Nevada Condo & HOA News

• Homeowners look to protect families, pets from coyotes — if HOAs allow it (NV) April 24, 2024
  Dangerous encounters with coyotes across the Las Vegas valley have caught the attention of many concerned about the safety of their families and pets.  Some residents of the Green Valley community in Henderson have called the neighborhood a “haven for coyotes.” Others admit to being concerned that the animals roam the area. A local company, AR Iron, says it offers a solution.   Read the article…………………………….
• Homeowner says it’s time to ditch Zoom meetings (NV) April 15, 2024
  Q: It’s been four years since COVID, and quite frankly, I’m tired of hearing excuses from lazy people who refuse to convene as normal. And while I understand the convenience of Zoom meetings, they are not without fault and major issues.   For one thing, there will always be “technical” difficulties. It’s the internet, after all.    Read the Q&A………………………………..
• HOAs must file BOI reports with FINCEN (NV) April 9, 2024
  Failure and/or refusal to file timely beneficial ownership information, or BOI, reports or updates can be punishable both criminally and civilly. The willful failure to report complete or updated beneficial ownership information to United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FINCEN, or the willful providing of or attempt to provide false or fraudulent beneficial ownership information may result in a civil and criminal penalties, including civil penalties of up to $500 for each day that the ...
• Hundreds of invasive goldfish being removed from Henderson pond (NV) April 5, 2024
  It’s an unusual problem for a Henderson neighborhood.  Hundreds of invasive goldfish need to be removed from a park pond and rehomed. Thursday, FOX5 spoke with the Cadence HOA about how they are addressing the problem.   Read the article…………………………….
• FINCEN’s position unclear on HOA beneficial ownership (NV) April 1, 2024
  We continue our discussion on the Anti-Money Laundering/Corporate Transparency Act and how it will affect our HOAs in Nevada.  What is somewhat ambiguous is whether or not community managers will be deemed individuals with “substantial control,” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R §1010.380(d)(1)(i). When reviewing the definition, it can be argued that, essentially, community managers do not have the authority to exercise any of the decisions or actions that are set forth in the above regulation    Read the ...
• Las Vegas-area apartments, condos increase security patrols to combat car break-ins (NV) March 22, 2024
  Bass said while police are on other calls the onsite security can be more proactive, deterring criminals. “Even if they are gated communities the homeless are walking in as the gates are open and they start touring the parking lot and they may not do something during the day. But they will come back that evening if they see a good target,” he said.   Read the article…………………………….
• Do HOAs need to disclose officer information to the federal government? Your HOA questions, answered (NV) March 22, 2024
  Q. I heard that there is a new law that requires officers and directors of HOAs to divulge information to the federal government and also provide a copy of our driver’s license. Is that true?  Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Nevada Condo & HOA Articles

• The right stuff: Stirring up the perfect volunteer recipe
  The CAI Nevada Chapter seems to have perfected the volunteer recipe. The chapter boasts a large, long-standing, and active contingent of homeowners who give their time, expertise, and effort to both their local communities and the chapter.   Read the article…………………………….
• A new anti-money laundering law will affect HOAs (NV)
  The Anti-Money Laundering/Corporate Transparency Act was passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis in 2021. The goal of the Act is to empower the federal government to gather financial information about corporations to create more corporate transparency and better discover and combat money laundering, terrorist funding and other financial crimes.   Read the article…………………………….
• Conflict Management How to Handle When Things Get Out of Hand (NV)
  Living in close quarters can—and often does—lead to conflict. In co-op, condo, and HOA communities, conflict can occur between residents, or between a resident and the board. And to complicate matters, a seemingly isolated conflict between residents may spill over to become a conflict between resident(s) and the board. What’s the key to resolving differences? Like the old British wartime poster advises: Stay calm and carry on.    Read the article…………………………….
• Nevada Court Issues Significant Guidance on the Interpretation of ALTA HOA Endorsements
  On October 12, 2023, the Supreme Court of Nevada (“the Court”) issued an important decision in the matter of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, No. 84161, 2023 Nev. LEXIS 40 (Oct. 12, 2023), providing guidance on the interpretation and application of American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) and California Land Title Association (“CLTA”) endorsements 100(1)(a), 100(2)(a), and 115.2(2).   Read the article……………………………
• Financial, Physical, & Operational Health: How Does Your Association Measure Up?
  In early 2020, our firm was hired to prepare a reserve study for an unremarkable 136-unit, 12-story condominium in south Florida. It was the kind of association you could drive right by without noticing, not much different from all the other high-rise buildings in this coastal neighborhood.  Read the article………………………..
• Las Vegas Water Agency Seeks Power to Limit Residential Use (NV)
  Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the water agency that manages the Colorado River supply for Las Vegas to limit single-family residential use in the desert city and surrounding county.   Read the article………………………..
• Residential Communities vs. Climate Change: Adjusting to the New Reality (NV)
  The reality of climate change is upon us. Weather patterns have changed, and seasons have been altered. We experience more intense heat, more frequent, destructive storms, wide-ranging wildfires, and more destructive cold. Tornadoes—the spawn of conflicting hot and cold air masses—touch down in places they were once almost unheard of. What was scientific prognostication only a few years ago has become reality.   Read the article………………………..

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