HOA Law Injustices

Nevada lawmakers have long avoided fixing the broken HOA system. With the CIC Task Force set to return, this may be the last chance to reform HOAs and protect homeowners.

Nevada’s HOA laws impose fiduciary duties but allow carve-outs and contradictions. Learn why reforms are needed to fix conflicts of interest.

Nevada should end HOA foreclosure liens. Liens should secure debts, not take homes. A fairer system protects communities without disproportionate punishment.

Editor’s Note This post is a short read companion to our longer essay, Nevada’s HOA System Remains Unfinished . That piece explores in depth how Nevada built a framework of oversight and did not take care of it. Here, we step back and frame the problem in simpler terms: homeowners face not one but two hurdles on the path to fairness. The first is repairing institutions that no longer work; the second is building protections that don’t yet exist. Unfinished explains why Nev

Discover why HOA home buying isn’t true consent — and how hidden policies and contracts leave buyers with no real choice.

Nevada’s HOA dispute system is broken. Learn why ADR, fee-shifting, and private rights of action leave owners at risk — and how reform can restore fairness.

Homeowners fund HOA budgets but have no real say. See how Nevada can fix this with pre-adoption input and stronger oversight.

Some Nevada HOAs continue to hold virtual-only board meetings even after emergency orders have ended—excluding homeowners and weakening transparency. Learn why this practice is legally questionable and how reform is needed.

NRS 116.757’s blanket secrecy walls investigative records, eroding homeowner trust and oversight. Learn how NVHOAReform seeks clarity, transparency, and accountability.

Dispute Resolution (ADR) Reform Must Be a Legislature’s Priority

Nevada law allows HOA declarations to be amended with court approval even without a supermajority vote. Learn how NRS 116.21175 works—and how minority owners can protect their rights.

Nevada’s HOA system is broken—weak oversight, regulatory secrecy, and unchecked power threaten homeowner rights. Learn why reform must begin with transparency.

Reforming HOA governance without reliable data or an engaged regulator is like flying blind. This post explores how the absence of transparency and oversight undermines accountability, policy legitimacy, and meaningful reform—and why foundational change must come first.

Nevada’s HOA Commission fails again—see how weak oversight, opaque settlements, and conflicted enforcement expose homeowners to repeat harm.

Nevada’s HOA justice system burdens owners through litigation and abdicated oversight. Learn how cost-shifting and regulatory failure fuel legal inequality.

Courts treat CC&Rs that create HOAs as binding contractual obligations—even though homeowners lack real bargaining power and did not negotiate the terms. This post critiques the dominant legal justification of constructive consent and explores reforms. HOA law must evolve.

Nevada HOA Boards can take any action, to include approval of major contracts, without meeting or providing advance notice to owners. But should they? In my opinion this provides an unguarded door to abuse that for too long has been in need of closure.

First is a series on injustices in Nevada HOA laws. Justifications for permitting HOAs. Three justifications exist for the creation of HOAs that permit one's home be subjected to extensive powers affecting its value and quality of life. In theory, all three of the above exists in Nevada. However, it is my position the first two are not satisfactorily addressed in Nevada HOA law today and the third, a tailored and equitable dispute resolution processes is failing due to a cap

A toxic combination of unengaged homeowners, deep pocket special interests, and a blind eye regulator has led Nevada legislators to prefer a root canal over working on HOA legislative reforms. My reasons, if not fixed, HOAs may no longer be a "good" idea.

The “quasi-governmental” nature of homeowner associations (HOAs) is one of the most important and controversial aspects surrounding HOAs. Legislation is needed