Fire Hydrant Fine
April 15, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We see a lot of incidents where HOAs are forced to fine residents due to rule violations. That why we have rules, and residents can definitely avoid the fines by abiding by such rules. Now comes this story from (wait for it) Las [...]
On Eyewitness News
April 14, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Richard Reeve from KSTP Channel 5 called me late yesterday to gather a statement on our network stance on SF1750, the much maligned piece of legislation that seeks to reform MCIOA and make things more difficult for HOA boards. He didn't have time [...]
Today’s Strib
April 13, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster In this morning's Minneapolis Star Tribune, there was an article about SF1750, the "bi partisan" bill that seeks to put the brakes on HOA Leaders from running amok. The article seems to imply that the bill is going to pass: Spurred by residents’ [...]
Condo Fees in Minneapolis
April 11, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster From the Star Tribune today: Condos in the metro are far more plentiful and affordable than single-family houses across the Twin Cities metro, making it a smart time to buy one and a tough time to sell one. Reporter Jim Buchta reports that [...]
About Those Fees
April 10, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster I don't know if you've noticed, but the price of everything is up exponentially since COVID days -- and that's affected HOA fees. The media is ringing the bell. From the US edition of the Independent: Since 2019, the median monthly condo fee [...]
New Brighton Success
April 8, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster It's been a busy few days at HOALN. We started off on Tuesday with our Bloomington chapter meeting at 9 a.m., and then kicked off our "official" first evening chapter meeting in New Brighton last night at 6 p.m. We've started new chapters [...]
