| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to housing; establishing the Minnesota Nice HomeShare pilot program |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 for seniors in the counties of Lake, St. Louis, and Washington; appropriating |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 money. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. MINNESOTA NICE HOMESHARE PILOT PROGRAM. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must establish and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8administer the Minnesota Nice HomeShare pilot program to award a grant under this section. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9The commissioner shall award a grant for assisting seniors in the counties of Lake, St. Louis, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10and Washington to reduce living expenses by matching seniors who own homes with spare |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11rooms to adults in need of affordable housing. For the purposes of this section, "senior" |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12means a person 55 years of age or older. The commissioner may partner with the Arrowhead |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13Area Agency on Aging and AARP Minnesota to promote the program. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) A grantee must: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (1) assist hosts and renters over the telephone, through a text chat function or by video; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (2) collect and process rental payments from renters and distribute payments to hosts in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17a timely manner; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (3) protect the private information and data of hosts and renters; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (4) conduct background checks on hosts and renters, including contacting at least two |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20references for each host and renter; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (5) acquire from renters employment verification or proof of school enrollment; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR MS/LJ 25-0312902/11/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 1343 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 (6) review and process all applications. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.2 Sec. 2. MINNESOTA NICE HOMESHARE PILOT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.3 $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.4of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the Minnesota Nice HomeShare pilot program |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.5in section 1. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 35 | 35 | | REVISOR MS/LJ 25-0312902/11/25 |
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