ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, March 13, the Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee heard Senate File 1750, a bill to reform homeowners associations (HOAs) and common interest communities (CICs). The bill aims to protect individual homeowners and set clear guidelines for HOA and CIC boards.
The bill language stems from the 2024 working group on Common Interest Communities and Homeowners Associations, of which Senator Susan Pha (DFL – Brooklyn Park) was a designated member.
The reforms include:
- Board meeting and voting reforms
- Board disclosures, rules, notices, and decision reforms
- Board fees, financing, and dispute reforms
- Board conflict of interest reforms
- Other miscellaneous reforms regarding HOA management, vendors, parking, retaliation, and unit owner debt
Roughly 1,556,000 Minnesotans live in an HOA or CIC, and there are an estimated 7,950 common community associations statewide. In 2023, over 82% of new homes sold in Minnesota were part of an HOA.
Multiple egregious stories about HOAs and CICs have surfaced recently. These stories have cost individual homeowners thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees. New guidelines and protections for homeowners are necessary to alleviate future overreach, conflicts of interest, and financial burden.
“Currently, HOA and CICs wield enormous power over homeowners,” said Senator Pha. “They set rules, levy fines, and even initiate foreclosures, yet they operate with little oversight and often without the basic transparency we expect from any governing body. That’s why our HOA and CIC reform package is so critical. This bill establishes essential guardrails to ensure that HOAs operate with fairness, accountability, and transparency. I am proud of the working group and bipartisan nature of this bill. I look forward to passing these reforms into law for every current and future homeowner in Minnesota.”
The bill passed the committee and now heads to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee for further debate. Today’s bill presentation can be viewed here.
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