Just the Beginning of HOA Oversight
August 2, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Local NBC affiliate KARE 11 waded into the stormy waters of HOA reform with this report they filed about the HOA Ombudsperson office that is being set up under the Department of Commerce. The reporter makes the point that "this is just the [...]
Canine Law Affects HOAs Aug 1
August 1, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster The State Legislature in St. Paul was busily enacting a bunch of new laws in the last session, so much so that they didn't get to pass their much-beloved HOA Reform Bill when the session finally ran out of gas. But never fear, [...]
Desperately Seeking HOA “Ombudsperson”
August 1, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Local TV reporter Richard Reeves from Channel 5 St Paul has taken a keen interest in the Avonlea Townhome Association re-roofing project in Lakeville, a project that has spawned a lawsuit by homeowners who apparently take issue with the board's decision to repair [...]
The Bramblegate Watergate in NC
July 31, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster By now you know we scrape the web for interesting, compelling or downright odd stories about HOAs across the country. Here's one that barely rises above the fold: A Greensboro, North Carolina condominium HOA that apparently has gone to seed due to [...]
Addressing the Realtors Unite Conference
July 30, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Lynn Boergerhoff and I have been invited to conduct two speaking sessions at the upcoming Realtors' Unite Conference in Brooklyn Park on September 18. The conference is described below: The biggest and boldest real estate conference in Minnesota is coming—are you ready? Our [...]
Road Runner, an HOA is After You
July 30, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster I grew up watching Bugs Bunny cartoons, and many people who know me well would likely say that it explains a lot. Some of my favorites, even in adulthood, are the old Wile E Coyote shorts where the Road Runner is constantly chased [...]
