Evictions-From all the Angles

This training is intended for Carver County landlords and service providers. We will dissect the eviction (unlawful detainer process) from start to finish from three unique perspectives: the landlord, the tenant and the court. This session will cover why landlords file evictions (along with alternatives to filing), the logistics of filing an eviction correctly and the legal issues that might come up in an eviction. The tenant’s perspective will be covered including defenses to evictions and the type of settlement agreements that landlords tend to agree to. Last, the court’s perspective will be analyzed---how these cases are processed and how/why judges decide the way they do. Bio of facilitator: Mike Vraa is the Managing Attorney/Hotline Director at HOME Line. A 1995 graduate of Boston University School of Law, he joined HOME Line in 1996 and took over the position of Managing Attorney in 2000. Mr. Vraa has practiced in the area of landlord/tenant law exclusively since he started working at HOME Line. He has given over 1,200 speeches on various aspects of landlord/tenant law all around MN. He has advised over 34,000 Minnesota renters and helped prevent the eviction of over 2,000 Minnesota families and has helped renters recover over 3 million dollars in improperly withheld deposits and rent abatements. Mike has been quoted extensively in the media, including; USA Today, NPR, MPR, Thomson Reuters, KARE 11, KSTP, WCCO Radio, Star Tribune, and The St. Paul Pioneer Press. Mike was also the lead author on HOME Line’s books, How to be the Smartest Renter on Your Block: A Minnesota Tenant’s Rights Guide, and the Landlord’s Guide to Minnesota Law.