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HSW Is Not a Blank Check for HOA Fine Authority
A Nevada HOA law may be unnecessary while putting owners at risk of foreclosure. NRS 116.31031 limits ordinary HOA fines, but creates an exception when a violation is labeled as posing an imminent threat to health, safety, or welfare. This post argues that the HSW exception, if retained, must be narrowly defined, limited, and reconsidered because private HOA boards should not use an undefined label to remove ordinary fine protections.
Jun 612 min read


Addressing Pushback On Our Post--Real Work for the CIC Task Force
NVHOAReform addresses the most common objections to Nevada HOA reform proposals and explain why structural fixes, not just enforcement, are essential.
Jun 44 min read


HOA Reform Must Address Structure, Not Just Symptoms
Meaningful HOA reform cannot stop at minor procedural fixes.
Jun 43 min read


Repeal the HSW Fine-Foreclosure Exception
Nevada already recognizes that ordinary HOA fines should not generally support foreclosure. But the HSW exception undermines that principle. If a condition truly threatens health, safety, or welfare, the law should require direct cure, abatement, injunction, or code enforcement — not foreclosure over a fine.
Jun 25 min read


Nevada Homeowners: Understanding the Risks of Developer-Created Amenities
Nevada law gives developers extraordinary power to decide what a common-interest community will become before homeowners have any meaningful voice. That may be workable for ordinary common-area maintenance. But when amenities depend on outside users, projected revenue, specialized staffing, regulatory compliance, or future market conditions, the issue changes. The developer is no longer merely adding a neighborhood feature. The developer is embedding a business assumption int
May 138 min read


HOAs Are Not Just About Rules.
Many homeowners like HOAs for community standards and amenities. But HOAs also exercise real governing and financial power over homes. The real question is whether Nevada properly limits that power and protects homeowners when it is misused.
May 57 min read


Who Really Does What in Nevada’s HOA System- At Least On Paper
Nevada homeowners often assume the state’s HOA system works like other regulated industries. It does not. This post explains who does what in Nevada’s HOA structure and why understanding that structure matters before a dispute becomes your own.
Apr 2614 min read


When the HOA Regulator Fails to Regulate
Nevada created an HOA regulator to provide oversight and clarity. When that regulator stays silent, ambiguity hardens into policy—and homeowners pay the price.
Mar 185 min read


Nevada’s Supreme Court to Decide if HOAs Can Silence Their Critics
Nevada’s Supreme Court will decide if HOAs can punish homeowners for speaking out and running for office. The case tests the First Amendment inside common-interest communities.
Mar 175 min read


Homeowners Deserve More Than Procedural Theater: Fix Nevada’s HOA ADR System
Nevada tells homeowners there is a process when HOA disputes arise. But when complaints are dismissed without explanation, mediation produces no real accountability, and even “mandatory” ADR can be waived, the system begins to look less like protection and more like procedural theater.
Mar 176 min read


CIC Task Force and CICCH Commission. The Task Force Was Lawmakers’ Admission They Needed Help.
The CIC Commission is Nevada’s longstanding HOA regulatory body. The CIC Task Force came later as an unusual sign that lawmakers believed the existing system needed help. Understanding the difference is critical for homeowners who want real reform.
Mar 162 min read


Nevada HOA Rights Mean Little Without Trusted Enforcement
Nevada HOA owners may have rights on paper, but weak enforcement, secrecy, and regulatory capture often make those rights difficult to use in practice.
Mar 147 min read


Objections to Proposal Giving NRED Greater Enforcement Authority
Nevada regulators are considering a rule that could allow confidential resolution of HOA violations without public hearings. Reform advocates warn the proposal may formalize existing enforcement practices and reduce transparency.
Mar 124 min read


Workshop Update: Regulators Continue Considering $10,000 HOA Fine Rule Connected to HSW
Nevada regulators are considering a rule allowing HOA fines up to $10,000 per violation. Learn what happened at the workshop, why it matters, and how homeowners can submit comments before the rule is finalized.
Mar 113 min read


HOA Fines Up to $10,000 — Expanding Private Enforcement
Nevada regulators are considering a rule that could allow HOA boards to impose fines of up to $10,000 for violations deemed to threaten “health, safety, or welfare.” The proposal raises questions about how such violations will be defined and who decides when large penalties apply.
Mar 75 min read
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