How to Look Up Your HOA and Its Manager in Nevada

Search the NRED License Lookup by manager name

Go to the NRED License Lookup (red.prod.secure.nv.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx). No account or login is required. Select Community Association Manager from the license-type dropdown and search by the manager's name as it appears on your assessment notices, budget letters, or board-meeting minutes.

The lookup is maintained by the Nevada Real Estate Division and is updated when certificates are issued, renewed, or revoked. If the name returns no result, try the management company name — staff often list their employer in the record.

Read the certificate type — and check it matches your community's size

Nevada issues four types of CAM certificate under NRS 116A:

• Regular — the standard certificate (~270 active statewide); requires 60 hours of pre-licensing education and passage of the state exam (Form 559, $300 fee).
• Supervising — highest tier (~349 active); required for the designated supervisor at firms managing more than 150 units in aggregate. Supervising CAMs must meet additional experience hours.
• Provisional — issued while the education and exam are in progress (~103 active); valid for 12 months from the date of hire.
• Temporary — short-term authority (~21 active), typically during a management transition.

Confirm the certificate shows Active status and that the type is appropriate: if your management company oversees hundreds of units across multiple communities, it must have at least one Supervising CAM. Operating a Nevada CIC for compensation without a valid certificate violates NRS 116A — if your manager isn't listed, bring it to your board in writing.

Find your association's Form 562 registration with the Ombudsman

Every Nevada common-interest community must file Form 562 with the NRED CIC Ombudsman's office. Timing requirements: initial filing within 45 days of formation, then annual renewal by the last business day of the month matching the association's incorporation anniversary. Missing the renewal window triggers a delinquency notice and can affect the association's ability to enforce liens.

NRED publishes a downloadable list of registered associations including unit counts, management agent (or "self-managed"), and the physical address of the community. To search or download the registry, contact the Ombudsman's office directly:

The Ombudsman's office — not the courts — is your first stop for record questions. Staff can confirm registration status and direct you to the correct annual report on file.

Understand the Ombudsman fee — and whether your HOA is exempt

Registered associations pay a per-unit annual Ombudsman fee of $4.25 (set by NAC 116.445, in effect since July 1, 2016). For a 200-unit community, that is $850/year — collected from the association, not individual owners — and funds the Ombudsman's education, mediation, and complaint programs.

Three categories of association are exempt from registration entirely:

• Small planned communities — fewer than 12 units (NRS 116.1203)
• Landscape and drainage associations — those whose sole function is maintenance of shared landscaping or drainage infrastructure (NAC 116.090)
• Rural agricultural communities — parcels of one acre or more with agricultural use

If you believe your association qualifies for an exemption, confirm with the Ombudsman's office in writing before stopping registration and fee payments.

File a Form 530 Intervention Affidavit if you have a dispute

Nevada requires alternative dispute resolution before any civil litigation relating to a CIC (NRS 38.310 and NRS 116.4117). For complaints against a CAM or association that fall under NRED's jurisdiction, the process is:

• Send a certified-mail notice to the respondent first (required before filing).
• File a notarized Form 530 (Intervention Affidavit) with the Ombudsman's office within one year of discovering the alleged violation.
• NRED's ADR program will schedule mediation, subsidised up to $500 per claim ($250 per party per year) — so most mediation sessions cost each side $250 or less.
• If mediation fails or the complaint rises to a formal hearing, the case goes to the Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels (7 members), which can issue fines up to $1,000 per violation and can order an audit of the association's finances — at the association's expense.

In FY 2026, the ADR program had processed 160 new claims through January alone, reflecting how heavily owners use this pathway. Disciplinary actions decided by the Commission are public record and viewable through the same NRED lookup used for license verification.