HF2711 Summary

• Establishes a 15-day notice requirement before a common interest community association can levy a fine, levy a limited assessment, or initiate foreclosure against a unit owner.

• Notice must include the amount, date, reason for the action, identification of the alleged violation, statement that unpaid fines and assessments are liens subject to foreclosure, the right to be heard before the board or committee, warning of potential attorney fees and collection costs, and contact information for the Minnesota Homeownership Center.

• Prohibits the association from charging attorney fees to the unit owner during the 15-day notice period and any subsequent period until the board or committee renders a decision after a hearing.

• Defines "limited assessment" as an assessment for an expense other than common expenses or special assessments that applies only to a particular unit owner.

• Renumbers existing subsections related to compliance with section 500.215 and construction defect claim procedures without changing their substantive requirements.