HOA Debit Card Run Amok
March 16, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Does your HOA have a debit card attached to its operating account? If the answer is yes, you may want to think again and consider it a really dumb practice. A St. Louis County, Missouri, board leader (and now formerly, thereof) is in [...]
A Blizzardy Blizzard
March 15, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Beware the Ides of March. It brings snowstorms. If you're reading this from the quiet and comfortable confines of your HOA inside the metro area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, you're watching snow-maggedon unfold through your living room or kitchen window. This storm has [...]
Fly Those Flags
March 12, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster The drumbeat of HOA legislation is picking up in St. Paul. Lynn and I spent the morning at the state capitol yesterday and met with various legislators and other HOA industry experts about the flurry of bills under consideration. You can read a [...]
Today in St. Paul
March 11, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Lynn Boergerhoff and I spent the morning at the State Capitol in St. Paul meeting with several legislators to talk about HOA reform legislation, as the State Legislature is entertaining a variety of proposed bills that could affect HOAs and board leaders if [...]
Three HOA Bills to Watch
March 9, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster There are three key HOA-related pieces of legislation to track that are coursing through St. Paul. See the bills and links below. HF 3808 - https://track.govhawk.com/public/bills/2327448 SF 1750 - https://track.govhawk.com/public/bills/2146052 SF 4300 - Bill tracking in Minnesota - SF 4300 (2025-2026 legislative session) - FastDemocracy We're [...]
Bill Could Require HOA Registration
March 9, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster A new bill, SF 4300, has been introduced into the State Legislature for consideration by legislators in St. Paul and would have a profound effect on HOAs. The authors are Pha; Marty; Lucero; and Hemmingsen-Jaeger. You can read the bill HERE. The plain [...]
