Veteran Clark County prosecutor scrutinized in federal probePosted: Jan. 13, 2012 | 5:12 p.m. Updated: Jan. 14, 2012 | 7:32 a.m. A longtime career as a Clark County prosecutor is slipping away from Victoria Villegas, who finds her name surfacing in a federal criminal investigation. Villegas, 51, once recommended to serve as Nevada’s U.S.
Agency may target Las Vegas property upkeep lawPosted: Dec. 31, 2011 | 2:00 a.m. A new Las Vegas ordinance was approved to make banks take responsibility for blight stemming from the housing market crash. But if a federal court strikes down a similar ordinance in Chicago, Las Vegas’ plan could be in jeopardy.
New law gives HOA flexibility with rulesPosted: Dec. 24, 2011 | 2:02 a.m. Q: At a recent homeowners association meeting, the representative of our management company told us the board did not have to enforce all of our covenants, conditions and restrictions, but rather could selectively pick and choose which ones they wanted to enforce.
Calif. man indicted in Las Vegas HOA theft caseA Beverly Hills, Calif., businessman who owned property in a Las Vegas condominium complex once cited as an example of association dues abuses has been indicted on felony embezzlement and theft charges accusing him of siphoning more than $1 million from a Las Vegas-area homeowners association.
Indictment Returned In HOA Fraud ScandalLAS VEGAS (AP) – A Beverly Hills, Calif., businessman faces felony embezzlement and theft charges accusing him of siphoning more than $1 million out of a Las Vegas-area homeowners association. Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said Monday that 50-year-old Massoud Aaron Yashouafar is due Jan.
HOA board members should disclose conflicts of interestPosted: Dec. 17, 2011 | 2:01 a.m. Q:As a homeowner, do I have the legal right to request and expect from my homeowners association, a copy of their financials, a list of companies in their employ, such as management firms, landscapers, lawyers, collection agencies, trust companies and any affiliations (personal and business).
Las Vegas real estate scam goes bustBefore the market crashed and home prices tumbled, before federal investigators showed up and hauled away the community records, before her property managers pled guilty for conspiring to rig neighborhood elections, and before her real estate lawyer allegedly tried to commit suicide by overdosing on drugs and setting fire to her home, Wanda Murray thought that buying a condominium in Las Vegas was a pretty good idea.
The King of All Vegas Real Estate Scams – BusinessWeekBefore the market crashed and home prices tumbled, before federal investigators showed up and hauled away the community records, before her property managers pled guilty for conspiring to rig neighborhood elections, and before her real estate lawyer allegedly tried to commit suicide by overdosing on drugs and setting fire to her home, Wanda Murray thought that buying a condominium in Las Vegas was a pretty good idea.
Man indicted in construction defect schemePosted: Dec. 9, 2011 | 4:17 p.m. A former Las Vegas construction company employee was indicted by a county grand jury Friday on charges of stealing more than $495,000 in a construction defect scheme. Dax Lee Louderman, 39, was charged with 13 felony counts of theft in a scheme that defrauded his former company, Alpha 1 Construction, and the Stone Canyon Homeowners Association in Henderson.
HOA satellite dish deposit sounds reasonablePosted: Dec. 10, 2011 | 2:00 a.m. Q: I bought a town house in a homeowners association. To put up a satellite dish, I was required to pay a $300 refundable deposit. I get the money when I take the dish down. That’s a lot of money. Is this legal?