House Panel Limits HOA Mandates
March 2, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster I've been out of state for a few days and I just noticed that the Minnesota House of Representatives was at work again today on trying to "rein in" HOAs in the state by limiting local governments from mandating or providing an incentive [...]
Bulletproofed HOA
February 25, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Combing the net, I ran into this story from Nevada. From KLAS TV: The Sun City Summerlin Community Association was set Tuesday to consider “bullet resistant plexiglass” which would surround their executive director and assistant executive director during board meetings. After 8 News [...]
The New SF1750/HF1268
February 24, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Well here we are again, another legislative session in St. Paul and yet another bill for HOAs to be concerned about. SF1750 was filed yesterday and some testimony already occurred today. Our Sponsor, SJJ Law, participated in testimony today with Finn Jacobsen carrying [...]
Text of SF3622
February 24, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Many people are starting to pay attention to SF3622, the new piece of legislation introduced in St. Paul during the legislature's 94th session. This bill was introduced by Senator Michael Klein (R) and has a companion bill in the House. As we've blogged [...]
Dirty HOA?
February 22, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster You'd be surprised, but HOAs and their boards often overlook the obvious: Dirty siding, fences, stucco, sidewalks and other surfaces that get grimy over the growing season, get ignored, and get even dirtier come spring. With warmer days fast approaching, we've been running [...]
SF3622 on HOAs
February 21, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster If you've been tracking the action in the Minnesota State Legislature this past week, you know that there are two bills introduced that affect CICs/HOAs in Minnesota. SF3622, introduced by Senator Michael E. Kreun (R-32), has this summary attached: This bill amends the [...]
