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Nevada condo reserve study requirements
Nevada is one of the few states with a hard statutory reserve-study cadence. NRS 116.31152 requires associations with more than 20 units in counties of 50,000 or more residents to commission a professional reserve study at least every five years, performed by a Certified Reserve Specialist licensed under NRS 116A.
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The board must review and adjust the study annually, and must submit the study summary to the Real Estate Division within 45 days of adoption. Underfunding still occurs — but the legal floor is meaningfully higher than in most states.
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What the statute requires
NRS 116.31152 requires the reserve study to identify all major common-element components (roofs, paving, mechanical systems, amenities, structural elements where applicable), estimate remaining useful life and replacement cost, and propose a funding plan that maintains adequate reserves. The study must be conducted by a Certified Reserve Specialist licensed under NRS 116A.620–675. Smaller associations (20 units or fewer, or larger communities in small counties) have lighter requirements.
Board's broad funding authority under NRS 116.3115
Unlike most states, NRS 116.3115 explicitly empowers the board to levy any 'necessary and reasonable' assessments to fund adequate reserves without owner approval — even when the governing documents say otherwise. Owners cannot waive reserve funding by declaration. The board must adjust assessments each year to keep reserves on track. This is one of the stronger statutory frameworks for reserve discipline in the country.
How to read a Nevada reserve study
Compare the recommended annual contribution to the actual budget line. Compare the current reserve balance to the recommended balance (funded ratio). Identify any major components excluded from the study — this is rare in Nevada because the statute requires comprehensive coverage, but exclusions sometimes occur. Read the study's narrative for any flagged deferred-maintenance items or operating-environment commentary.
Annual review and 45-day filing requirement
NRS 116.31152(3) requires the board to review and adjust the reserve study annually. NRS 116.31152(6) requires the association to submit a summary to NRED within 45 days of board adoption. If the most recent study was not filed on time, that is itself a statutory finding worth raising. The NRED Common-Interest Communities Compliance Section maintains the filing record.
Special assessments and the reserve gap
Even with strong statutory framework, Nevada associations sometimes underfund reserves relative to the study's recommendation. The gap typically closes through board-imposed special assessments — which under NRS 116.3115 do not require owner approval for reserve-funding purposes. The signal worth reading: a recent or pending special assessment combined with a study showing a meaningful funded-ratio gap is a clear future-assessment trajectory.
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Nevada legal references
- NRS 116.31152 — Reserve study required every 5 years; annual review
- NRS 116.3115 — Reserve funding; board authority to assess
- NRS Chapter 116A — Licensing of Reserve Specialists
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- Request the most recent reserve study (NRS 116.31152 requires every 5 years)
- Verify the study was conducted by a licensed Certified Reserve Specialist
- Confirm the study has been adopted and filed with NRED within 45 days
- Compare recommended annual contribution to budget actuals
- Compare current reserve balance to recommended balance (funded ratio)
- Identify any major components excluded from the study
- Read the most recent annual board review of the study
- Confirm no pending or recent reserve-related special assessments
- For smaller communities: confirm whether the lighter <20-unit requirements apply
- Request the 45-day NRED filing receipt or equivalent confirmation
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Critical
Under 10%
Weak
10–30%
Fair
30–70%
Healthy
70%+
- Under 10%:
- Assessment likely imminent
- 10–30%:
- Elevated assessment risk
- 30–70%:
- Common, manageable middle
- 70%+:
- On track to fund replacements
Source documents
- Declaration & bylawsthe rules
- Budget & financialsthe money
- Reserve studythe big repairs
- Meeting minuteswhat the board fears
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An assessment in the minutes but not the estoppel; a reserve the budget never funds.
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