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Nebraska condo resale certificate review
Nebraska does not use a single document called a "resale certificate." The functional equivalent is the resale-information packet a selling owner must furnish under Neb. Rev.
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Stat. §76-884 before conveyance: the declaration, bylaws, rules, an assessment statement, the most recent balance sheet and budget "if any," an insurance-availability statement, the remaining ground-lease term, and a litigation disclosure. The association must furnish the owner the information needed to comply within 10 days of request, and a purchaser is not liable for unpaid assessments exceeding the stated amount. But the packet is a thin floor — it omits the reserve study, the actual master policy, and minutes — and critically, a Nebraska resale buyer has no statutory right to cancel after receiving it. Your protection comes from contract contingencies, not statute.
What §76-884 requires in the resale packet
For a resale, §76-884 requires the declaration (minus plats and plans), bylaws, and rules, plus a statement of the monthly common-expense assessment and any unpaid common or special assessment currently due, any other fees payable by owners, the most recent balance sheet and income/expense statement if any, the current operating budget if any, a statement that the insurance policy is available on request, the remaining term of any ground lease and renewal terms, and a disclosure of any threatened or pending litigation involving the unit or the association. The association must furnish the unit owner the information needed to comply within 10 days of request (§76-884(b)), and a purchaser is not liable for unpaid assessments exceeding the amount stated by the association (§76-884(c)) — a real buyer protection. Confirm the packet is complete before relying on it.
No resale cancellation right — the key Nebraska gap
Unlike new-construction sales, a Nebraska resale buyer receives the §76-884 documents with no statutory cancellation or rescission period. Once under contract, you cannot unilaterally cancel based on what the packet reveals; any escape must come from a purchase-contract contingency, so build an adequate document-review window into your offer. The 15-day cancellation right under §76-883 applies only to developer sales delivering a public-offering statement, not to resales. This makes the timing of your review urgent: request the packet early and calendar your contractual review period so the documents arrive with time to act.
What the certificate leaves out
The §76-884 list omits three of the most informative documents. There is no reserve study (Nebraska mandates none), no copy of the actual master insurance policy (the statute requires only a statement that it is available), and no meeting minutes. Request all three directly: the balance sheet to gauge reserve health, the master-policy declarations page to read the percentage wind/hail deductible and roof terms, and the prior one to two years of board and member minutes to surface storm claims, special-assessment discussion, and governance friction that the packet will not show.
Condo, pre-1984 condo, or HOA?
Confirm the legal form before assuming any protection applies. Condominiums created on or after January 1, 1984 fall under the Nebraska Condominium Act; older condos fall under the Condominium Property Act (§§76-801 to 76-823), though §76-884 and certain other sections are back-applied to them under §76-826. Planned-community HOAs — common in Sarpy County and suburban Omaha — have no Nebraska resale-disclosure statute at all and rely entirely on the declaration plus nonprofit corporate law, so the §76-884 packet protections do not reach them.
Nebraska legal references
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-884 — Resale of unit; information to purchaser
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-883 — Public-offering statement; 15-day cancellation (new construction)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-826 — Sections back-applied to pre-1984 condominiums
Informational only. Not legal advice. Always confirm against current statute and counsel.
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- Confirm the seller delivered the full §76-884 resale packet before conveyance
- Read the declaration, bylaws, and rules for restrictions and maintenance lines
- Read the assessment statement and any unpaid common or special assessment
- Read the most recent balance sheet for the reserve balance — no study is required
- Request the actual master-policy declarations page (statute only requires availability)
- Request the prior 1–2 years of board and member minutes — not in the packet
- Read the §76-884(7) threatened-or-pending litigation disclosure and ask for detail
- Confirm whether the building is post-1984 (Condominium Act) or pre-1984 (Property Act)
- Confirm whether the property is a condominium or a declaration-only HOA
- Build a document-review contingency into the contract — there is no resale rescission
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- Declaration & bylawsthe rules
- Budget & financialsthe money
- Reserve studythe big repairs
- Meeting minuteswhat the board fears
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Reviewed by Kirk Hasley, Founder. Every claim here is checked against current Nebraska statute and primary sources, using the same documented review framework we run on every file. Last reviewed June 13, 2026.
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