2026

HOME Line is recruiting for our Board of Directors! Looking for the following skills: -Finance & Fundraising -Human Resources -Legal 3 year term, 1-3 hours/month commitment, join other passionate housing advocates, help shape HOME Line’s future! More info/apply here by 8/31: homelinemn.org/11968/

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 21/07/2026

Free webinar tomorrow from 1:30-3pm—Ozie Nieves-Rubio, Eviction Data Assistant, and Mike Vraa, Managing Attorney & Hotline Director, will provide an analysis of eviction trends across MN for the 2nd half of 2025 & 1st half of 2026, and discuss eviction laws. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 16/07/2026

HOME Line is hiring an Americorps VISTA Tenant Hotline position! Strengthen one of MN’s largest tenant advocacy organizations while improving access to justice for renters statewide. Build systems that create lasting change for thousands of households each year. More info/apply: wp.me/p77Oc6-36U

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 15/07/2026

The July '26 HOME Line Connection: -Midyear Milestone: Busiest June ever -7/22 Annual Eviction Update webinar + midyear eviction filings -Seeking volunteer transcribers for organizing stories -VISTA Cohort updates & recruiting for '26-27 -Rincón Español Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/d3b137fde3b1...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 22/06/2026

Interested in learning more about how you can help keep neighbors housed and combat mass displacement? Join us tomorrow afternoon (Tues 6/23, 1-2:30pm) at Housing Justice League's Community Eviction Response virtual training. Learn more & register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/minneapoli...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 09/06/2026

The June 2026 HOME Line Connection is available: -Our 2025 Annual Report -Another month of record client volume on the hotline -May eviction filings & 7/22 annual eviction update webinar -Minnesota Tenant Bill of Rights (City Edition) -Rincón Español Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/d98c030793ce...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 12/05/2026

The May 2026 HOME Line Connection is available! -Record-setting client volume on the hotline -April eviction filing updates -Legislative news -5/20 webinar on New City Rules -Rincón Español -HOME Line in the news Read more & subscribe: mailchi.mp/9b0f173987d0...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 23/04/2026

There Is No “Normal” Number of Evictions "For the households reaching out to our hotline, the stakes are immediate and deeply personal. A filing is not just a number, it is a turning point. Our collective response should reflect that reality." homelinemn.org/11802/there-...

Eviction filings are currently at record levels.

Each one is a family at risk.

There is nothing "normal" about that.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 07/04/2026

The April 2026 HOME Line Connection is available! -Hotline: busy Q1 spurred by evictions & financial aid -VISTA Tenant Organizer Cohort RFP -Eviction Filing Updates Q1 2026 -Eviction Response event 4/21 -Webinars: Breaking a Lease 4/22 & New City Rules 5/20 -Rincón Español mailchi.mp/f73b694011cb...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 10/03/2026

The March 2026 HOME Line Connection is available! -Hotline: busiest February EVER—3rd month of record contacts -Advocacy to Pause Evictions, Save Lives & emergency rental assistance -Webinars: Safe at Home program 3/18 & Breaking a Lease 4/22 -Rincón Español us1.campaign-archive.com?u=8d5577ecf6...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 23/02/2026

HOME Line Legal & Organizing staff have prepared an educational resource about rent strike risks: homelinemn.org/rentstrike Statement: MN is facing serious and growing challenges in the midst of ongoing federal occupation and violence, and our communities are calling for meaningful change. 🧵 1/4

Head to our website to check out all the details about the risks associated with participating in a rent strike
https://homelinemn.org/rentstrike

If you would like to discuss your specific situation with an attorney, please use our Email an Attorney form.
https://homelinemn.org/email

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 10/02/2026

The February 2026 HOME Line Connection is available! mailchi.mp/696d56832beb... This month: -January '26 = our busiest month EVER—financial aid at #3, highest it's ever been. -What can Minnesotans do to support an eviction pause + emergency rental assistance? (🧵 1/2)

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 04/02/2026

If you missed this morning's MPR News with Angela Davis segment about housing instability related to immigration enforcement—the recording & related resources are posted: www.mprnews.org/episode/2026... Thank you to the impacted tenants who shared their stories.

Photo of: Miguel Brito (left), an organizer with West Side Community Organization in St. Paul, and Jess Zarik (left), co-executive director of Home Line, pose at Minnesota Public Radio headquarters in St. Paul on Wednesday
Photo credit: Nikhil Kumaran, MPR News

Photo of someone holding a PAST DUE bill.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 04/02/2026

At 9am today catch HOME Line Co-Executive Director Jess Zarik on @mprnews.org with @angeladavismpr.bsky.social, along with Organizer Miguel Brito with the West Side Community Organization in St. Paul—discussing how immigration enforcement is impacting renters: www.mprnews.org/episode/2026... (🧵1/2)

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 22/01/2026

We stand in solidarity with organizers & participants in the 1/23 Day of Truth & Freedom. Our tenant hotline will remain open, staffed by attorneys and tenant advocates who have chosen to stay on the lines because housing crises do not pause. Please read our full statement: buff.ly/jgqAexJ

THANK YOU TO THE ORGANIZERS OF & PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1/23 DAY OF TRUTH & FREEDOM

HOME LINE'S HOTLINE WILL BE OPEN ON 1/23 TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS

Tenant Hotline: 612-728-5767
Email an Attorney: https://homelinemn.org/e-mail-an-attorney/

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 13/01/2026

The January 2026 HOME Line Connection is available! mailchi.mp/7f26ca71b0bb... This month: -Our statement & opportunity to anonymously share experiences about impact of immigration enforcement in rental housing -2025 end-of-year Tenant Hotline stats (🧵 1/2)

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 12/12/2025

HOME Line stands in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors: homelinemn.org/11558/home-l...

WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 09/12/2025

The December 2025 HOME Line Connection is available! This month includes: '24-25 VISTA Impact Report, '26 Legislative Agenda, tenant hotline trends, updates on TOPA, & more...if you missed 30 Days of Giving, there's still an opportunity to participate! Read/subscribe: mailchi.mp/ee008b9b11c6...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 30/11/2025

Nov 30: Thank you for Building Tenant Power With Us 💙 As we close out this month of impact, we’re filled with deep gratitude for everyone who has joined us to celebrate the work, people, and partnerships that make HOME Line strong. 🧵

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
THANK YOU!
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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 29/11/2025

Nov 29: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: Shared Leadership 🧵 At HOME Line, we’re stepping into a new chapter — one where leadership is shared, aligned with community values, and built for sustainability. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: SHARED LEADERSHIP
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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 28/11/2025

Nov 28: 30 Days of Giving: Apply to Join the Board of Directors 🧵 Do you believe in housing justice and want to help shape the future of renter rights in Minnesota? We’re seeking passionate, community-minded individuals to join HOME Line’s Board of Directors!

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: APPLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOVEMBER 28

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 27/11/2025

Nov 27: 30 Day of Giving Program Spotlight: Eviction Prevention 🧵 Our Eviction Prevention Program targets one of the most important, challenging topics we advise about—eviction actions. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: EVICTION PREVENTION
NOVEMBER 27

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 26/11/2025

Nov 26: 30 Days of Giving Staff Spotlight: Bilingual Tenant Advocate GiGi Luna 🧵 For nearly four years, Angie (GiGi) Luna has been a trusted voice for Spanish-speaking renters across Minnesota. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
STAFF HIGHLIGHT: BILINGUAL TENANT ADVOCATE GIGI LUNA
NOVEMBER 26

A photo of HOME Line Tenant Advocate Gigi Luna presenting a tenant/landlord training in Spanish.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 25/11/2025

Nov 25: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: Trainings for Justice-Involved Minnesotans 🧵 Finding stable housing after incarceration can be one of the biggest barriers to rebuilding a life. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: TENANT RIGHTS TRAINING FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED MINNESOTANS
NOVEMBER 25

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 24/11/2025

Nov 24: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: Tenant/Landlord Law Webinars 🧵 Our Tenant/Landlord Law Webinar Series has become a vital resource for renters, housing advocates, and community partners across Minnesota. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: TENANT/LANDLORD LAW WEBINARS
NOVEMBER 24

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 23/11/2025

Nov 23: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: Economic Stability 🧵 Every year, HOME Line’s Tenant Hotline helps thousands of renters hold onto their homes, their money, & their peace of mind. Through our free legal advice, follow-up support, & form letters, renters learn how to assert their rights—

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: ECONOMIC STABILTY
NOVEMBER 23

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 23/11/2025

Nov 22: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: Language Lines 🧵 Every year, thousands of Minnesota renters rely on HOME Line’s Spanish, Somali, and Hmong language lines for free, confidential support navigating evictions, repair issues, discrimination, and more. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: SPANISH, SOMALI & HMONG HOTLINES
NOVEMBER 22

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 21/11/2025

Nov 21: 30 Day of Giving Program Spotlight: Hotline 🧵 For more than 3 decades, HOME Line has been a trusted resource for renters across MN. Founded in 1992 to serve suburban Hennepin County, we soon grew into a statewide nonprofit — now supporting renters from the Iron Range to the Iowa border.

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: HOTLINE
NOVEMBER 21

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 20/11/2025

Nov 20: 30 Days of Giving Staff Spotlight: Director of Public Policy Michael Dahl 🧵 For nearly three decades, Michael Dahl has been a leading voice for tenants’ rights and economic justice in Minnesota. With over 28 years of experience advocating at the State Capitol—

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
STAFF HIGHLIGHT: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY MICHAEL DAHL
NOVEMBER 20

A photo of HOME Line's Director of Public Policy, Michael Dahl.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 19/11/2025

Nov 19: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: 2026 Legislative Agenda 🧵 At HOME Line, our legislative work is shaped by renters’ experiences across Minnesota. Every hotline call, tenant story, and organizing win helps guide our priorities at the Capitol. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: 2026 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
NOVEMBER 19

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 18/11/2025

Nov 18: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: Tenant Bill of Rights 🧵 A power imbalance exists between landlords and tenants. Landlords write the leases. So, we need city, state, and federal laws to correct this imbalance. homelinemn.org/donate

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 17/11/2025

Nov 17: 30 Days of Giving Impact Highlight: 2023 Legislative Wins 🧵 In 2023, Minnesota took a major leap forward for renter rights—thanks in large part to the advocacy and organizing led by HOME Line and its coalition partners. homelinemn.org/donate

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT SPOTLIGHT: 2023 LEGISLATIVE WINS
NOVEMBER 17

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 17/11/2025

Repairs are the #1 all-time reason tenants contact HOME Line's tenant hotline, and a Rent Escrow is probably their most useful tool in solving those problems. This Wednesday learn how to use the rent escrow process & how tenants can organize to resolve repair issues: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

HOME Line
Tenant-Landlord Law Webinars
Nov. 19, 2025
2:00-3:30pm
Rent Escrow — A Legal and Organizing Perspective
Register at homelinemn.org
homelinemn.org | Hotline 612-728-5767

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 16/11/2025

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.

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: POLICY
NOVEMBER 16

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 15/11/2025

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

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: VISTA PROJECT DIRECTOR AUSTIN FLEMING
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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 14/11/2025

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

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT: 2024-25 VISTA COHORT
NOVEMBER 14

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 13/11/2025

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

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
VISTA HOST SITE SPOTLIGHT: PHILLIPS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION (PWNO)
NOVEMBER 13

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 13/11/2025

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...

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 12/11/2025

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

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE VISTAS!
NOVEMBER 12

A photo of HOME Line's Americorps VISTA members, with T-shirts reading "Duluth Tenants" in front of an office, with a sign reading "Take Action MN - Justice Through Community"

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 11/11/2025

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'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: VISTA (VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA)
NOVEMBER 11

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 11/11/2025

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

HOME Line CLOSED 11/11/25
IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY
homelinemn.org | Hotline 612-728-5767

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 10/11/2025

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

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: TENANT ORGANIZER KATHERINE BANBURY
NOVEMBER 10

A photo of a group of renters and advocates, with an arrow pointing out Katherine.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 09/11/2025

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.

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
COALITION HIGHLIGHT: MN TENANTS UNITED COALITION (MNTUC)
NOVEMBER 9

A group of renters gather in an apartment event room for a MNTUC meeting.

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HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 08/11/2025

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

HOME LINE'S 30 DAYS OF GIVING
COALITION HIGHLIGHT: HOUSING JUSTICE LEAGUE (HJL)
NOVEMBER 8

A group of renters and organizers gather with banners reading "TOPA" (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act) and "PEOPLE OVER PROFIT! HOUSING JUSTICE NOW!"

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