North Minneapolis renters wage a fight with private equity landlords
The threat of eviction hangs constantly over Dean Zoller, a crisis counselor and single father of three teenagers.
At the onset of COVID-19 last spring, he moved into a remodeled rental house in north Minneapolis, he said, when his relationship ended and he had to scramble to find a new place after more than a decade of homeownership.
But then the hidden fees began to heap. There was a $10 “property administration fee.” Zoller said the online portal would crash when he tried to pay rent and he racked…
