Rep. Bahner Talks Home Owners Association (HOA) Reforms

Rep. Bahner Talks Home Owners Association (HOA) Reforms

Rep. Kristin Bahner (DFL-Maple Grove) will continue working on homeowners association reform in the new legislative session.

Bahner says Minnesota homeowners have long faced challenges with homeowners associations (HOAs), but a lack of state statutes has left consumers without protections.

“We really we didn’t have anything in state statute that could really protect consumers and the attorney general really didn’t have the authority to do anything because there wasn’t a statute to lean on,” said Bahner. “The old adage, ‘if you don’t like it you don’t have to move there,’ really doesn’t hold true anymore. With the increase in associations, we continue to see challenges arise.”

Bahner attended several listening sessions during the last session to learn about common complaints from homeowners and volunteers serving on associations.

“Our hope is that we can both protect consumers and put guardrails in place and really give the tools for property managers and associations to be successful,” said Bahner.

Bahner says the effort has bipartisan support, and she’s hopeful it will gain traction this session.

“We have tons of bipartisanship across the board and we’re really hearing excitement that we will finally tackle this issue,” said Bahner.

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