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Nevada condo resale package review
Nevada gives condo buyers one of the more buyer-protective resale regimes in the country. Under NRS 116.4109, before a unit changes hands the seller must furnish the buyer a detailed resale package: the CC&Rs, bylaws and rules, the NRS 116.41095 disclosure statement, the current budget and year-to-date financials, a reserve summary (with the full study available on request), a statement of dues and fees owed, a disclosure of pending litigation and unsatisfied judgments, and a schedule of transfer and transaction fees.
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The package triggers a 5-day cancellation right — the buyer may rescind within five calendar days of receiving it. The association's preparation fee is statutorily capped (roughly $185, plus about $100 to expedite). Because Chapter 116 governs both condominiums and planned-community HOAs, the same package applies across property types — but it is a disclosure floor, so read it against everything you independently request.
What NRS 116.4109 requires the package to contain
The Nevada resale package must include the declaration (CC&Rs), bylaws, and current rules and regulations; the NRS 116.41095 disclosure statement (a state-prescribed notice of buyer rights and risks); the association's current operating budget and year-to-date financial statement; a summary of the most recent reserve study, with the full study available to the buyer on request; a statement of any unpaid assessments, fees, fines, or charges currently due on the unit; a disclosure of any pending litigation to which the association is a party and any unsatisfied judgments against it; and a schedule of all fees, including transfer and transaction fees, the buyer will owe at closing. Because NRS Chapter 116 governs both condominiums and planned-community HOAs, this same package applies to either property type. Confirm every component is present — an incomplete package both weakens your information and complicates the cancellation clock.
The 5-day cancellation right is the buyer's core protection
NRS 116.4109 gives the buyer a right to cancel the purchase within five calendar days after receiving the resale package (or after receiving notice that the package is available). This is a genuine statutory rescission tied to the documents themselves — not merely a contract contingency — which distinguishes Nevada from states where cancellation depends entirely on the purchase agreement. The clock starts on delivery, so request the package early and read it deliberately within the window. If material items are missing, the package may not be complete enough to start or close the clock, which is itself a reason to slow down. Calendar the five days the moment you receive the package, and treat the deadline as the date by which you must decide whether the reserve, litigation, insurance, and assessment picture is acceptable.
The capped preparation fee
Nevada caps what the association (or its manager) may charge to prepare the resale package — generally about $185, with an additional charge (roughly $100) permitted to expedite preparation. This fee cap, paired with the 5-day cancellation right, is a distinctive Nevada buyer protection: in states with uncapped resale or estoppel charges, associations sometimes bill hundreds of dollars per transaction. If you are quoted a materially higher figure, or billed a separate uncapped "document" charge on top, that is worth questioning — the Office of the Ombudsman for Owners in Common-Interest Communities at the Nevada Real Estate Division can field complaints about resale-package compliance. The community-association manager preparing the package must be NRED-licensed under NRS Chapter 116A, so a refusal to provide a compliant, capped package is itself a signal.
Read the package together, and request what it summarizes
Nevada risk rarely lives in one document. Read the reserve summary against the budget — Nevada mandates reserve funding under NRS 116.3115, so a study showing a thin funding plan or an underfunded reserve is a real red flag even though the law requires a plan. Request the full reserve study (the package gives only a summary). Read the litigation disclosure against two to three years of minutes, because construction-defect and collection actions matter. Read the assessment-due statement and transfer-fee schedule so closing costs hold no surprises. On an aging Las Vegas high-rise, a clean-looking package can still carry significant special-assessment risk that only surfaces when the reserve summary, budget, insurance, and minutes are cross-referenced — so use the 5-day window to do exactly that.
Nevada legal references
- NRS 116.4109 — Resale package contents, 5-day cancellation, fee cap
- NRS 116.3116 — Association lien; 9-month super-priority over a first mortgage
- NV Ombudsman for Owners in Common-Interest Communities (NRED)
Informational only. Not legal advice. Always confirm against current statute and counsel.
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- Confirm the seller delivered the complete NRS 116.4109 resale package
- Calendar your 5-day cancellation window the moment you receive the package
- Verify the preparation fee stayed within the statutory cap (~$185, plus ~$100 expedite)
- Read the reserve summary and request the full reserve study
- Read the current budget and year-to-date financial statement together
- Read the statement of dues, fees, fines, and charges owed on the unit
- Read the pending-litigation and unsatisfied-judgment disclosure
- Cross-check the litigation disclosure against two to three years of minutes
- Review the transfer and transaction fee schedule for closing-cost surprises
- Confirm the master-insurance statement against the actual policy
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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 Nevada statute and primary sources, using the same documented review framework we run on every file. Last reviewed June 13, 2026.
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