Category Archives: Assessments
Assuming Arguendo The District’s Recreation (“RFF”) And Beach (“BFF”) Facility “Fees” Are Actually “Fees,” Yet Not Legitimate “Standby Service Charges,” Can They Be Saved as NRS 318.197(1) “Service Charges?”
Because the RFF/BFF do not satisfy the minimum requisites for a legitimate “fee,” as we’ve elsewhere demonstrated, they do not qualify as “service charges.” Nevertheless, let’s assume arguendo the RFF/BFF can be “fees.” Here we address whether they can be … Continue reading →
What Powers Do General Improvement Districts (“GIDs”) Have to Levy And Collect Special Assessments?
Nev. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 8: As elsewhere discussed, we begin our analysis with the Nevada Constitution given it “is the ‘supreme law of the state which ‘control[s] over any conflicting statutory provisions.’” Nev. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 8 instructs that the … Continue reading →
What Are The Characteristics of a “Special Assessment” (at Least Insofar as Government is Concerned), And How Do They Differ From Those of a “Tax?”
There are several different types of real property “assessments.” There can be the assessment for purposes of ad valorem taxation. As well as the assessment in an homeowners’ association for common expenses. And here there can be “a special assessment … Continue reading →
Are There Limits on The Special Assessments a General Improvement District (“GID”) May Levy?
Nev. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 8: As elsewhere discussed, we begin our analysis with the Nevada Constitution given it “is the ‘supreme law of the state which ‘control[s] over any conflicting statutory provisions.’” Nev. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 8 instructs that the … Continue reading →