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 [...]
Controlling Speeders in HOAs
August 10, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster My Lakeville HOA has private streets and cul de sacs, which of course means that our residents pay regular property taxes to the city while also paying extra to maintain the asphalt and curb and gutter within our own property. Given all that [...]
Homeowners Feeling the Pinch
August 9, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster The insurance crisis that first hit the HOA market continues its proliferation across the board, with many other homeowners now feeling the pinch in their homeowner insurance payments that are skyrocketing from storm damage adjustments. Local ABC affiliate Channel 5 ran a story [...]
