What it looks like
- Violation notices began soon after you complained or requested records
- You are cited for things that were ignored for years
- A board member or manager threatens or intimidates you
- Your requests are ignored while others are answered
What Nevada law says
NRS 116.31183 prohibits the board, a board member, the community manager, and the association's officers, employees, and agents from taking, directing, or encouraging retaliatory action against an owner because the owner complained in good faith about a violation of the law or governing documents, recommended selecting or replacing an attorney, manager, or vendor, or requested records in good faith. An owner may bring an action to recover compensatory damages and attorney fees and costs.
Separately, NRS 116.31184 makes it a misdemeanor to willfully threaten, harass, or engage in a course of conduct that causes harm or serious emotional distress or creates a hostile environment. That law applies to everyone in the community, including owners and residents, and it is a matter for law enforcement and not for the Real Estate Division.
The facts that matter
These are the questions that decide whether there is a practical path forward.
- What you did that was protected: the complaint or records request, and its date
- What happened afterward, with dates
- Whether the same conduct was tolerated before
- Who made the decisions
- What it has cost you
Documents to gather
- Your written complaint or records request
- Every notice received afterward
- A timeline showing the sequence
- Emails or messages from board members or the manager
- Photographs showing the cited condition existed, unchallenged, before
See our guide to getting your governing documents.
Options that usually fit
Demand, state filing, and mediation
Our core fixed-fee service: file review, a demand to the association, the state filing, and mediation.
Complaint to the Real Estate Division
For violations of the HOA statute itself: records, meetings, elections, fine procedure, board conduct.
Court
For disputes that were not resolved at mediation and are strong on the documents.
Common questions
What counts as retaliation by an HOA?
Adverse action taken because you complained in good faith, requested records in good faith, or recommended a change of attorney, manager, or vendor. Timing is the key evidence: enforcement that begins shortly after a protected act, for conduct that was previously ignored.
This page is general information about Nevada law, not legal advice. Every dispute turns on its own facts and documents.