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Minn. committee hears 41 recommendations to reform HOAs and common‑interest communities
Summary
Legislators and Legislative Coordinating Commission staff presented a 41-point package of recommendations to update Minnesota law on common‑interest communities and homeowners associations, proposing registration, disclosure, new dispute‑resolution tools and limits on foreclosure for small fines.
Legislative Coordinating Commission staff and lawmakers on the House Committee on Housing Finance and Policy on Tuesday reviewed a 41‑recommendation report from an interim working group aimed at reforming Minnesota’s rules for common‑interest communities (CICs) and homeowners associations (HOAs).
Andrew George, nonpartisan staff with the Legislative Coordinating Commission, told the committee the working group “finalized 41 recommendations and reforms generally to 5 15 B.” The group, created during the 2024 legislative session, studied how CICs and HOAs affect housing access, affordability and governance and met from September through January.
The recommendations target eight topic areas identified by the working group: governance; financial interests and reporting; insurance and reserves; dispute resolution; registration and licensing; education and training; assessments, fines and fees; and foreclosure and municipal interactions. Members described both routine and extreme homeowner complaints gathered during local listening sessions in Maple Grove, Maplewood and Burnsville.
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