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 [...]
Gonzo Interview
February 20, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Forgive my absence for a few days as I have been traveling. I spent a few days in St. Louis where they were having some mighty fine spring weather while I was there, temps in the 70s. When I left the snow was [...]
Buyers In Charge
February 16, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We had someone in our HOA here in the south metro experience the dreaded "ghosting" of a home sale. His townhome went up for sale early last year, and after months on the market, he finally got an offer. It cleared inspection and [...]
Ombudsman Web
February 15, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We've had a fair number of questions about the new HOA Ombudsman office in Minnesota, which became law last July as part of the HOA reform legislation that was under consideration in the 2025 legislative session in St. Paul. We expect more legislation [...]
Walk-Through Survey
February 14, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Happy Valentine's Day, members! On this day of sharing the love, we also want to share a new Pop Up Survey that we have just introduced. Our Spring Startup Series for HOAs continues into March, and to prepare for the topics that [...]
