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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.

Homeowner worried about HOA board member

Technically, the remaining board member could appoint directors to fill the vacant positions. The terms for the appointed board members would expire upon the next scheduled election. If the remaining board does not appoint any directors, most governing documents would allow the homeowners to call for any election.

A look at HOA bills in the 2025 legislative session

The 2025 legislative session is over. Here is a summary of what bills died, vetoed by the governor or signed into law. For many of the bills that died or were vetoed, you can definitely expect them to show up during the 2027 legislative session

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.

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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.

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.

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