A Fight About Water, But It’s Not What You Think
July 14, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Remember then old saying, "water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink"? Turns out that at an HOA in Arizona, water has become a contentious issue. But in a highly unusual way. It turns out a local resident of the Canyon Trails [...]
Warranty Service Protects Against HOA Assessments
July 14, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Imagine for a moment that you could buy insurance to protect yourself against an unexpected assessment levied by an HOA. I mean, why not? You can buy insurance for nearly everything, including your fluffy pets, so it was inevitable that someone create a [...]
Reserve Funding Required in Only 12 States
July 12, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Board members of HOAs have lots of questions about managing their properties, and one of the questions that comes up often is related to reserve funding. Reserve funds are required by the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (MCIOA) for HOAs in Minnesota. This [...]
Eagan Area Gets a Dose of Lead
July 12, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster A stunning report out from Eagan, MN that indicates a facility there spilled harmful amounts of lead into the air earlier this year, affecting many homes and nearby HOAs in the area. From Channel 5 KSTP: The [Minnesota Pollution Control Agency] says [...]
Minnesota Insurance to Spike 15%
July 11, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Ruh Roh! From Realtor.com comes the news that Minnesota could be faced with a 15% increase in homeowner insurance rates in 2026. Of course, the report focuses on averages for all homeowners, not just HOAs or non-HOA properties. If you live in an [...]
Back on the Air
July 9, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster I had the pleasure of joining Gene Sullivan on AM1280 the Patriot today, for Gene's long running show Where You Live. If you're not familiar with it, he has an hour radio show each Saturday at 10 a.m. that talks about all kinds [...]
