Press Coverage
2020
The Tenants Who Evicted Their Landlord
New York Times Magazine, Matthew Desmond - 10/13/20
2016
2015
Minneapolis Tenants Take One Big Step Toward Creating a Cooperative and Buying Their Buildings
Sahan Journal, Sheila Regan - 5/20/20
Embattled landlord Frenz sells the last of his Minneapolis buildings, giving control to tenants
Star Tribune, Randy Furst - 5/18/2020
Tenants win ownership of properties from negligent landlord who tried to evict them
Minnesota Reformer, Max Nesterak - 5/19/20
2019
Landlord Frenz sentenced to jail time for lying on housing court documents
MPR News - Matt Septic - 12/20/2019
Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz sentenced to probation, 60 days in workhouse for perjury
KSTP News - 12/20/2019
Former Minneapolis landlord convicted of perjury sentenced to 60 days in workhouse
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 12/20/2019
Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz found guilty of perjury
Bring Me The News - Declan Desmond - 10/19/2019
Minneapolis landlord found guilty of perjury for lying about number of rentals in his building
Fox 9 News - 10/18/2019
Ex-Minneapolis landlord Frenz found guilty of perjury
MPR News - Brandt Williams -10/18/2019
Former Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz convicted of felony perjury
Star Tribune - Chao Xiong -10/18/2019
Jurors deliberating in perjury trial of Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz
Star Tribune - Chao Xiong -10/17/2019
Testimony begins in perjury trial of former Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz
Star Tribune - Chao Xiong -10/16/2019
Disgraced Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz appears in court
Fox 9 News - 10/16/2019
Tenants of embattled Minneapolis landlord get temporary reprieve from eviction
Star Tribune - Marissa Evans - 9/16/2019
With 100 people facing eviction, tenants rally in south Minneapolis
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 8/17/2019
As Frenz landlord controversy continues, tenants arrive home to find apartment demolished, belongings tossed
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 8/1/2019
Minneapolis tenants march on church that landlord attends, asking that he not evict them
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 7/14/2019
City will pay $25,000 to keep gas from being shut off to 5 buildings owned by embattled landlord
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 7/10/2019
Radio Doumentary: FAKE CHILDREN, REAL RENT: The Story of MN's Largest Tenant Class Action
You Eulogy - Matthew Schneeman - 6/28/2019
Minneapolis landlord rejects plea deal, perjury case to proceed to trial
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 6/27/2019
Tenants who fought Minneapolis landlord for years get a windfall
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 6/25/2019
Judge nixes some of landlord Stephen Frenz's requests for tenant information in perjury case
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 6/5/2019
I am fighting for the future my daughter deserves — and now I am facing eviction
Southside Pride - Vanessa del Campo Chacon - 5/6/2019
Tenants facing eviction disrupt Minneapolis City Council meeting
Star Tribune - Miguel Ortega - 5/3/2019
Renters protest on lawn of Stephen Frenz after receiving eviction notices
KSTP News - 4/6/2019
Mpls. tenants hope to buy apartments to form co-op
MPR News - Martin Moylan - 4/5/19
Tenants in buildings owned by Minneapolis landlord band together to stop water cutoff
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/27/2019
Facing eviction, residents hope to buy buildings from notorious Minneapolis landlord
City Pages - Hannah Jones - 3/11/2019
Tenants trying to buy rental properties from controversial landlord now facing eviction
KSTP News - 3/8/2019
We are fighting for the future we deserve
Southside Pride - Vanessa Romero Del Campo - 3/4/2019
Minnesota Court of Appeals upholds revocation of rental licenses from embattled Minneapolis landlord
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/4/19
Minneapolis Landlord Stephen Frenz Hit with Perjury Charge
Amanda Ostuni - Twin Cities Business - 1/3/19
Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz charged with perjury
Star Tribune - Miguel Otárola - 1/2/2019
Longtime Minneapolis landlord faces perjury charge
MPR News - Riham Feshir - 1/2/2019
Embattled Minneapolis landlord charged with perjury
Fox 9 - 1/2/2019
Freeman to 'aggressively prosecute' Twin Cities landlord charged with perjury
KSTP News - 1/2/2019
Press Conference Footage: Perjury charge filed against Minneapolis landlord
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman - 1/2/2019
2018
Dozens of tenants could get reprieve after court overturns evictions sought by Minneapolis landlord
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 12/17/2018
Latest fight over controversial landlord’s Minneapolis properties puts spotlight on housing court
MinnPost - Taryn Phaneuf - 11/28/2018
Controversial Minneapolis landlords to pay $18.5 million to settle tenants' class-action lawsuit
StarTribune - Randy Furst - 10/12/2018
Minneapolis moves to deny rental licenses of landlords tied to Stephen Frenz
(10/10/2018)
Tenants vow to fight embattled landlord's effort to force them out of their apartments
(9/29/2018)
Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia’s long fight for low-income renters
(08/31/2018)
Corcoran block party doubles as opportunity to rally around a new affordable-housing vision
(7/11/2018)
Minneapolis takes steps to avoid another Frenz-Zorbalas debacle in rental housing
(6/27/18)
Renters go on strike
Southwest Journal - Michelle Bruch - 3/7/2018
Inquilinxs Unidxs: #IXRentStrike
Independent Video - Ryan Stopera - February 2018
Citing lies, judge OKs punitive damages in Minneapolis tenants' lawsuit
(2/23/2018)
Citing 'suspicious' sale of embattled landlord's properties, judge backs refusal of rental licenses
Randy Furst - Star Tribune - 2/7/2018
Attorneys of the Year: Tenant Remedies Action Legal Team
Dan Heilman - Minnesota Lawyer - 2/8/2018
A corporate lawyer in Minneapolis fights for low-income tenants
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 2/1/2018
Calling the sale of apartment houses 'suspicious,' a judge in Minneapolis won't dismiss tenants' lawsuit
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 1/5/2019
Ousted Minneapolis landlord wants court referee removed from case
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 1/3/2018
2017
Tenants' attorney asked court to hold Minneapolis landlord in contempt
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 12/26/2018
Court referee puts five Minneapolis apartment buildings sold by landlord Frenz under administrator
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 12/20/2018
Minneapolis Votes to Revoke Landlord's Rental Licenses
KSTP - Eyewitness 5 News - 12/8/2017
Minneapolis denies rental licenses for 16 apartment buildings
StarTribune - Randy Furst - 12/8/2017
Tenants call for change under controversial landlord
Fox 9 - 11/29/2017
City won't issue rental licenses for apartment buildings sold by Stephen Frenz
Mark Reilly - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - 11/9/2017
How One Organization Is Standing Up for Tenants in Minneapolis
Cinnamon Janzer - Rewire News - 10/31/2017
City: Landlord Committed 'Unprecedented and Elaborate Fraud'
KSTP News - 10/22/2017
Minneapolis landlords unload apartments amid multiple lawsuits
(10/12/2017)
Tenants Push Back Against Corporate Landlords During “Renter Week of Action“
Truthout - Candice Bernd - 9/23/2017
Apartment Tenants Take Grievances to Twin Cities Landlord's Front Door
KSTP News - 9/19/2017
Angry renters demonstrate outside landlord Stephen Frenz's home
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 9/19/2017
Landlord maintained control of Minneapolis apartment complexes after he was banned
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 9/18/2017
Embattled landlord files defiant affidavit in Minneapolis case
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 9/16/2017
Judge certifies class-action lawsuit against one of Minneapolis' biggest landlords
MPR News - Max Nesterak - 8/21/2017
Lawsuit against 2 Minneapolis landlords gains class-action status
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 8/15/2017
Minneapolis tenants seek over $1 million in sanctions against landlord
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 7/26/2017
Housing court orders Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz to return $27,813 to tenants
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 5/24/2017
Tenants rally outside Minneapolis landlord's office demanding rent freeze, repairs
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 5/2/2017
Controversial Minneapolis landlord held in contempt and ordered to jail
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/17/2017
Enough is Enough
MN Spokesman-Recorder - Editorial: Jennifer Arnold - 3/11/2017
Jail sentence delayed for Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/11/2017
Court to landlord Stephen Frenz: Give up records or go to jail
Mark Reilly - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - 3/20/2017
Some Minneapolis apartment buildings get a top rating despite code violations
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/9/2017
Minneapolis landlord hit with largest fine in housing court history
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 2/3/2017
$187,390 Sanction Against Minneapolis Landlord Largest Ever
Beth Dalbey - Patch - 2/3/2017
Minneapolis renters' group puts landlords on notice
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 12/28/2016
Minneapolis begins process to revoke landlord Stephen Frenz's rental licenses
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 11/4/2016
Renters collectively demand justice, equity from Minneapolis to St. Paul
Twin Cities Daily Planet - Cirien Saadeh - 10/10/2016
Accused slumlord Stephen Frenz says advocates, reporters conspired against him
CityPages - Susan Du - 9/21/2016
Revelation in renters’ lawsuit prompts city to act
Southwest Journal - Michelle Bruch - 9/20/2016
Minneapolis landlord Stephen Frenz deceived court, housing referee rules
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 9/14/2016
Stephen Frenz, notorious Minneapolis landlord, is about to face judgment
CityPages - Susan Du - 6/17/2016
Minneapolis renters build collective power despite retaliatory landlords
Twin Cites Daily Planet - Cristeta Boarini - 4/20/2016
Minneapolis landlord accused of inventing tenants for unoccupied apartments to dodge lawsuit
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 4/14/2016
In court, landlord Steve Frenz says Spiros Zorbalas is backer
Mark Reilly - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - 4/9/2016
Some Minneapolis landlords rack up housing violations. Does yours?
Star Tribune - Eric Roper - 4/8/2016
Big Minneapolis landlord's lawyers bail mid-trial
Mark Reilly - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - 3/17/2016
Mpls. landlord accused of fraud in tenants' housing court trial
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/17/2016
Tenants take major Minneapolis landlord to trial
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 3/12/2016
South Minneapolis tenants protest unsanitary living conditions
Fox 9 News - Iris Perez - 10/6/2015
2013
Minneapolis landlord with long history of troubled properties sells out
Star Tribune - Randy Furst - 1/24/2013
After 2,000 violations, landlord sells properties
The Journal - Dylan Thomas - 1/24/2013
Frenz buys Minneapolis apartment portfolio from controversial investor Zorbalas
Sam Black - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - 1/23/2013
2008
The Slumlord of South Minneapolis
Jonathan Kaminsky - City Pages - 1/30/2008