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Is my HOA fine valid in Nevada?

In Nevada, NRS 116.31031 requires a hearing before a fine, a published schedule of fines, and a $100-per-violation / $1,000-per-hearing cap for ordinary violations — with a narrow health-and-safety exception.

This is general information, not legal advice, and it does not decide whether your fine is valid. For your specific situation, a licensed Nevada attorney is the right resource.

Check your notice

Answer a few questions about the Nevada fine or violation notice you received, and see how it compares to what the law requires.

1.Did the board hold (or offer) a hearing before imposing the fine, and does the fine trace to a published schedule of fines?

2.For a violation that doesn’t pose an imminent health-or-safety threat, is the fine more than $100 per violation or more than $1,000 per hearing?

3.Are you being fined for something a guest or other invitee (yours or your tenant’s) did, without your having participated in or authorized it, received prior notice of it, or had a chance to stop it?

Answer all questions to see your result.

What Nevada law requires before an HOA can fine you

Governing framework: Nevada Common-Interest Ownership Act (NRS Chapter 116).

The executive board must hold a hearing before it may impose a fine (unless the fine is paid first, or the owner waives the hearing in writing or fails to appear), and an association that adopts a fine policy must deliver a schedule of the fines to each unit.

“The executive board must hold a hearing before it may impose the fine” — NRS 116.31031(3), (6)

Statute: NRS 116.31031(3), (6)

For a violation that doesn’t pose an imminent health-or-safety threat, the fine must not exceed $100 per violation or $1,000 per hearing.

“the amount of the fine must not exceed $100 for each violation or a total amount of $1,000 per hearing” — NRS 116.31031(1)(b)

Statute: NRS 116.31031(1)(b)

Unless the violation poses an imminent threat to health, safety, or welfare, the board may not fine a unit’s owner or tenant for a violation committed by an invitee of the owner or tenant unless the owner or tenant participated in or authorized it, had prior notice of it (a written notice to cure), or had an opportunity to stop it and failed to. SB 72 (2021) extended this limit to tenants and added the health-and-safety exception.

“committed by an invitee of the unit’s owner or the tenant” — NRS 116.31031(2)

Statute: NRS 116.31031(2)

Timing the Nevada statute sets

HOA disputes often turn on short statutory windows — these are worth knowing early.

14-day cure window before a continuing violation
If a violation isn’t cured within 14 days, it is deemed a continuing violation, and the board may impose an additional fine for each 7-day period it continues.
NRS 116.31031

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Not legal advice. This article is general information based on publicly available state law, which can change and varies by state. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Your community's governing documents may impose additional requirements. Verify the current statutes and consult a licensed attorney in your state about your specific situation.