Pre-eviction notice period extended to 60 days
Summary
Renters now get 60 days' notice before eviction instead of 30, at least temporarily, in response to Operation Metro Surge's displacement of immigrant families. The council rejected exempting Public Housing Agency properties, arguing no landlord should be carved out of tenant protections.
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Last discussed Mar 25, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city is reopening its emergency rental assistance April 1-2, with about $3.8 million in rental assistance funding this year.
Renters facing eviction — especially families hit by immigration enforcement — get extra time to pay or find assistance.
Affordable housing providers worry longer notice periods strain their finances; PHA leaders warned of potential federal funding cuts.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Council — March 25, 2026
Renters now get 60 days' notice before eviction instead of 30, at least temporarily, in response to Operation Metro Surge's displacement of immigrant families. The council rejected exempting Public Housing Agency properties, arguing no landlord should be carved out of tenant protections.
City Council — March 18, 2026
The council is deciding whether to double the pre-eviction notice period to 60 days, but a proposed exemption for the St. Paul Public Housing Agency has raised questions about federal HUD funding and eviction data. It's delayed a week so members can get answers; the protections wouldn't take effect until May 14 regardless.
City Council — March 11, 2026
Renters hit financially by Operation Metro Surge would get 60 days' notice before an eviction filing instead of 30, through December 31. Nonprofit landlords say it backfires by piling up debt; tenant advocates say 30 days isn't enough to get help. Final vote is March 18.
City Council — March 4, 2026
Councilmembers Kim, Coleman and Yang want to double the pre-eviction notice for non-payment evictions to 60 days through 2026, giving families hit by immigration enforcement time to get rental assistance. It's not a rent freeze — rent is still owed — and it returns March 11 for a public hearing.
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