MN State Housing Committee has adjourned with BOTH #HF2013 and #HF1987 passing the Housing committee on the way to the State and Local Government committee!

Thanks to Rep. @mikehowardmn.bsky.social , Rep. Spencer Igo, and Rep. Jim Nash for their support of the #YesToHomes agenda.

Up next at 3pm is the MN House - Housing Committee at which we will be covering #HF2013, related to aesthetic mandates, and #HF1987, the Starter Home Act (Companion to #SF2229) #YesToHomes #MNleg

Watch it here when the time comes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=psgb...

These rules were originally created to keep lower-income and non-white people out of communities.
They’ve done their job far too well, and it’s time to change them.
📣 Tell your legislators that you support the MN Starter Home Act, HF1987/SF2229. 📣

Minnesota Starter Home Act’ wins approval in housing committee..

Rep. Spencer Igo and Rep. Micheal Howard intoduce HF1987 to the House Housing Finace and Policy Committee

#HF1987 passes and moves on to the House State and Local Government committee! #MNleg

Yay! thanks to all testifiers and our #YesToHomes partners in coalition for supporting this important first piece of making more homes, and more neighbors, possible in MN.

www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.p...

When asked about allowing accessory dwelling units statewide 68% agree that the #YesToHomes proposal in the Minnesota Starter Home Act ( #HF1987 / #SF2229 ) is what they want to see the #MNleg pass.

When asked about allowing more starter homes on small lots, 1400 sq ft or larger, 74% of Minnesotans support #YesToHomes Minnesota Starter Home Act (#HF1987 / #SF2229) to allow townhouses and the lot size per home proposed in the More Homes More Places bill (#HF2140 / #SF2231) #MNleg

Rep. Esther Agbaje (59B) in committee today sharing her support for #HF1987, the Minnesota Starter Home Act. “Minnesota has an opportunity here to ensure that more communities across our state who have been looking for that opportunity for home ownership can now finally have it.” @moreneighbors.org

Letter to the Editor SPOTLIGHT in The Minnesota Star Tribune!
"The goal should be that every household has a good chance of finding the right home for their situation. With reforms like these, we have a chance to get there."
Check our Chris's LTE here moreneighbors.org/2025/04/21/l...

Currently cities require HOAs for a variety of reasons. A major one is to simply reduce the allowed density in an area. Often leaving land empty simply to reduce the overall homes per acre to half or a quarter of what might otherwise be allowed. #SF2229 #YesToHomes #MNleg

#Housing 🏠#Mnleg

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🏠MN Starter Homes
SF2229/HF1987
legalize 2-plex & ADUs

🏢🏥🏦Transform Main ST
SF2286/HF2018
Ok apartments in biz zones

🚉🏢More Homes/Right Places
SF2231/HF2140

🧱bar aesthetics
HF2013

🚘🚘parking mins
SF1268/HF1309

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@mikehowardmn.bsky.social and Rep. Igo give closing remarks on #HF1987 as it moves forward from the MN House - Housing Committee on the importance of allowing more homes in MN. Rep. Igo - "the obstacle is the way" on needing to allow more homes.

Rep. Myers - give smaller cities an additional year to implement.

Rep. Igo - willing to discuss, but encourages a no votes.

Motion fails, #HF1987 will continue to apply state-wide at the same time for all MNs.

Rep. Myers - moving a bill to exempt cities under 10k people.

Rep. Igo - encourages a no vote, a patchwork across our state will create bigger problems.

Motion fails, #HF1987 will continue to be state-wide.

Rep. Igo is bringing #HF1987 - the Starter Home Act. Moving an amendment, as amended the bill is now open for discussion.

Rep. Igo and Rep. Howard are co-presenting the Starter Home Act. A short preview of the #YesToHomes agenda and the 100k home shortage that needs to be addressed.

Question from Rep. Eklund - not a lot of smaller homes. Asking about types of homes that haven't been built since the 1960s.

Redirected to exterior of a house rather than the interior. The second bill, #HF1987 is directed to the zoning for starter homes.