HF 2614 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring terms not required under state law in homeowners association documents.

HF 2614 prohibits Minnesota counties and municipalities from requiring or incentivizing homeowners to join a homeowners association (HOA) as a condition for residential permits or development approvals. It also bans local governments from forcing HOAs to include terms in their governing documents (like declarations or bylaws) that aren't required by state law. The bill amends state statutes to specifically block counties from conditioning permits on HOA creation or requiring HOA-related features, and extends similar restrictions to municipalities for residential development permits. This directly affects homeowners in new residential developments and HOAs by limiting local government control over HOA formation and internal rules.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its introduction to its first engrossment, reflecting changes made during the legislative process. The most significant substantive change is the reorganization of the law's structure and the addition of a new effective date of January 1, 2027. The text was also updated to remove specific references to the Metropolitan Council in certain prohibitions while adding it to the definition of 'local government' in other sections.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on prohibiting local governments from requiring or incentivizing homeowners associations, but the internal structure of the statute was significantly reorganized, and the effective date was added.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date of January 1, 2027, establishing when the new regulations will begin to apply.

DEFINITION

Redefined 'local government' to explicitly include the Metropolitan Council, whereas previous text sometimes excluded it from specific prohibitions.

REQUIREMENT

Restructured the statute by replacing the old section numbering with new subdivisions and clarifying that exemptions for common element maintenance and infrastructure easements do not violate the bill.

Modified the prohibition on requiring services or common property to include an exception if the developer specifically requests them.

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Committee

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Housing Finance and Policy

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors