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5/30/2023 Balancing safety, individual protections under FHA—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Note: This week, I have turned my column over to Avece M. Higbee, a local attorney, to talk about The Fair Housing Act and how it affects Las Vegas homeowners associations.
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5/23/2023 Las Vegas residents concerned over pool conditions at HOA complex—8 News Now

Linda Duncan reached out to 8 News Now after she said the community pool is an eyesore for residents living at a Las Vegas area complex and a health hazard as it’s green, cloudy, and full of algae.
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5/23/2023 Handicap parking space required by federal law—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Q: I’m on the board of our Henderson homeowners association.
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5/23/2023 HOA bills seek to prevent bullying of board, move more communications online—The Nevada Independent

Homeowners associations (HOAs) — sometimes called “common-interest communities” — are organizations of elected officials within a subdivision or condominium complex that make and enforce rules for residents with the goal of ensuring a consistent quality across their neighborhoods.
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5/19/2023 Existing-Home Sales Faded 3.4% in April—National Association of Realtors

Existing-home sales decreased in April, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
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5/15/2023 SNWA offers cash rebate for smart irrigation—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Before we get into our Q&A, today, I wanted to talk about the cash rebates Southern Nevada Water Authority is offering.
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5/15/2023 Can studying cooperative housing in Sweden teach the U.S. how to overcome the moderate-income family housing crisis?Can studying cooperative housing in Sweden teach the U.S. how to overcome the moderate-income family housing crisis?—Shareable

The housing-supply crisis in the United States has most impacted low- to moderate-income households.
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5/8/2023 HOA doubles down on its insurance for townhouses—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Q: This year (2023), because of statute Nevada Revised Statute 116.3113 (and its amendments) my homeowners association has obtained a separate insurance policy to cover shared walls between townhouses, single-family-attached homes.
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5/2/2023 Neighbor’s noisy pool pump creates disturbance—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Q: I have questions about pool pump noise/nuisance: The neighbor installed a pool pump that is located approximately 8 feet from our bedrooms and baths, running 24/7 and makes a noise that affects my wife and I.
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5/1/2023 CAMCO Nevada CEO Appears on Patranya Media Entrepreneur Showcase Series—Nevada Business

Joel Just wants your Las Vegas community to shine, and he and his company, CAMCO, know just how to do it.
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4/25/2023 HOA prohibits charging of electric vehicles—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Q: I own an electric vehicle. The rules of my homeowners association prohibit the charging of electric vehicles on the property.
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4/25/2023 When your neighbors become your overlords—Vox

There are few things more delicious than a homeowners association horror story.
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4/17/2023 Mom owns the condo so we aren’t renters—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Q: My question is regarding our homeowners association suddenly saying we should be classified as renters in the condo owned by my boyfriend’s Canadian mother.
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4/17/2023 New excess water use charge now in effect—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Note: This week, I am printing a message from the Southern Nevada Water Authority in my column. It is an important topic that we will continue to follow.
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4/17/2023 Bill designed to chill homeowner criticism of HOAs, say opponents—Nevada Current

A bill sponsored by the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee seeks to rein in Nevadans who lawmakers say are harassing and demanding too much of their homeowners’ associations and management companies.
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4/17/2023 Mortgage Payments Now Eclipse Apartment Rents in the U.S.—World Property Journal

According to new research by CBRE, U.S. homebuyers today face average monthly mortgage payments that are 37% higher than the average monthly apartment rent.
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4/7/2023 InspectHOA, Velma partner on HOA document collection solution—The Title Report

InspectHOA and Velma announced a new partnership to provide mortgage lenders with a fully automated homeowner’s association (HOA) document collection solution.
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4/6/2023 Proposed legislative bills could affect HOAs—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Just a heads-up to my readers about the proposed legislative bills.
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3/30/2023 How will higher water rates affect HOAs?—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Southern Nevada is implementing new conservation policies across all sectors of our economy; however, residential homes continue to be our community’s single largest water user group.
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7/14/2022 What new water restrictions could communities face?—Las Vegas Review-Journal

This week there is major concern within Assembly Bill 356 that was signed last year.
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