Category Archives: Fees, Taxes, Assessments, Other Misc Charges

Are The District’s Recreation (“RFF”) And Beach (“BFF”) Facility Fees The NRS 318.197(1) “Standby Service Charges…For The (Mere) Availability” to Access And Use The Beaches And Other Public Recreation Facilities Current/Past Boards of Trustees (“Boards”) Represent/Have Represented?

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As we’ve elsewhere discussed, standby service charges represent: 1. Some sort of monetary levy against and of direct benefit to real property; 2. Imposed for the mere availability to access and receive water and/or sewer services; 3. Where those services … 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?”

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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 →

What Are Solid Waste “Franchise” Fees, Does The District Charge Them And if So to Whom, And Where Does The Money Ultimately Come From to Pay For Them?

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As explained elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose forms of local government with very little means of generating revenue. So when they undertake functions beyond their limited purpose(s), generating the revenues necessary to financially support those functions becomes … Continue reading →