Media ContactLisa Ramirez, Communications Director, lramirez@mylegalaid.org
A friend asked to stay in his home for a week. Then COVID happened and David became an unintentional landlord who couldn’t get his visitor, turned tenant, to leave.
When Shaunie broke her lease and moved her family to safety, her landlord held her accountable for rent payment and penalties, amounting to $12,000. Wells Fargo Attorney Abigail Cerra and Legal Assistnant Lashandra Marcellus-Swayzer resolved the injustice.
Families like Maria and Larissa’s faced illegal lockouts, dangerous housing conditions and landlords who ignored the law during the pandemic. Legal Aid stepped in to secure compensation and repairs.
When Henriette Brown and others were evicted from public parks, they received help from ZACAH and a class action lawsuit filed by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
After receiving a Notice to Vacate (NTV), Mingo called Legal Aid. Housing Attorney Joey Dobson, recognized racial bias after reviewing a case from another tenant of the same building.
After moving out of an apartment, Mohamed only received $114 of his original $1800 security deposit. With support from the Community Foundation grant, Legal Aid Attorney Dean Treftz was able to help him get his deposit back, and investigate landlord concerns.
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