Story of Impact from Minnesota’s Housing Scorecard, Feb. 2020:
Housing Goal Four – Increase Home Stability
Tenant rights were clarified and strengthened in June of 2019 when the Minnesota Supreme Court recognized, in Central Housing Associates v. Olson, that tenants have antiretaliation rights when landlords seek to evict them after tenants have filed a complaint against them. The Court effectively created a new “common-law” rule that tenants should have the opportunity to convince a judge or jury that the real reason for the eviction was retaliation and, therefore, illegal. Attorneys from HOME Line, a statewide tenant advocacy nonprofit, represented the tenant in this case.
