Pre-eviction notice extension

Frogtown Neighborhood Association staffer said the need is a crisis — their new rent relief fund drew 250 applications in eight hours.

Spoke for Aeon and a dozen other nonprofit housing providers in opposition, saying longer timelines deepen tenant debt and that data shows renters are keeping up.

Twin Cities United Performers leader and son of a Mexican immigrant urged passage, criticizing state inaction and calling the 60-day notice a step toward aligning landlord and tenant interests.

Homeline Minnesota reported a 71% jump in renters seeking rent help versus last year, exceeding early-pandemic levels, and urged the extension.

Hamline Midway Coalition backs the 60-day notice, noting nearly half of renter households in the neighborhood are already cost-burdened.

Housing Justice Center attorney pushed back on opposition arguments, saying the extra month greatly increases tenants' chances of redemption with rental assistance.

Twin Cities Housing Alliance director, representing 100+ housing providers, opposed the extension, saying evictions cost up to $10,000 per unit and targeted rental assistance is the better tool.

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative opposed the extension based on experience that longer timelines produce worse outcomes and higher eviction rates for residents.

North End resident said home is the safest place during ICE operations and eviction makes people vulnerable; sided with renters over landlords in the tradeoff.

Project for Pride in Living (1,800 affordable units) supported the intent but said early intervention and rental assistance work better than longer timelines.

Frogtown resident who experienced homelessness after a rapid 30-day loss of housing urged support, saying homelessness is a vortex that's expensive to escape.

A small Rondo landlord described fires, repairs, and a pending eviction, asking how small landlords survive four months of no income; urged the council to weigh landlord fairness too.

Mac-Groveland resident and Unidos Sanctuary Committee member described students escorted to buses as ICE circled schools and urged swift passage.

Kizimana leader, 20-year Frogtown resident and landlord, wholeheartedly supported at least 60 days for neighbors suffering through the surge.

Ward 1 renter of 25 years noted most tenants don't have lawyers on retainer and said the extension is a reasonable temporary accommodation.

Hamline-Midway resident and United Performers organizer described Metro Surge's lingering climate of fear and urged the council to pass the 'minimal relief' of 60 days.