Housing Finance and Policy

EIGHTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 31, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

Representative Michael Howard, Chair of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM on January 31, 2023, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
CHA, Ethan
DOTSETH, Jeff
HASSAN, Hodan
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ- VEGA, Maria Isa
PETERSBURG, John

A quorum was present.

Representative Agbaje moved that the minutes of January 25th, 2023, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 317 (Her) A bill for an act relating to real property; landlord and tenant; establishing termination of lease upon infirmity of tenant; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

Chair Howard moved to refer HF 317 to the committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Testifying
• Rachael Sterling, Housing Attorney, HOME Line
• Kyle Berndt, Director of Public Policy, Minnesota Housing Agency

Chair Howard renewed his motion to refer HF 317 to the committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 685 (Agbaje) A bill for an act relating to real property; prohibiting corporate entities, developers, and contractors from converting single-family homes into a rental property unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.

Representative Agbaje moved to refer HF 685 to the committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Testifying
• Daniel Lightfoot, Intergovernmental Relations Representative & Federal Relations Manager, League of Minnesota Cities
• Temi Ogunrinde, Equity and Engagement director, Urban Homeworks
• Paul Eger, Senior Vice President, Minnesota Realtors
• Nick Erickson, Senior Director of Housing Policy, Housing First

Representative Johnson motioned to lay HF 685 on the table.

Representative Johnson requested a roll call.

AYE
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
DOTSETH, Jeff
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
PETERSBURG, John

NAY
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
CHA, Ethan
HASSAN, Hodan
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ- VEGA, Maria Isa

There being 5 ayes, and 8 nays, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Agbaje renewed her motion to refer HF 685 to the committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Representative Nash requested a call on HF 685.

AYE
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
CHA, Ethan
HASSAN, Hodan
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ- VEGA, Maria Isa

NAY
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
DOTSETH, Jeff
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
PETERSBURG, John

There being 8 ayes, and 5 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM.

Representative Michael Howard, Chair

Abdullahi Abdullahi, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF0317 (Her) - Landlord and tenant provisions modified, and termination of lease upon infirmity of tenant established.
HF0685 (Agbaje) - Corporate home owner residential rentals restricted, and statewide landlord database established.

Documents:

Corporate Power Is Raising Your Rent - by Pat Garofalo.pdf - 1/31/2023
HF 685 MHA Written Testimony.pdf - 1/31/2023
HF0317.pdf - 1/31/2023
HF317Lease.NAMI.pdf - 1/31/2023
HF0685.pdf - 1/31/2023
Investors Bought a Quarter of Homes Sold Last Year, Driving Up Rents _ The Pew Charitable Trusts.pdf - 1/31/2023
Landlord snapping up Lauderdale's single-family homes.pdf - 1/31/2023
Meet the Latest Housing-Crisis Scapegoat - The Atlantic.pdf - 1/31/2023
National investors are snapping up Twin Cities area houses to rent.pdf - 1/31/2023
Housing Committee Minutes 1.25.2023.docx - 1/31/2023

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00:24 - HF317 (Her) Landlord and tenant provisions modified, and termination of lease upon infirmity of tenant established.
13:33 - HF685 (Agbaje) Corporate entities, developers, and contractors prohibited from converting single-family home into rental property unit.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

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HF 317 (Her) Landlord and tenant provisions modified, and termination of lease upon infirmity of tenant established.

HF 685 (Agbaje) Corporate entities, developers, and contractors prohibited from converting single-family home into rental property unit.

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