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This bill prohibits counties, municipalities, joint planning boards, public corporations, and the Metropolitan Council from requiring or incentivizing the creation of homeowners associations (HOAs) or imposing specific terms on HOA documents that are not already mandated by state law. Specifically, these governing bodies cannot condition the approval of residential building permits, subdivision developments, or other residential development permits on the creation of an HOA, the inclusion of HOA-necessitating services or common properties, or the adoption of specific HOA governance terms. The bill prevents local government entities from mandating that residential properties must be part of an HOA or from providing incentives for HOA membership. Additionally, these entities are prohibited from requiring or incentivizing HOAs to adopt, revoke, or amend rules or governing documents beyond what is required under state law. This legislation aims to limit local government's ability to dictate HOA structures and requirements, giving property owners and HOAs more autonomy in their organizational and operational decisions.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2655&ssn=0&y=2025