A Colorado Embezzlement
January 17, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster A year ago we were all wondering if the dreaded Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was going to go away. That piece of federal legislation required HOA leaders, along with business owners, to register as part of an anti-money-laundering effort under the previous Administration. [...]
Blocking the Boat Ramp
January 16, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Scrubbing the web for HOA news often reveals some typically anti-HOA stories, but this one from a gated community in Florida shows how great and strong HOA leaders can rise up to protect their own "homeland." A resident wrote a blog about an [...]
Trees That Bind Us
January 15, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Here we are in mid January with the usual dose of extreme cold and forecasted snow descending on Minnesota like the buzz kill that cold and snow are. So why in the world are we worried about HOA trees this time of year? [...]
Data Center Neighbor
January 14, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We've read myriad examples of data centers that are either being built in, or being planned for, communities across the country, including here in Minnesota, which are located dangerously close to HOA properties. Needless to say, smaller communities (like nearby Farmington, MN) and [...]
Look Out, Wall
January 13, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster An HOA in North Fort Myers, Florida has an unusual problem that they're dealing with: A concrete wall. Turns out that drivers are apparently running into it, and that means more than once, leaving the cost of repairs to the HOA residents on [...]
The Business Judgment Rule
January 11, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster One of the concepts we explore in the Introduction to Homeowner Associations for New Board Leaders course is the Business Judgment Rule (BJR), which is a rule that all homeowners, new and veteran, should fully understand. Essentially the BJR says that HOA directors [...]
