Those Damn Ice Dams
Scott Hurm from Crest Exteriors has been presenting all month long at chapter meetings on the ice dams. While winter has been a bit forgiving in the ice and snow department this year so far, there are some HOAs in the metro reporting ice dam trouble, and there's plenty of [...]
Bills Introduced to Establish a Minnesota Common Interest Community Ombudsperson
By Lynn Boergerhoff, HOALN President | What is an Ombudsperson? In general, an Ombudsperson (om-budz-person) is an appointed, independent official who receives complaints against government and government regulated organizations or its officials, investigates those complaints, and takes action to resolve the complaints. Typical duties and responsibilities of an ombudsperson include [...]
Breaking: Corporate Transparency Act Reinstated
From CAI as of February 19: CTA NATIONAL UPDATE: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Reinstated by Federal Court and FinCEN Deadline Extension Updated February 19, 2025, 12 PM EST On February 17, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the government’s motion for stay a nationwide [...]
Give A.I. a Free Whirl!
As a service to our members, we’ve launched a new free AI service for you! STAN a.i., our sponsors from Canada, have calibrated an artificial intelligence engine for us so you can quiz it against state legal and legislative issues. Want to know how certain issues relate to the Minnesota [...]
Safety Advice for HOA Leaders
The February chapter meetings of the network have been featuring a presentation by Bob Penney, a retired police officer from Champlin who is making a great post-retirement career by training groups on personal safety. We asked Bob to attend our chapter meetings to provide HOA leaders with some insights about [...]
HOALN Issues News Release on Board Leader Education
The very mission of the HOA Leadership Network is education, and our advocacy is now budding out to the legislative level. Given that the Minnesota Legislative Work Group on CICs and HOAs recently published their recommendations for improving HOA conditions, the network is recommending that education for board leaders be [...]
