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 [...]
California Caps HOA Fines
August 8, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster In what appears to be a nod to Minnesota legislators' efforts earlier this year (or, is it the other way around?), California adopted a law effective July 1 that caps the penalty for HOA rule violations at $100. The supporters of the new [...]
MN Supreme Court Rules on Storm Damage Issue
August 6, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster One of our fine sponsors, SJJ Law, was recently involved in a decision that helped the Supreme Court of Minnesota find in favor of Minnesota homeowners on an insurance related matter. The change that was made now requires that insurance providers pay for [...]
MN Housing Program Full of Fraud
August 3, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Fraud, fraud and more fraud. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) told us all on Friday that it plans to end its much ballyhooed Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program, a program described by DHS as a “benefit to help people with disabilities, [...]
