CAI chapter adds CIC Midwest (MN)
The Minnesota Chapter of Community Associations Institute has acquired CIC Midwest, a division of Minnesota Multi Housing Association. The move will position CAI as the “leading authority in community...
View ArticleRochester Towers association wants residents to return for ‘limited...
The Rochester Towers Condominium’s owners association is asking the city to allow for some residents to return for “limited occupancy” of their building as it is undergoing structural repairs. Read...
View ArticleFormer CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $3 Million from Employer (MN)
According to court documents, David Efrem Katz, 56, was the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Durand and Associates (“D&A”), a property management company that specialized in servicing...
View ArticleSome condo workers released from shadow noncompetes by FirstService...
Residents of the River Towers condominiums in Minneapolis like their building’s staff. The building’s staff like the residents — many have worked in the building for years. But a provision in the...
View ArticleHOA parking dispute may force Minnesota family from home
For one Forest Lake family, a dispute over a parking spot with their homeowners’ association (HOA) has thrown their future into uncertainty. The disagreement, which only arose last month, comes...
View ArticleCalifornia Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling More Than $1 Million from...
California woman was sentenced to 66 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,791,334.81 in restitution for embezzling more than $1 million from her employer, announced...
View ArticleWestbrook Estates may be annexed into city of Alexandria (MN)
Westbrook is a 9.2-acre townhome subdivision on Voyager Drive in LaGrande Township that has been served by a private well ever since it was platted in 1997 Read the article………………………..
View ArticleWorkers see big raise after condo board hires unionized management firm (MN)
Condo workers at River Towers in Minneapolis recently won two things for which they’ve been fighting for over a year: a union and a big pay raise. Read the article………………………..
View ArticleChanges to Minnesota HOA law lets more switch to solar
After a busy legislative session, there is good news for Minnesota homeowners that want to choose solar energy. One of the highly anticipated laws that passed now mandates that HOAs in Minnesota cannot...
View ArticleLawmakers look to ban shadow noncompete agreements in property management...
Rep. Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis, said she and Sen. Alice Mann, DFL-Edina, will write a bill prohibiting property management companies from forbidding homeowners associations from hiring their...
View ArticleBrooklyn Park staff look to be involved in HOA conflicts (MN)
The City of Brooklyn Park knows the significant impact homeowners associations can have on residents in Brooklyn Park neighborhoods, and is looking to be involved with how they’re conducted. Read the...
View ArticleHomeowners Association asks for city help with sewer system (MN)
Could the City of Scandia be taking on management of another wastewater system? Approached last week by the Wyldewood Acres Homeowners Association, the Scandia City Council directed city staff last...
View ArticleHomeowners association group to meet in Eagan (MN)
The HOA Leadership Network is hosting a free educational meeting for townhome and condominium homeowners Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, 9-11 a.m. at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan....
View ArticleIrrigation rates point of contention for homeowner associations (MN)
Members of half a dozen homeowner associations (HOAs) came prepared to argue their water bills at the Nov. 20 town board meeting. The problem isn’t the cost of domestic water, but the cost to irrigate...
View ArticleGreen infrastructure a mystery for many homeowners associations (MN)
“We have a lot of wet backyards,” said Jean, a Woodbury resident who lives in a homeowners association built in 1998. “It is all either water, weeds, or grass. Nothing else.” “Part of the problem was...
View ArticleStrict rules, high fees: What to know about Twin Cities HOAs (MN)
With roughly 7,950 housing communities in Minnesota, many home shoppers need to factor in homeowners association fees as part of their purchase price. Read the article…………………………….The post Strict...
View ArticleJudiciary panel spotlights ‘shadow’ non-compete clauses, approves bill to...
An example of a shadow noncompete contract that is hidden from an employee was provided in written testimony by SEIU Local 26. When a homeowner’s association under one of these contracts switches to a...
View ArticleHOA, condo daycare prohibition bans considered by Minnesota lawmakers
Those who live in a homeowner’s association (HOA) or condo looking to create an in-home licensed daycare center could no longer be denied its operation as long as they have a license in Minnesota under...
View ArticleHOA, condo fees rising for some Minnesotans
If you live in a condo or townhome in Minnesota, you may notice your fees are going up. One insurance expert says this is a trend he’s been seeing for the last several months. Helen Mitchell recently...
View ArticleAre HOAs a roadblock in addressing the child care shortage? (MN)
In many areas, like Woodbury, for example, in-home child care is in high demand. One provider who asked to be unnamed due to current conversations with their HOA, and who lives in a different Woodbury...
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