Category Archives: Assessments
Can The District’s Recreation (“RFF”) And Beach (“BFF”) Facility “Fees” Are Actually “Fees” Be Saved as “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 “Special Assessments” [at Least Insofar as General Improvement Districts (“GIDs”) Are Concerned], And How Do They Differ From NRS 318.197(1) “Fees” And NRS 318.225 “Taxes?”
Special assessments are “Charge(s) levied against (real) propert(y) within the boundaries of an area known as a Special Improvement District (‘SID’) [for public] improvements (such as) streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, streetlights, sewer and water facilities, etc. (They are)…lien(s) on … 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 →