1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to housing; appropriating money to Community Mediation Minnesota for
1.3 a statewide housing mediation program.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
1.6 $2,200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
1.7the general fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for a grant
1.8to Community Mediation Minnesota to administer a statewide housing mediation program
1.9to support renters and residential rental property owners. The program must:
1.10 (1) provide housing dispute resolution services to renters and rental property owners
1.11and homeowners;
1.12 (2) increase awareness of and access to housing dispute resolution services statewide;
1.13 (3) provide dispute resolution services, including but not limited to eviction prevention,
1.14mediation, and navigation services;
1.15 (4) partner with culturally specific dispute resolution programs to provide training and
1.16assistance with virtual and in-person mediation and resolution services;
1.17 (5) increase mediation services for seniors and renters with disabilities and illnesses who
1.18face housing instability;
1.19 (6) increase the diversity and cultural competency of the housing mediator roster;
1.20 (7) integrate housing mediation services with navigation and resource connection services,
1.21legal assistance, and court services programs;
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 830NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON, Port, Mohamed and Putnam)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/30/2025
Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention 2.1 (8) continue to develop and administer evaluation tools to design, modify, and replicate
2.2effective program outcomes; and
2.3 (9) provide for necessary administrative expenses.
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