Lawmakers discuss state oversight of rental housing following MPR News investigation

Lawmakers discuss state oversight of rental housing following MPR News investigation

ST. PAUL — Some lawmakers and lobbyists in Minnesota say state intervention is needed after an MPR News investigation found inspection processes and local political pressures leave low-income renters vulnerable in Greater Minnesota. According to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Minnesota needs more than 100,000 units of housing to meet current demand. MPR News found some cities have become lenient with landlords whose buildings fail inspecti…

Tories urge more oversight over the impact of ‘ill-conceived’ RRB

Speaking on the opening day of debate in the House of Lords, Baroness Scott, Vice President of the Local Government Association, led criticism of the Renters’ Rights Bill, warning that it fails to strike the right balance between tenant and landlord needs. In its current form, she said, the legislation would just drive landlords from the market, reduce rental property supply, and ultimately increase rents. If they didn’t believe her, she told th…

How D&D, Theater, and Housing Advocacy Came Together in Minneapolis’s North Loop

Winding my way through ornate staircases and past the stained-glass windows of Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, I found myself in a large basement room full of energy and excitement. Here I sat down and watched the first full rehearsal run of DisPlace: A North Loop Fantasy Quest, a production…