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Barbara Holland

Barbara Holland is a certified property manager and holds the supervisory community manager certificate with the state of Nevada. She is an author and educator on real estate management. Questions may be sent to holland744o@gmail.com.

HOA probably should not use homeowner’s electricity

Generally, the answer is no. If the association is using the homeowner’s electricity, in any event, the association needs to compensate that homeowner.

NRED could disqualified botched HOA election

You do have a viable complaint and should contact NRED asking them to disqualify the election and require the association’s board to hold another election.

Infighting splitting community into two segments

You will need the assistance of legal counsel to determine if the governing documents have a procedure that would allow a separation of the west-side homes from the east-side homes.

Big dog exceeds HOA’s pet guidelines

The issue is whether the new homeowner’s dog is covered under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) for emotional support animals for people with disabilities under Section 504, reasonable accommodations.

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Can HOAs use drones to enforce regulations?

There are currently no Nevada Revised Statutes 116 laws pertaining to the use of drones within anassociation community.

A review of things that can get HOAs at a NRED hearing

This is part two of my coverage of what kind of allegations of violations the Nevada Real Estate Division has held commission hearings on.

A review of proposed laws that would affect HOAs

This is the second part of an ongoing series of columns addressing the bills before the Nevada Legislature that will affect homeowners associations.

Understand your legal obligations as HOA board member

Is your association or management company next to face Nevada Real Estate Division at a commission hearing? Here are some of the allegations or violations that were heard by the commission.

A look at proposed bills that would affect HOAs

Well, it’s time for the Nevada State Legislature to place into the bill hopper new laws that impact the homeowners association in our state. As of the publishing of this article we will not know which ones of the proposed bills will make it to the floor for both houses of our Legislature. Here are some of the proposed bills.

Corporate Transparency Act no longer in effect

This recent action is interpreted to mean the Corporate Transparency Act and its reporting requirements are no longer in effect for U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies, including all applicable community associations.

Homeowner wants recycle bins in condo community

There are no laws requiring an association to have a recycle container. Attend the next board meeting, during the homeowner forum part, ask if one of the board members would at least research the cost of having a recycle bin.

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