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 seeks to make the lives of HOA leaders even more burdensome with additional regulation that is ill-timed and unnecessary. The bill has been amended countless times; how the elected representatives keep track of such minutia is beyond me. I’m guessing they don’t.

I found a good article from Attorney Phaedra Howard of Hellmuth and Johnson that does a nice job of summarizes the bill’s impacts if passed into law. One of her paragraphs stood out from the most:

If enacted, this bill will require associations and/or their management companies to implement significant changes in their processes and procedures governing almost every aspect of association operations and to do so within a very short period of time. Associations that fail to update their procedures will likely run into legal issues with collecting assessments and enforcing their rules and governing documents, and could see a spike in homeowner disputes and even potential litigation over adherence to the new requirements. Associations are advised to consult with legal counsel to ensure that their policies, procedures, and forms are in compliance with any statutory changes before the proposed effective date of January 1, 2027.

Read her article HERE and wait for the votes to roll in (or out) today.