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Manufactured housing provides a path to homeownership for many Minnesotans.  Yet these transactions can result in many legal problems for manufactured housing renters and homeowners such as evictions, repossessions, habitability problems, and even consumer fraud.  Luckily, the Housing Justice Center is a national expert in manufactured housing law and is partnering with Legal Aid to tell you all you need to know about representing Minnesotans living in these communities.  Training participants will leave with a basic understanding of federal and state laws and advocacy tools to better serve our clients living in manufactured housing.

Presenters:
Mary Kaczorek, Staff Attorney, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.  Mary practices consumer protection law with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid in Minneapolis.  Mary has also worked for Legal Aid in the Minneapolis Housing team and with Legal Services State Support in St. Paul.  Prior to coming to Legal Aid, Mary served as an unemployment law judge with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.  Mary received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Shana Tomenes, Housing Litigator, Housing Justice Center.  Shana specializes in manufactured housing class action cases and policy initiatives.  Prior to joining HJC, Shana completed a judicial clerkship with Justices G. Barry Anderson and Paul C. Thissen at the Minnesota Supreme Court.  She then joined the Housing Justice Center as an Equal Justice Works Fellow.  She also works as an attorney at the University of Minnesota Student Legal Service where she focuses on housing and consumer cases. 

CLE: 1 hour of CLE Credit to be applied for.

This training is free.