STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Housing Finance and Policy Committee
MINUTES
Representative Igo, Chair of the Housing Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:03 PM, on ¬¬¬¬¬Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Room G3 of the Capitol Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
IGO, Spencer, Chair
DOTSETH, Jeff, Vice Chair
AGBAJE, Esther
JOHNSON, Wayne
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
MEKELAND, Shane
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
NORRIS, Matt
REHRAUER, Kari
SKRABA, Roger
Non-Voting Member present:
HOWARD, Michael, Lead
Members excused:
HUSSEIN, Samakab
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
Representative Mekeland moved the minutes of February 26, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1268 (Bahner) Common interest communities; certain property management company practices prohibited, common interest community rights and duties modified, unit owner rights modified, termination threshold modified, meet and confer process established, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing homeowners associations.
Chair Igo moved HF1268 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.
Representative Mekeland moved the A5 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifiers:
Roxanne Young Kimball, President, Minnesota Homeownership Center
Jenny Sanford, Homeowner Engagement Manager, Twins Cities Habitat for Humanity
Nick Erickson, Senior Director of Housing Policy, Housing First Minnesota
Daniel Lighfoot, Senior Intergovernmental Relations Manager, League of Minnesota Cities
Aaron Brooksby, Attorney, Representing Homeowners Associations and Common Interest Communities
Matt McNeill, President, Cities Management
Patrick Hynes, Attorney, Representing Community Association Institutes
Bruce Klevan, Citizen Advocate
Andrew Maltzen, Community Association Manager, Advantage Townhome Management
Lynn Boergerhoff, President, Homeowners Association Leadership Network
Katherine Kragh, Board Member, Homeowners Association
Linda Dingbaum, Board Member, Homeowners Association
Jennae Hoffman, Property Management Company
Chair Igo renewed the motion that HF1268, as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM.
Representative Spencer Igo, Chair
Betsy Ritzer, Committee Legislative Assistant