10 Questions to Ask Your Las Vegas Condo Board
10 Questions to Ask Your Las Vegas Condo Board
Before you buy, contact the Las Vegas condo board with the following questions. In the process, you’ll learn how responsive—and organized—its members are.
1. What percentage of units is owner-occupied? What percentage is tenant-occupied? Generally, the higher the percentage of owner-occupied units, the more marketable the homes will be at resale.
2. What covenants, bylaws, and restrictions govern the property? What grandfather clauses are in place? You may find, for instance, that those who buy a Las Vegas home after a certain date can’t rent out their homes, but buyers who bought earlier can. Ask for a copy of the bylaws to determine if you can live within them. And have an attorney review property docs, including the master deed, for you.
3. How much does the Las Vegas association keep in reserve? How is that money being invested?
4. Are association assessments keeping pace with the annual rate of inflation? Smart boards raise assessments a certain percentage each year to build reserves to fund future repairs. To determine if the assessment is reasonable, compare the rate to others in the Las Vegas area.
5. What does and doesn’t the assessment cover—common area maintenance, recreational facilities and trash collection? Â
6. What special assessments have been mandated in the past five years? How much was each owner responsible for? Some special assessments are unavoidable. But repeated, expensive assessments could be a red flag about the condition of the building or the board’s fiscal policy.
7. How much turnover occurs in the building?
8. Is the project in litigation? If the Las Vegas builders or homeowners are involved in a lawsuit, reserves can be depleted quickly.
9. Is the Las Vegas developer reputable? Find out what other projects the developer has built and visit one if you can. Ask residents about their perceptions. Request an engineer’s report for developments that have been reconverted from other uses to determine what shape the building is in. If the roof, windows, and bricks aren’t in good repair, they become your problem once you buy your Las Vegas home.
10. Are multiple associations involved in the property? In very large Las Vegas Real Estate developments, umbrella associations, as well as the smaller Las Vegas association into which you’re buying, may require separate assessments for each Las Vegas home.
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