/Independent trade coverage
The trade record for transaction coordinators
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A new line on the statutory Resale Disclosure Certificate, in force since 1 August, requires copies of the association's written preventative maintenance plan, schedule and budget or a statement of how to get them electronically. Minnesota Realtors revised four common interest community forms to match.
Coordinators who handle rentals pick up a new habitability list, a default rule that returns deposits electronically, and a landlord duty to remediate after a disaster. Most of it took effect on 1 January 2026.
Altered listing photos now need a link to the original. Thirdhand smoke joins the disclosure family with its own cancellation right. The HOA balcony report becomes standard. And in fifteen fire-affected zip codes an attestation gets recorded with the deed.