Nevada HOA Laws

The reconstituted Nevada CIC Task Force held its first meeting on December 19. Limited homeowner participation and early agenda choices raise concerns about whether the Task Force will address meaningful HOA governance reform.

Nevada must recognize HOAs as private governments. The Restatement of Property shows why governance with government-like powers needs government-like accountability

Nevada’s HOA dispute resolution system was built on a well-intentioned premise: most conflicts between homeowners and associations are ill-suited for civil litigation- but it fails to deliver.

Nevada HOAs use foreclosure-backed assessments to fund entertainment and commercial ventures. This post calls for property-based limits on “common expenses.”

Time to Escape the “Three Circles of Hell” Homeowners across Nevada live under the dominion of private corporations that exercise governmental powers — imposing fines, collecting taxes (assessments), and enforcing rules — without public accountability. Bradford Anderson’s recent law review article, “ The Homeowner Association: A Descent Into Dante’s Inferno, ” captures this reality with precision and alarm. He describes HOAs as “quasi-governments” that operate under a “cloak

Nevada’s HOA laws promise accountability but deliver little enforcement. NVHOAReform explains how the Business Judgment Rule shields boards from scrutiny, leaving fiduciary duties unenforceable—and what reforms can fix it.

Nevada’s HOA Task Force was meant to empower homeowners. Instead, political pressure and industry influence may be steering reform offstage before it even starts.

In Nevada HOAs, attorney-fee clauses silence homeowners and shield abuse. One homeowner’s story shows why reform can’t wait.

Ambiguity in Nevada’s HOA laws lets boards disqualify opponents and developers control elections. Reform is needed to protect homeowners.

Judicial decisions shape Nevada’s HOA system and beyond. When Nevada Supreme Court justices run unopposed and courts reshape laws instead of applying them, accountability vanishes. NVHOAReform calls for a public review of judicial elections and their impact on homeowners.

Many believe HOA control passes to owners once most homes sell. But Nevada’s laws have holes that let developers retain power indefinitely.

Learn how statutes meant to protect homeowners are being reinterpreted to shield developers, and why reform is urgent.

HOAs control property values, rules, and even foreclosures — yet buyers get almost no insight into how they are governed. It’s time for real transparency and governance data

Learn how to review CC&Rs, fees, declarant rights, voting rules, reserves, and master HOAs before you commit

HOA buyers face complex private governments with no screening—unlike private markets that use accredited investor rules to protect the public.

Nevada law lets developers assign almost anything to HOAs as “common elements” — from pools to private sewer systems. With no oversight or limits, are volunteer boards being handed risks they can’t see?

“Many Nevada HOAs manufacture reserve shortfalls by misusing funds — then hit owners with surprise special assessments. Learn how to spot and stop this hidden practice.”

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 dispute system is broken. This blog explains why ADR reform is urgent and why the Legislature must act to protect homeowners.

Developers an HOA boards use attorney fee clauses to intimidate and silence homeowners. Learn why prevailing-party provisions must be reformed.