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Minneapolis leaders to vote on ordinance extending landlord eviction notice
Minneapolis to vote on eviction ordinance
Landlords in Minneapolis could be required to provide a 30-day notice before filing an intent to serve an eviction under an ordinance coming before the Minneapolis City Council. FOX 9’s Maury Glover has the details on the impending vote.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Tenant’s rights advocates say 90% of evictions are due to unpaid rent, but renters in Minneapolis could soon get more time to come up with their rent money or risk being removed from their home.
What we know
Earlier this year, a new state law went into effect requiring landlords to give tenants 14-day notice before they file for eviction.
Now the Minneapolis City Council is considering going even further, giving renters 30 days because rental assistance in Hennepin County can take two to three weeks to arrive.
“Right now we know that when folks need rent assistance and more support, 14 days is not enough – 30 days is a better opportunity for us to be able to help a renter who is struggling,” said Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez, who proposed the ordinance.
Supporters of the proposed ordinance say people who are evicted in Hennepin County are more likely to end up in a shelter or unhoused.
“This is a homeless prevention tool and it also is a pro renter ordinance that makes sure that there are more resources for residents, rather than less,” Chavez said.
Ordinance opposition
Opponents say housing providers will feel the financial squeeze from longer timelines and could mean they won’t receive rent for two to three months.
“That mom-and-pop owner is trying to make mortgage payments without the rent, and they could potentially lose the property,” said Cecil Smith, president and CEO of Minnesota Multi Housing Association.
They say a better solution would be getting rental assistance for those who need it in a more timely manner.
“If this is an emergency, if people need to make rent and pay rent, then let’s expedite the process, but not extend timelines where you’re potentially putting housing providers at financial risk through no fault of their own,” said Smith.
Brooklyn Center and St Louis Park have passed similar ordinances.
The Minneapolis City Council is scheduled to vote on the ordinance on Sept. 18.
The scene of the crash at 26th Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis woman was sentenced for her role in a deadly crash that killed two women and injured two other people in December 2024.
READ MORE: Minneapolis woman charged in fatal high-speed crash faces additional charges
Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis crash
Big picture view:
Prosecutors say Teniki Steward drove a Buick Enclave into a bus shelter and a Ford Explorer after speeding through a red light.
Both of the women in the Ford Explorer died in the crash. They were identified as 53-year-old Ester Jean Fulks and 57-year-old Rose Elaine Reece.
During the crash, the Ford Explorer went off the road, injuring a 17-year-old boy who was waiting for a school bus.
The passenger in Steward’s vehicle also suffered injuries.
Minneapolis police said that Steward was also injured in the crash.
Steward pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges.
What they’re saying:
During the sentencing, the daughter of one of the victims had a statement read on her behalf:
“There’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the moment your entire world is taken from you. Losing my mom has left a pain in my heart that words will never be able to explain.”
What’s next:
Minnesota law requires that Steward serves at least two-thirds of her sentence, a bit under eight-and-a-half years, in prison.
Fatal Emerson and 26th crash
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, through surveillance videos from the scene of the crash and witnesses, investigators learned that Steward, driving the Buick Enclave, had been driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Emerson Avenue North.
Before the fatal crash, Steward sped through the intersection of Emerson Avenue North and Broadway Avenue North, running a red light and nearly causing a crash, the charges said.
Steward then continued to speed northbound down Emerson Avenue North, and ran another red light at 26th Avenue North, hitting the Ford Explorer, which was traveling eastbound, according to the complaint.
The Ford Explorer had been at the intersection of Emerson and 26th on a green light.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty shared the following statement:
“This was an egregious act that took Rose and Esther’s lives and injured a child waiting to go to school at a bus stop. Ms. Steward was driving at extremely dangerous speeds on city streets and narrowly avoided multiple collisions before the incident occurred. Third-degree murder charges are appropriate to hold her accountable and protect our community.”
The Source: This story uses information gathered from an Olmsted County court appearance and previous FOX 9 reporting.
A motorcyclist is dead after an early morning crash in Minneapolis Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said that at 1:20 a.m., a Suzuki Motorcycle going north on I-35W at Johnson Street hit the left side of the median guard rail.
The motorcycle continued north for about another quarter mile before coming to a rest on the right-hand side.
State Patrol said the rider came to rest on the left shoulder. He was later identified as 21-year-old Andrew James Neuberger.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Rochester Spartans boys volleyball team played its second game on consecutive nights. The Spartans beat Minneapolis Camden 3-0.
Rochester’s next game will be Tuesday, April 21, at St. Anthony Village at 7:00 p.m.
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