Where Art Thou, Mr. O?
April 28, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Welp. In the category of "that didn't last long" comes news that the new-ish Minnesota HOA Ombudsman, Mr. Joe LeBlanc, is no longer in the chair. Details are sketchy, but we do know that his employment in this position, which was created by [...]
SF3622 Passed
April 28, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Last week as we reported, a largely "technical" bill, SF 3622, passed both the House and Senate and is destined to become law. The bill, authored by Senator Michael E. Kreun (32, R), is essentially a "clean up and modernization" bill to realign [...]
Construction Worker Wage Theft Settled
April 27, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We're gearing up for heavy construction season, and many HOAs are popping up in empty farm fields across the metro. That means lots of construction workers busily building the next generation of housing (and thusly, creating more volunteer opportunities for future board members!) [...]
In HOA Jail
April 26, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster A Florida attorney who represented three HOA homeowners in a lawsuit against their HOA is now serving time in jail. According to News6 Orlando: Bruce Burtoff, 77, was jailed for contempt of court March 4 because he refused to identify two of his [...]
May Chapters
April 26, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We've concluded our Spring Startup Series for HOAs that run in our chapters from February to April, all designed to help HOA Leaders think about readying HOA properties for the growing season. Time flies, because here we are getting ready for the late [...]
A Patent on Tree Care
April 24, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster For those of you who have been even occasional participants in our monthly chapter meetings, you've heard us talk a lot about trees. Ron Zillmer from Legacy-Trees is often in the house, and he opines on trees and how they are often neglected [...]
