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Old 02-10-2009, 01:28 PM
 
Location: southern nevada
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Is the rental of a guest home or casita allowed in the city of Las Vegas or Clark county? My Mother is looking to buy such a property and would like to live in the main house and rent the cottage. Or, would she be better off living in the smaller, seperate unit and renting out the main home?

We do see quite a few of these rentals advertised in various publications around town, however, we would like to know if others have had any problems.
Thanks in advance
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Here and there, you decide.
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neither, as far as i know
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:05 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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I would expect that it is legal. Ckark County at least is very permissive on such things.

I would however check the CC&Rs. While the municality may be permissive the HOAs often are not.

Tough to enforce though. Gets touchy real quick as you start making rules about unrelated folk living together. See unmarried couples as a for instance.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:42 PM
 
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Thank you Olecapt. What if there are no CC&Rs or HOAs? Are you saying it would be easier in the county vs the city? How many unrelated folk can live together? Does the city actually harass folks trying to survive in this economy? Thank you for any answers you can provide. My Mother is very concerned about this and wants to make sure she is not illegally harassed.
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Old 02-10-2009, 04:58 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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Thank you Olecapt. What if there are no CC&Rs or HOAs? Are you saying it would be easier in the county vs the city? How many unrelated folk can live together? Does the city actually harass folks trying to survive in this economy? Thank you for any answers you can provide. My Mother is very concerned about this and wants to make sure she is not illegally harassed.
I am much more familiar with the Clark County regulations than any of the cities as I have been invovled in numerous zoning battles in the County.

Basically there are no limits on unrelated people living together.

You may however run into hotel or rooming house regulations if you get more than a couple of people paying rent. I would go down and talk to whichever municipality is involved before I bought a place. The planning or zoning function is where you need to go. For the county it is the facility at Civic Center across from the outlet mall.

And make sure you read any CC&Rs or any agreements that run with the property. The darnest things can turn out to be CC&Rs.
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Old 02-10-2009, 06:27 PM
 
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I did find this after much searching. This is good news.



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Title Granny Flat Rentals Could Ease Housing Woes
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High building permit fees discouraged affordable accessory dwellings in Clark County, Nevada.
Clark County offers rebates for the permit fees if owners rent to those who earn less than 80 percent of the area median income.


Clark County, Nevada did not encourage affordable accessory housing units.
Clark County relaxed the previous second unit ordinance to allow for the rental use of renovated garages, carriage houses, and casitas.


Description This article discusses the high priority given to Clark County's need for affordable housing. The competitive market and recent condo conversions have created a shortage of affordable housing units. Mobile home parks have also suffered a huge loss due to rapid land appreciation often surpassing the park’s total value. To combat this, Clark County, Nevada amended the accessory dwelling.
The new ordinance allows the rental use of renovated garages, carriage houses, and casitas. It provides incentives for owners who rent to those who earn less than 80 percent of the area median income, including rebates on the cost of the permit. The county hopes that it will allow for the regulation of an unknown number of units that are currently rented illegally, and hopes to stimulate the dwindling affordable housing stock.

Publication Date 2005
Organization Metropolitan Planning Council
Web Location Metropolitan Planning Council (http://www.metroplanning.org/press/mpcnews.asp?objectID=2804 - broken link)

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Old 02-10-2009, 08:06 PM
 
Location: South Strip, NV --> Philly (Fall 2009)
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I am much more familiar with the Clark County regulations than any of the cities as I have been invovled in numerous zoning battles in the County.

Basically there are no limits on unrelated people living together.

You may however run into hotel or rooming house regulations if you get more than a couple of people paying rent. I would go down and talk to whichever municipality is involved before I bought a place. The planning or zoning function is where you need to go. For the county it is the facility at Civic Center across from the outlet mall.

And make sure you read any CC&Rs or any agreements that run with the property. The darnest things can turn out to be CC&Rs.
Civic Center is where North Las Vegas's downtown is, Clark County's offices are on Grand Central across from the outlet mall, and then to add to all the confusion, there is still a Casino Center too...
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Old 02-11-2009, 07:40 AM
 
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I hope it is discovered that a homeowner is NOT allowed to rent out their casita to non-family members. In fact, now that this has been brought to the table, I will make it a definite that I check the deed restrictions and HOA rules before buying. I have found most deed restrictions to state that homes located on lots for single family dwellings must remain single family dwellings. The casitas I have seen are smaller than a hotel room and definately not meant as permanent living quarters. Next issue that would arise is how to patrol how many people can live in one of these casitas. With the tight density in most neighborhoods, the renter would not even have a place to park their car and they and any others living with them or visiting would spill over into the public streets.
If your mother is considering taking on renters and is capable of this, I would think she would be the one checking these things out.
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Old 02-11-2009, 08:05 AM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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I hope it is discovered that a homeowner is NOT allowed to rent out their casita to non-family members. In fact, now that this has been brought to the table, I will make it a definite that I check the deed restrictions and HOA rules before buying. I have found most deed restrictions to state that homes located on lots for single family dwellings must remain single family dwellings. The casitas I have seen are smaller than a hotel room and definately not meant as permanent living quarters. Next issue that would arise is how to patrol how many people can live in one of these casitas. With the tight density in most neighborhoods, the renter would not even have a place to park their car and they and any others living with them or visiting would spill over into the public streets.
If your mother is considering taking on renters and is capable of this, I would think she would be the one checking these things out.
It varies...in general the addidtion of a casita is restricted by things other than who can live in them. Mostly they are not possible under the building code in Clark County. However once you get into half acres and bigger they become feasible and are allowed...and you can rent them.

Note that much of this law got writien in the battle over small nursing homes which are considered residental. Any statute that blocks non related adults but allows related individuals are basically found to be incompatible with the fair housing laws. So if you can live in a house with 3 kids than five unrelated people have to be allowed as well. CC&Rs may not allow this but they are likely not allowable either. Just has not been a good test case.

So pretty much in general housing codes cannot discriminate against the non-related. However CC&Rs may prevent all renting or restrict it in some ways. All those rules however are suspect under the fair housing laws.
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Old 02-14-2009, 10:37 AM
 
Location: southern nevada
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lasvegasnevada.gov/8279.htm
Here is a link to a guest house update for the city of las vegas.
Very interesting and I hope it helps others interested in affordable housing.
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