Frey vetoes second effort to extend Mpls. pre-eviction period

Minneapolis mayor vetoes eviction extension, decriminalization of drug paraphernalia

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council’s second attempt to extend the city’s eviction notice timeline, as well as a council ordinance decriminalizing drug paraphernalia. The council likely does not have the votes to override the vetoes.

Frey again vetoes measure giving tenants more time to pay rent after Metro Surge

The Minneapolis City Council had passed a measure extending the 30-day eviction notice period to 45 days in response to Operation Metro Surge causing lost jobs and late rent.

Frey vetoes second effort to extend Mpls. pre-eviction period

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the second attempt by the Minneapolis City Council to give tenants more time to pay rent in the aftermath of Operation Metro Surge, which has pushed immigrant families into housing instability. Currently, housing providers are required to give renters in Minneapolis 30 days to come up with money to pay their rent before filing an eviction case against them, which is called a pre-eviction notice period. The Cit…