Nevada Condo & HOA News

• Three Years Later: Lengthy claims process continues to frustrate fire victims, elected leaders (NV) April 24, 2025
  Three years after the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire ravaged the site of a mountain community and resort, those charged with managing the land are still awaiting compensation from FEMA.  Debbie Simpson, accepted the position of executive director of the Pendaries Village Community Association in Rociada in June 2023.    Read the article…………………………….
• Avila Park residents face thousands in damages after HOA refuses to cover costs (NV) April 24, 2025
  Residents of a local condominium complex are at odds with their homeowners association after a pipe in a common area burst, flooding several units. The residents live at Avila Park just off Lake Mead and Decatur, two of them have had to fully leave their homes because they were deemed unlivable. The HOA is telling them they will have to foot the bill for the thousands of dollars in damages.    Read the article…………………………….
• Can HOAs use drones to enforce regulations? (NV) April 21, 2025
  Q: An issue of a neighbor: She was surprised by our homeowners association revealing that her backyard was not in compliance. The previous owner had reported corrective action. She asked me about any recourse. She is from Florida and was unaware of our Office of the Ombudsman. I briefed her and advised that she should slow walk the issue as she had not been harmed, financially, yet.    Read the Q&A………………………………..
• A review of things that can get HOAs at a NRED hearing (NV) April 15, 2025
  A board president participating in hearings relating to his delinquencies is a violation of Nevada Revised Statute 116.31031(9)(a). As a footnote, no board member should participate in any hearings that involve them, be it delinquencies or other violations.    Read the article…………………………….
• Henderson residents facing possible $1.3 million bill hope new HOA board will bring answers (NV) April 15, 2025
  A community we introduced you to earlier this month, drowning in projected water system repair costs, are hopeful relief is coming soon.  According to a letter sent to residents from Colonial Property Management, the company over the HOA for this community, it states they received a quote for the total cost of a project to fix the community’s water system. The projected cost of the project is $1,367,168, but the HOA can’t cover the cost, so homeowners have to.    Read ...
• Nevada bill aiming to prevent another Somerset Park situation passes out of committee April 9, 2025
  AB10 would give local governments a pathway to intervene when water or sewer problems arise in common-interest communities, and the HOA cannot — or is not — taking care of it. Somerset Park was a catalyst for AB10, which was filed on behalf of the City of Henderson     Read the article…………………………….
• A review of proposed laws that would affect HOAs (NV) April 5, 2025
  Assembly Bill 10 would amend state laws to include water or sewer systems owned by an association as a “neighborhood improvement project,” allowing a local governing body to choose to put the neighborhood improvement designation in place and assess individual homeowners. This bill is being sponsored by the city of Henderson. If you remember, the city stepped in to repair a water leak this past year at the Somerset Park condominium association, where homeowners were each assessed $8,000 to reimburse ...

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Nevada Condo & HOA Articles

• Resolving Conflict in Your HOA A Proactive Approach (NV)
  In many ways, a multifamily residential building or HOA is a microcosm of the larger world outside. It can suffer from the same factionalism and partisan bickering as any political entity, only on a much smaller, more intimate—though no less damaging—scale. Conflict and divisions in condo communities can and often do bleed into the community’s administration, complicating the acrimony even more.   Read the article…………………………….
• How Self-Managed Communities Manage Their Business (NV)
  One of the certainties of living in a co-op, condo, or HOA is that despite all having an equal stake in the financial and administrative success of the building or association, only a small percentage of residents choose to take an active role in the governance and management of their communities. In addition, many buildings and associations contract with a management company to help execute their boards’ decisions and handle the day-to-day supervision of the property.    Read the article…………………………….
• The Role of Fairness and Empathy in Homeowners Association Boards
  Homeowners Associations (HOAs) play a crucial role in maintaining the harmony and aesthetics of residential communities. At the heart of every successful HOA is an effective Board of Directors entrusted with the responsibility of making decisions that impact the lives of community members. In this blog post, we’ll explore how embracing fairness and empathy can lead to greater success for HOA boards.   Read the article…………………………….
• 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…………………………….
• 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………………………..

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