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Resident at Garrett's Grove tells council property management changes are harming tenants

Fergus Falls City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

A resident at Garrett's Grove told the Fergus Falls council the building's new property manager imposed excessive rules, limited residents' autonomy, and attempted measures residents believe violate Minnesota law; the council said staff would follow up off the record.

Jen Thonus, a resident of Garrett's Grove, addressed the Fergus Falls City Council during open forum on Jan. 5 and described a series of problems since a new property manager (identified in the comment as DW Jones) took over.

Thonus said the building—intended for people in need and in crisis—went from about 18 rules to a 25-page rules document and that enforcement has left…

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