Q: I live in a homeowners association-controlled condo community. Is there a state legal standing on displaying political signs? The management company for our HOA has told me I cannot display any. Read the Q&A………………………
Mike Tyson Involved In Huge Argument With Las Vegas Neighbours Over His Pooping Pigeons (NV)
The boxing legend begun keeping the birds as a way to improve his mental health after stepping away from the ring. But his fellow Las Vegas residents have become enraged after finding the paintwork on their cars heavily damaged. ‘Iron Mike’ revealed: “They tried to stop them in Vegas and stuff, but they couldn’t stop […]
HOAs can fine homeowners but can’t force them to follow rules (NV)
Q: I am a Realtor in Las Vegas and have lived in a homeowners association community for 22 years. Early last year the HOA sent out detailed deviations to all homeowners with a timeline for completion/response. This year, our HOA has let homes have weeds as tall as a child, brown lawns, dead palm trees […]
New HOA president acting like ‘Lone Ranger’
Q: We have a president that started out good but now would put the one on that new Geico commercial to shame. Sneaks around tagging cars and looking for anything she can issue a violation for. Most without warnings. She has hassled several owners to sell just because she doesn’t like them. Read the Q&A……………………..
HOA needs help dealing with problem tenant (BC)
Q: Since our last correspondence, I have been elected to the board; fired our old management company; converted all the backyards to desert landscaping; and received rebates from the Las Vegas Water District, which exceeded the cost of the project! Everyone’s happy. Now I have a new question. Read the Q&A………………………………
HOAs need a good reason to tow residents’ vehicles (NV)
Q: I hope you can help with this issue. My son lives in a neighborhood that has a homeowners association. It recently started tagging and towing vehicles parked on the street. His car was towed yesterday and he is required to pay $400 to get it back. Read the Q&A…………………………….
Homeowners in HOA communities can fly U.S. Flag (NV)
Q: I have noticed multiple posts on social media that homeowners associations prohibit the display of the U.S. flag. With the Fourth of July weekend, can you address this. The Display American Flag Act of 2005, signed into law July 24, 2006, and Nevada Revised Statute 116.320 both cover this. I believe the HOAs can […]
HOAs deal with teens looking for summer jobs (NV)
Q: Our management team was contacted on Friday morning regarding two teen-aged youths going door to door. They said they were looking for work. Big question: Were they really? Read the Q&A………………………………
Fire damages condo in northwest Reno (NV)
Reno Fire Fighters extinguished a fire that badly damaged a condo in northwest Reno. Read the article………………………………..
Homeowner wants HOA to have tougher rules on trash cans (NV)
Q: My name is Lisa, and I live in a homeowners association community. As I have Googled this topic, I am understanding that you are an authority on trash can storage. So, I am hoping you can give me your input on trash can regulations. Specifically, my HOA management company and board, has not been […]
Termination of HOA is complicated (NV)
Q: Is it possible to leave a homeowners association? I have details if you are interested in my situation. Read the Q&A………………………………
Despite foreclosure freeze, HOAs sending default notices (NV)
Daisy Maldonado knew she was behind on her homeowners association dues. But when a collection agency mailed her a notice recently, she read a dire message. “WARNING!” it declared. “IF YOU FAIL TO PAY THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE, YOU COULD LOSE YOUR HOME, EVEN IF THE AMOUNT IS IN DISPUTE!” Read the article………………………….
HOA boards have rules for reopening pools, gyms (NV)
I think it is very important for homeowners to know the requirements for homeowners association boards to open their swimming pools and facilities. Las Vegas attorney John Leach provides the details and restrictions that have been placed upon association boards that are causing delays in allowing homeowners to use their facilities: Read the article……………………………..
Homeowner says builder has not provided guard-gated community as promised (NV)
Q: Our HOA board is still controlled by the builder with two declarants and one resident member who is the HOA president. We live in what is being sold as a guard-gated community. It has been over three years, and there is still no gate guard. However, we’ve been told we will be getting a […]
Joel Just, CEO of Nevada Association Services and CAMCO, found guilty of fraud (NV)
A long-running legal dispute between Joel Just and First 100, LLC came to its conclusion on April 22, 2020, at the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada. Case No. A-14-705993-B was originally filed 67 months earlier, to the day, on August 22, 2014, by the Real Estate investment group, First 100. The lawsuit was brought […]
People want some of their HOA money back (NV)
Q: On May 1, I will be mailing my monthly homeowners association dues. This payment covers use of the gym equipment, pool, library, billiards, sauna and hot tub. It also covers special events such as meet and greets and other periodic lunch and learn workshops. Read the Q&A…………………………..
Homeowners can display political signs with some conditions (NV)
Q: We need your expertise in a controversy within our homeowners association. It has to do with when residents are allowed to put up signs in regards to elections. Read the Q&A……………………………..
Bogus battle over street parking puts Sunset Pass in HOA Hall of Shame (NV)
When the first parking violation notice arrived last summer, homeowner Robert Liang thought it would be easy to sort out. He was wrong. “I do believe that the HOA thinks you’re guilty until proven innocent,” said Liang. The car in the picture included with Robert’s notice of violation is breaking the Sunset Pass HOA rules. […]
HOA boards should try to provide complete agendas (NV)
Q: For several years, I have been reading and sharing with others your homeowners association Q&A articles published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks so much for writing those. I have had a couple of issues on my mind that have bothered me for some time and would like to present them to you for […]
Homeowner celebrates big win over Rancho Bel Air HOA (NV)
An HOA Hall of Shame story Darcy Spears first broke years ago has finally come to a happy ending. The homeowner who fought his HOA all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court and won collected on his court judgment and is shouting about it from his rooftop. Read the article……………………………
HOA Hall of Shame becomes Hall of Fame for one association (NV)
People who live in HOAs all across the valley have varying concerns. One man who pays $140 a month in dues in a retirement community wonders why the homeowners still have to pay when all the common areas are closed, like the pool, workout room, golf course and clubhouse. Read the article……………………………
Sun City Summerlin resident with coronavirus dies (NV)
A resident of Sun City Summerlin who tested positive for the coronavirus has died. Five others in the 55-and-older community, which serves about 12,500 people, have tested positive. Two are hospitalized and three were quarantined at home as of Thursday night, according to an email alert sent to residents. Read the article……………………………
Southern Nevada homebuilders challenged to use water efficiently
The availability of sufficient water resources to meet the needs of an expanding population will continue to be a challenge for the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association and its community partners over the next decade. Read the article……………………………..
HOA boards will need to adapt to deal with coronavirus crisis (NV)
I have survived the polio vaccination period; measles; chicken pox and mumps, (which I had one after the other); fallout shelters (where we were stocking goods in our basement); Cuban missile crisis (anyone remember how the schools wanted us to hide underneath our desks when we did our drills?); three assassinations, John F. Kennedy, Robert […]
Law says HOA must keep 10 years of records (NV)
Q: How long does a homeowners association have to keep old records and files? We have files going all the way back to 2005. I was told by one of our HOA management staff that we should keep at least 10 years of records and files. So, if we want to get rid of older […]
HOAs struggle with making parking regulations fair (NV)
Q: I am a board member of a 124-condo complex in Las Vegas. We have carports, of which each condo gets one assigned space to park. We have many guest parking spaces. Over time, some residents have as many as three to four cars, meaning these are parked in guest parking. We have no storage […]
Conserve water. Remove useless grass in the community (NV)
Local neighborhoods and homeowners associations have hundreds of acres of unused grass that are ideal to convert to drip-irrigated plants and shrubs. This is grass that homeowners do not use, as it is found in small patches along the roadways, between sidewalks and curbs, or in medians, roundabouts and other locations where it never gets […]
HOA says trash cans have to be out of sight (NV)
Q: I am currently a resident in a gated community and have a question regarding refuse container storage. I understand the law that outlines my right to store my refuse container outside of my house; however, what if I do not have any side yard access to store behind a wall or cannot build one […]
Neighbor’s large old pine tree does appear to be a nuisance (NV)
Q: The homeowners association I belong to has a nuisance paragraph in the covenants, conditions and restrictions. My neighbor has a very large old pine tree whose limbs are lying on my roof, damaging the roof tiles and providing a bridge for fire and pests. My attorney friend says this is an obvious example of […]
Not a good idea for unescorted visitors to view property in community (NV)
Q: There’s a real estate company that is buying homes, doing rehabbing and then selling. The latest in our community is for this company to allow customers to access the residence and do a self-guided tour. Our homeowners association community is gated. We don’t even allow vendor codes to be posted on the Multiple Listing […]
HOAs should equally enforce its regulations (NV)
Q: Our homeowners association has design guidelines that cover wall maintenance. Essentially it is the homeowners’ responsibility to remove chemical efflorescence that is created by the leaching of salts and minerals from irrigation stations. These rules are enforced (as well as others) through the community standards office of the management company. I was recently cited […]
Homeowers are allowed to display political signs (NV)
Q: What does the law say about posting a political candidate’s signs? Can a homeowners association keep owners from posting a sign in their windows or planting a sign in their lawn? Read the Q&A…………………………
Homeowner says HOA president is ‘off the rails (NV)
Q: Our HOA president has gone a little off the rails. This month, she installed landscaping lights on a stretch of common HOA property that happens to be in front of her yard and plugged them into HOA power without board or HOA approval. Read the Q&A……………………………..
Homeowner beats HOA in fight that went to Nevada Supreme Court (NV)
Alongside the American flag and patriotic bunting, a banner unfurls across the roof-line of Jonathan Friedrich’s home. “Somebody finally has to stand up against these HOAs,” said Friedrich’s attorney Joel Hansen. “He fought hard for what was right. For truth, justice and the American way!” The banner proclaiming the Rancho Bel Air HOA is guilty of […]
No one wants to be on the HOA Architectural Review Committee (NV)
Q: I enjoy reading your informative weekly column and have three questions regarding architectural review committees. Our community’s covenants, conditions and restrictions require that any external modifications to an owner’s property be approved “by the board, or by an Architectural Committee composed of three members appointed by the board.” Read the Q&A…………………………………
HOA has no authority to evict problem renter from home (NV)
My question is: We have a problem tenant (a renter) in an upper unit who has created issues for the lower unit. The person living in the lower unit has called the police many times, and tenants in the upper unit have stopped answering the doors, producing no police response. Read the Q&A……………………..
Residents fuming after HOA tows cars with no warning (NV)
Homeowners associations are supposed to make things easier and better. But a hard-working family reached out to 13 Investigates claiming their HOA is making life harder by targeting homeowners’ cars using predatory towing tactics. Read the article………………………….
HOA should have given 48-hour notice before towing tuck (NV)
Q: Thanks for taking the time to read my email and, hopefully, I can get a clear understanding of my rights. We already implemented a solution to prevent something like this from happening again. So, my husband works for auto dealership and brought a truck home for the weekend to test drive per his job. […]
HOA rules still in effect; board can be recalled (NV)
Q: Could you help my community? It is falling apart. I am collecting signatures from the owners who live in the property, but I have questions regarding the bylaws and the covenants, conditions and restrictions. Please see attached papers and let me know what we can do to remove the board that has been there […]
Las Vegas man paid HOA dues for decade, wasn’t member of association (NV)
Jonathan Friedrich lives in the well-manicured Rancho Bel Air neighborhood west of downtown Las Vegas. His house is the Americana archetype with pink flamingos and a decorative water fountain in the front yard. Two patriotic buntings flank a hanging American flag obscuring the view of the front door. But there is something far more conspicuous […]
Homeowner concerned about SWAT team in community (NV)
Q: Hello, and thank you in advance for your consideration of my inquiry. I do enjoy reading your informative column in the paper. Earlier this year, the police SWAT team visited a house in my master-planned community. The tank and flash bangs were disconcerting to me and other residents in our relatively quiet neighborhood, and […]
Golf Course Communities Widen Amenities (NV)
A successful luxury golf course community these days really isn’t about the golf, explained Rich MacDonald. Instead, the owner of DragonRidge Country Club in Henderson said the golf communities that thrive are those that deliver opportunities for strong social connections — times for members to mingle over a glass of wine, share a laugh over […]
State law says HOA should properly fund reserve (NV)
Q: My homeowners association is planning for our 2020 budget, and will not meet the minimum contribution requirement as written in our recent reserve study. Our study requires a minimum of $40,000 per month, yet our proposed budget will be $28,000 per month. Read the Q&A…………………
Elderly upstairs neighbor says she can’t handle repair work (NV)
QRead the Q&A………………………..: We live in a condo community with a homeowners association. It is a second-floor condo. Last Thanksgiving, our downstairs neighbor noticed a drip when we used the master bath shower. I had a plumber come out twice, and he determined the leak is where the shower drain for the master comes into […]
Ogden residents vote to regulate short-term rentals (NV)
The Ogden high-rise in downtown Las Vegas, a case in point in the fight against illegal vacation rentals, has almost entirely relied on the city for policing for a decade. But now for the first time, enforcement is possible in-house. Read the article………………………….
HOA to crack down on homeowners who aren’t landscaping backyards (NV)
Q: Our homeowners association rules state that owners must landscape their backyard within six months. We have residents who have been here as long as 13 years and have never touched their backyard. Read the Q&A…………………………..
Condo owner thought cable was included in HOA dues (NV)
Q: I recently bought a condo and the management company provided me with a list of what was included in my monthly assessment before the sale. They said that water, sewer, cable TV signal, trash collection, property insurance, contributions to the reserve account and maintenance of the common areas were all included. Read the Q&A…………………………..
Las Vegas condo unit dealing with raw sewage (NV)
Residents of Desert Garden Condominiums on W. Bonanza Road will tell you living conditions here have always been challenging. “Roach infestation, rats, the water problems,” commented one resident who didn’t share her name. Now, it’s raw sewage and waste that has backed up in the drain system, some of it spewing out onto the parking […]
Homeowner complains about HOA handyman’s work (NV)
Q: I have reviewed my covenants, conditions and restrictions in this Summerlin condo community over a dozen times in tremendous detail. The question is rather simple: Does a non-verifying board have the right to use the services of a handyman, who carries a state of Nevada certified contractors license, and allow him to do 50 […]