Flag Waving in Hawaii
November 12, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Having traveled to Hawaii several times, I've always appreciated its wonderful beaches, surf, and the amazing weather that you never want to leave. But I must admit that my visits have always left me puzzled about our 50th state. While they are steeped [...]
HOA Liens Down in MN
November 11, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster First off, Happy Veteran's Day to all those who served our great country. We salute you! And now for some more good news. Minnesota saw a 12% decrease in HOA liens from 2024 to 2025, according to a new statistical analysis by the [...]
A Blooming HOA Lawsuit
Nov 10, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster What happens when a Plymouth, Minn., HOA resident moves in and converts her yard into a natural meadow of "low-growing grasses in the front and tall swaying prairie natives in the back"? Turns out, a lawsuit. In today's Star Tribune: Three years after [...]
New Board Leaders, Unite!
November 8, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster If you've attended our live chapter meetings recently you've seen that we're continuing to grow, and we've had many requests to open new chapters across the metro. There's only so much time in the day, so our abilities to expand are being driven [...]
The Atlanta Graves (an update)
November 8, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster We recently blogged about an Atlanta-area HOA that was situated quite close to an historic cemetery (HERE), touching off a legal dispute about who was supposed to care for and maintain the aging site years after developers of the HOA had fled. In [...]
First Home at 40
November 5, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster I remember putting an offer on a home when mortgage rates exceeded 10 percent. So as not to give up my age I won't reveal the year, but let's just agree it was a long time ago. I was also pretty young (and [...]
