That Sound from St. Paul? A Dull Thud.
May 21 2025, Mark Luis Foster The Minnesota Legislature ended as it began, with a dull thud. The much ballyhooed HOA reform legislation took a back seat as other priorities, such as agreeing to an actual budget, got in the way. To say the least, many of us are relieved [...]
About Those HOA Sprinklers
May 19, 2025 - Mark Luis Foster Our network has such great sponsors and we appreciate their willingness to take time and attention to provide quality education to our members at monthly chapter meetings. Last month, Advanced Irrigation presented on spring start up procedures, and lots of questions were generated [...]
The Future Trends for HOAs
May 15, 2025: By Mark Luis Foster, HOALN Every once in a while we see an article about interesting HOA trends, and this one from a law firm in Texas (Manning and Meyers) caught our eye. They wrote an article looking at the future of HOAs with a lens on [...]
Senate Bill Off to House
We're tracking media coverage of the Minnesota HOA Reform legislation, and there was an article published by the Minnesota Reformer that covered the recent debate by the MN Senate and the shape in which it landed as it awaits its fate in the MN House. The Reformer's analysis: Some senators [...]
Governor Signs HOA Service Dog Law
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law on Thursday, May 8, giving service dogs in training the same protections and support as active service dogs. This affects HOAs that have rules that disallow dogs on the property. The Governor signed the bill alongside bill authors Senator Bonnie Westlin [...]
Minnesota Senate Passes HOA Reform Legislation
Hot off the press. We just received this from SJJ Law, namely Finn Jacobsen, one of our great sponsors and supporters of the HOA Leadership Network. Lots of tweaks and a few bigger changes made to the HOA reform legislation coursing through the MN Senate. Even with two weeks to [...]
