Avonlea Roofing Lawsuit Dismissed
August 23, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster This summer, the local media was all in a lather about a lawsuit that was filed against the board leaders of the Avonlea Townhome Association in Lakeville for roof repairs that "homeowners did not vote for." We all know how ridiculous that premise [...]
HOA Pond Killed by Data Center
August 21, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Seems like data centers are becoming the Goliath that's up against the David, with David often being HOA(s), the ones that are typically in close proximity of these behemoths. Now there's news from Oklahoma that an HOA has filed suit against a data [...]
A Real HOA Fence Fight
August 19, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster We scour the internet looking for HOA stories, and there's a lot of them. This one caught our eye from Charlotte, NC, from WSOC-TV: Headline: ‘I thought everything was a green light’: Homeowner, HOA fight over fence' The terms "green light" and "fence" [...]
HOAs for Realtors Coming Soon
August 16, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Lynn Boergerhoff and I were asked to make a promotional video for the upcoming Realtors Unite! Conference, which is the big annual meeting of the Minnesota Realtors' Association that will be held Sept. 17-18 in Brooklyn Park. The event is billed as "the [...]
Colorado HOA Files for Chapter 11
August 14, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster In what appears to be an exceptionally rare instance, a Colorado HOA has filed for bankruptcy as of July 15 due to massive legal bills it had to pay to defend itself from homeowner lawsuits. The bankrupt HOA is Todd Creek Farms, described [...]
HOA Day On Its Way
August 12, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Last September, the HOA Leadership Network held its second annual HOA Day, and it was a big success. We have been busily working on the next event, which will be held on Thursday, October 30, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the [...]