Bill > HF2309

This bill proposes several modifications to Minnesota's housing policy, covering a range of areas including housing finance, rental assistance, and housing development. The bill expands the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's powers by allowing it to publish information about landlord and tenant rights, modifies rental assistance eligibility and funding provisions, and introduces new mechanisms for housing development. Specifically, the bill allows housing and redevelopment authorities to create public corporations to purchase and operate properties converted through the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, adjusts income thresholds for various housing programs, and provides more flexibility in distributing housing funds. The legislation also updates definitions for eligible households, clarifies grant funding procedures for schools and local housing trust funds, and introduces new provisions for housing infrastructure bonds, including preferences for projects serving veterans, seniors, and low-income households. Additionally, the bill modifies high-rise sprinkler system grant programs, expanding eligibility and potentially allowing loans in addition to grants, and introduces new requirements for accessibility in housing projects, such as mandating a percentage of units with roll-in showers and sensory-accessible features.

Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2309&ssn=0&y=2025