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HOA members urge stronger enforcement after alleged multimillion‑dollar misappropriation; family asks Nevada to replace 'inmate' with 'person in custody'
Summary
Members of the Boca Raton Condominium Community Association told the Senate Judiciary Committee that state regulators failed to recoup more than $11.5 million they say was misappropriated; in separate public comment a daughter asked the Legislature to change licensing language to use 'person in custody' instead of 'inmate' or 'offender.'
Several members of a Las Vegas condominium association used the committee’s public comment period to urge stronger enforcement of existing homeowners association laws after alleging a multimillion‑dollar misappropriation, and a separate caller asked the Legislature to adopt new terminology for people who die or are held in custody.
Heather Schierloski identified herself as a unit owner at the Boca Raton Condominium Community Association and said the association discovered more than $11,500,000 that she alleges was misappropriated. She criticized the state regulator—the Nevada Real Estate Division—and the Commission on Common‑Interest Communities for failing to recover funds or hold responsible parties accountable, saying the agencies “ignored the expert forensic audit” and that “ordinary HOA members” need better protection.
Ben Webers, another Boca Raton owner, told the committee that proposed bills in this legislative session risk “usurp[ing]” the democratic processes HOAs rely on and urged lawmakers to focus on enforcement of current statutes rather than new mandates.
In a separate telephone comment, Courtney Crosby said her father, who died in custody at High Desert State Prison, was referred to by correctional staff as “the offender” in a notification to family. Crosby, a public defender in New York, urged Nevada to follow New York’s example and adopt statutory language that uses person‑first terminology such as “person in custody.” She asked the committee to consider adding the change to a pending corrections bill or to sponsor new legislation.
The committee heard these public comments toward the end of the meeting; no committee action was taken during public comment.
