• Representative Kristin Bahner

SF 1750 Clears MN House

By |April 30, 2026|

April 30, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster It was a marathon House session that started around 4 p.m. today and went well after 6 p.m. before a vote on this HOA reform bill was taken. [...]

  • HOAs

Final Hours

By |April 30, 2026|

April 30, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster The last day of April and we are watching (like a hawk) what happens in the Minnesota House as it takes up SF 1750, the reform legislation that [...]

  • Minnesota State Capitol

SF 1750 Goes to House

By |April 29, 2026|

April 29, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster The game's afoot. Senate File 1750, the HOA reform bill that seeks to regulate homeowner associations in Minnesota even beyond the current Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (MCIOA), [...]

  • HOA Ombudsman

Where Art Thou, Mr. O?

By |April 28, 2026|

April 28, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Welp. In the category of "that didn't last long" comes news that the new-ish Minnesota HOA Ombudsman, Mr. Joe LeBlanc, is no longer in the chair. Details are [...]

  • MN State Capitol

SF3622 Passed

By |April 28, 2026|

April 28, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Last week as we reported, a largely "technical" bill, SF 3622, passed both the House and Senate and is destined to become law.  The bill, authored by Senator [...]

  • HOA Construction

Construction Worker Wage Theft Settled

By |April 27, 2026|

April 27, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We're gearing up for heavy construction season, and many HOAs are popping up in empty farm fields across the metro.  That means lots of construction workers busily building [...]