Governor Signs HOA Service Dog Law
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law on Thursday, May 8, giving service dogs in training the same protections and support as active service dogs. This affects HOAs that have rules that disallow dogs on the property. The Governor signed the bill alongside bill authors Senator Bonnie Westlin [...]
Minnesota Senate Passes HOA Reform Legislation
Hot off the press. We just received this from SJJ Law, namely Finn Jacobsen, one of our great sponsors and supporters of the HOA Leadership Network. Lots of tweaks and a few bigger changes made to the HOA reform legislation coursing through the MN Senate. Even with two weeks to [...]
Minnesota City Pushes Back Against HOA Legislation
In an interesting twist of fate, the city of Minnetrista is apparently pushing back against proposed HOA legislation. Its City Council approved a resolution in late April to oppose House and Senate bills that propose reforms to homeowner associations and common interest communities. The resolution comes after the council’s earlier [...]
Realtors’ Take on HOAs
We stumbled across this Twin Cities morning show interview from last week, which featured a pair of realtors who discuss HOAs -- and they briefly touch on the HOA reform legislation. Predictably it's pretty light weight material and some of their discussions are, shall we say, a bit dubious. Channel [...]
MN House Supports Ombudsperson Bill
Somehow we missed this update, but the Minnesota House voted earlier this week to send the HOA ombudsperson bill to the Senate; however, it appears that a conference committee may be needed on the regulation. The Bill, HF2443, passed on a 122-10 vote. This legislation creates a role that seeks [...]
See HOALN at the Woodbury Home show
The HOA Leadership Network is on display at the Woodbury Home and Garden show this Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop by and see us at the M Health Fairview Sports Center where we'll have a booth/table. We'd love to visit with you. Here are the [...]
