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Nevada's New HSW Rules Let HOA Boards Punish Their Critics
Can a board take speech that is harsh, persistent, even insulting or upsetting, characterize it as “harassment,” and then bootstrap it into a health, safety and welfare violation carrying fines with no statutory limit? If the owner disagrees, the only remaining response can become: Sue us. That Is a Powerful Disincentive. Moving the dispute into civil litigation gives an HOA board an enormous practical advantage.
Sep 168 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


Understanding Nevada’s HOA Recall Process
Nevada homeowners have a statutory right to remove an owner-elected HOA board member with or without cause. But recall is not accomplished by anger alone. It requires a proper petition, secret ballot, turnout, and careful attention to NRS 116.31036.
May 59 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


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


Virtual-Only Meetings – An HOA Warning Flag
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.
Jul 31, 20257 min read


Cost-shifting HOA justice: Time to draw the line
Nevada’s HOA justice system burdens owners through litigation and abdicated oversight. Learn how cost-shifting and regulatory failure fuel legal inequality.
May 26, 20257 min read
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