When the Minnesota Legislature reformed Minnesota’s construction defects laws to encourage more multi-family development, it added an additional requirement for homeowners associations.
Under the new law, which went into effect on Aug. 1, 2017, the homeowners association board of directors shall prepare, approve and follow a written preventative maintenance plan, maintenance schedule, and maintenance budget for the common elements of the property.
Since the developers of multi-family projects act as the initial homeowners association, Housing First Minnesota gathered a workgroup to prepare a sample maintenance plan for it members, which is available on the members-only Contracts page of BATC.org. The workgroup included:
- Tim Hassett, Felhaber and Larson
- Randy Kulzer, DR Horton
- John Rask, M/I Homes
- Deb Ridgeway, DR Horton
- Nick Erickson, Staff
The Sample CIC Maintenance Plan for Townhomes prepared by BATC and Housing First Minnesota is available free-of-charge to members in an editable format and can be modified to meet the individual needs of each project.
NEW: Regulatory and Legal Briefs
In addition to the Sample CIC Maintenance Plan, BATC members can access important regulatory and legal information on BATC.org’s new Regulatory & Legal Briefs members-only page:
- Regulatory Brief: Stormwater Permit
- Regulatory Brief: Sprinkler Guide
- Regulatory Brief: Silica Rule Fact Sheet
- Regulatory Brief: Silica Rule Table 1
- Regulatory Brief: Silica Rule Small Entity Guide
- Regulatory Brief: Radon Resistant Construction
- Regulatory Brief: Minnesota Energy Code
- Regulatory Brief: EPA Lead Paint RRP Rule
- Regulatory Brief: Contractor Registration
- Regulatory Brief: Asbestos Abatement
- Legal Brief: Harstad v Woodbury Amicus Brief
- Legal Brief: Harstad v Woodbury Ruling
- Legal Brief: Country Joe v Eagan Ruling
- Legal Brief: BATC v DLI Ruling
More Regulatory and Legal Briefs will be added in the future.
