Minneapolis condo owners threatened with $5,000 fine for Super Bowl rentals
US Bank Stadium is still months away from completion and nearly two years away from hosting Super Bowl LII, yet listings for places to stay are already popping up on sites like VRBO and Airbnb. At...
View ArticleLoop Calhoun condo claims damage from neighboring project (MN)
Condo owners near Lake Calhoun are claiming a construction project next door isn’t just loud — it’s damaging. They’ve filed a lawsuit that says vibrations from the neighboring apartment project caused...
View ArticleSome condo associations move to block Super Bowl rentals (MN)
Several condo associations have forbidden unit owners from soliciting their condos for rent during the buildup to Super Bowl LII. Some have asked owners to take down online notices advertising their...
View ArticleMN Court: No expectation of privacy in condo buildings
If a police officer enters your secured condominium building without a warrant and a drug-sniffing dog outside your door detects the presence of drugs, is it an illegal search? No, a divided Minnesota...
View ArticleMinnetonka lawsuit shows struggle for homeowners associations in Airbnb era (MN)
From Burnsville to Duluth, cities across Minnesota are grappling with the regulation of short-term rentals — an issue pitting homeowners associations against condo and townhouse residents who get the...
View ArticleBurglar flooded three floors of Duluth condo building (MN)
Police said they found severe damage to a sink in the condo, which apparently caused the flooding. Officers also found open food and alcohol containers, indicating that Warren may have been living in...
View ArticleCourt lifts restraint against vocal condo critic in Hopkins (MN)
A Hopkins man engaged in a bitter, long-running dispute with the management of the Meadow Creek condominiums has been vindicated by the state’s second-highest court. In a decision issued last week,...
View ArticleFire damages much of northern Minnesota resort condos
Almost 100 firefighters battled a fire early Sunday morning at the Manhattan Beach Villas next to Manhattan Beach Lodge in Crosslake. Crosslake Fire Chief Chip Lohmiller said in a news release that 80...
View ArticleWhite Bear Lake lawsuit: Plaintiffs amend complaint (MN)
Parties on both sides of the lake level lawsuit were back in Judge Margaret Marrinan’s courtroom Oct. 12. Attorneys representing the plaintiff, the White Bear Lake Restoration Association (WBLRA), and...
View ArticleMinnesota could curb water use near White Bear Lake
The White Bear Lake Restoration Association and the White Bear Lake Homeowners’ Association are suing the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, saying that even plentiful rainfall in the past...
View ArticleCourt finds Woodbury roadway fee is unlawful (MN)
A Washington County judge ruled last week that a longtime practice of charging developers roadway fees in Woodbury is unlawful. The city sought to collect roughly $1.3 million for future roadway...
View ArticleWhite Bear Lake wants answers about low water level, despite recent rise (MN)
In 2012, the White Bear Lake Restoration Association sued the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, alleging that low water levels in White Bear Lake were a result of overuse of an aquifer in the...
View ArticleBack in court: DNR appeals, judge recommends mediation in lake lawsuit (MN)
Both sides in the lake level lawsuit may once again be headed for mediation at the suggestion of the district judge handling the case. White Bear Lake City Attorney Roger Jensen said the city would...
View ArticleRenting and the Law: Condo owner concerned about rental limits (MN)
Q: For the past eight years I have been renting out my condominium. When I purchased my condo, there was no mention of not being able to rent it out in the future. I have a rental license with the city...
View ArticleRamsey grants pig license against association’s objections (MN)
The Ramsey City Council will allow a Ramsey couple to keep a potbelly pig that their homeowners association said they cannot have. The Ramsey City Council on a 5-1 vote Dec. 13 granted a...
View ArticleIn Ramsey, family’s backyard brood raises a squawk and a lawsuit
The Harer family never dreamed that their brood of backyard hens and Peter, the potbellied pig, could one day land them in court, much less place them amid a widespread debate about what animals may...
View ArticleResidents Return to Minneapolis Condominium Following Carbon Monoxide Leak (MN)
A Minneapolis condominium was ventilated and residents were allowed to return to their homes Thursday morning after a carbon monoxide leak Wednesday. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, the...
View ArticleLegislature’s changes to construction-defect laws could help condo developers...
Several much-anticipated changes to Minnesota’s construction-defect laws are closer to the governor’s pen. The amendments to House File 1538 received bipartisan support and went to a conference...
View ArticleResidents Return to Minneapolis Condominium Following Carbon Monoxide Leak (MN)
A Minneapolis condominium was ventilated and residents were allowed to return to their homes Thursday morning after a carbon monoxide leak Wednesday. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, the...
View ArticleCould a bill before the Legislature solve the Twin Cities’ condo crunch? (MN)
Is Minnesota on the verge of figuring out its condo conundrum? The imbalance in the supply of new condos and new apartments in the Twin Cities is obvious. In the midst of a continuing multifamily...
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