Where we live impacts every aspect of our lives. Where we call home affects the groceries we buy, where we send our kids to school, and how we thrive in our community. At every stage of life, where we live is the foundation for our health, education, safety, and economic wellbeing.
But in communities across the state, there isn’t enough affordable housing. This leaves few options for Minnesotans struggling to make ends meet.
Housing instability threatens individuals, families, and students. More than 1 in 4 households in Minnesota are housing cost-burdened, an increase of more than 70% since 2000. The number of Minnesotans experiencing homelessness has increased 10% in the past three years and the unsheltered homeless rate has increased by 62%.
Minnesota will thrive when everyone has a place to call home. Our legislative proposal strengthens Minnesota’s Housing Continuum, in every corner of the state.
Find our printable one pagers below!
Click Here for the Homes for All 2021 Legislative Agenda one pager.
Click Here for a Letter from H4A to Governor Walz dated January 27, 2021
Minnesota can address the FULL CONTINUUMof housing needs and ensure homes for all. Minnesota must address our state’s housing and supportive services needs. As Minnesotans, we believe that every resident deserves equitable access to safe, affordable, and accessible homes and shelter. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of housing stability, now more than ever. Even before the pandemic, half a million Minnesota households were spending more than 30% of their income on housing, leaving them unable to cover basic necessities like transportation and groceries. Minnesota can and must address the Full Continuum of housing needs. Join us in support of our Legislative Agenda and help ensure Homes for All.
Stronger tenant rights and a focus on ending housing inequities are key to equitable access to safe, affordable, and accessible homes and shelter. Eviction reforms, shelter rights, and an end to discrimination based on how a person pays for housng are key strategies.
Eviction Reforms (Pre-eviction notice and expungement)
Requires landlords to provide a pre-filing notice 14-days before a formal eviction action could be brought in court and prohibits eviction reporting until a court judgement has been rendered in favor of the landlord. The court would also order an expungement if the eviction was ordered three or more years ago.
Homeownership is a key to building wealth for many Minnesotans. But current and historical discriminatory practices have blocked communities of color from accessing ownership. Programs that assist low-income families with ownership are key to eliminating these disparities.
Manufactured Home Parks Opportunity for Purchase
Would require a 60-day notice to residents of a manufactured home park to allow for an opportunity by residents to purchase the land.
Minnesota is facing a shortage of homes of all kinds, but the gap for lower-income families is especially acute. We need a diversity of options to spur the preservation of existing affordable homes and the development of new affordable homes.
Deeper Affordability New Use for Bonding
Allow for the development of units up to 50% AMI (but targeted at 30% AMI) not necessarily tied to supportive services
Longer Terms of Affordability
Require a minimum of 30 years of affordability for multifamily projects funded at least in part by Minnesota Housing.
Housing Infrastructure Bonds and General Obligation Bonds to support the development and preservation of affordable and public housing.
Providing Shelter and Support
No one should be without a safe place to sleep. Ever. But Minnesota lacks enough shelters to support those who need it, and the services needed to assist families on the verge of becoming unsheltered are inadequately funded.
Bridges Rental Assistance ($)
Connects people with serious mental illness to a housing voucher until they can enroll in Section 8.
Housing Supports Increase and Waiver ($)
Increasing the provider rate to offset increased rents and the waiver allows for longer absences.
COVID-19 Housing Assistance and Emergency Services ($)
Who We Are
Homes for All is a statewide coalition that advances shared policy initiatives that lead to housing stability for all Minnesotans. Homes for All supports statewide investment across Minnesota's Housing Continuum.
