HF1931

Purpose

This bill aims to regulate housing by giving the Attorney General explicit authority to enforce laws related to common interest communities (CICs), and it would codify these enforcement provisions in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515B.

Main provisions

• Creates a codified enforcement framework in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515B for common interest communities.
• The Attorney General would have authority to investigate and prosecute violations of this chapter.
• This enforcement authority relies on the Attorney General’s existing powers described in section 8.31.

Significant changes to existing law

• Establishes explicit Attorney General enforcement power for rules governing common interest communities, codified within Chapter 515B.
• Integrates CIC enforcement with the AG’s broader statutory enforcement framework (section 8.31), clarifying who can pursue violations.

Enforcement framework (how it would operate)

• The Attorney General can investigate violations of the CIC laws in this chapter and bring prosecutions under the authority provided by section 8.31.
• This creates a formal, statewide enforcement role for CIC-related violations, rather than leaving enforcement to individual parties or separate agencies.

Terminology note (embedded terms from the bill)

• Attorney General
• enforce/enforcement
• investigate
• prosecute
• violations
• this chapter (referring to the new CIC-related provisions)
• common interest communities (CICs)
• Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515B
• Section 8.31

Relevant Terms - Attorney General - enforce / enforcement - investigate - prosecute - violations - common interest communities - Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515B - Section 8.31 - this chapter - housing - CICs - enforcement framework