Nebraska HOA laws

Nebraska HOA and Condo Laws, in Plain English

Nebraska has one statute that govern community associations: Condominium Act. Here is what each covers, who it applies to, and the rules that come with a sale, with a link to the official text of every one.

A summary for boards and owners, not a substitute for the statute or your attorney. Every act links to its official text, and the association that acts on a rule is responsible for reading it.

HOA laws

Nebraska

NE
Condominium Act
Resale documentResale Certificate
Fee capNo fixed dollar cap
Deadline10 days
Buyer may cancelNo statutory right tied to this document

The Acts, and Who Each One Covers

Community type decides which act applies, and a community created before an act took effect may still be under the older one. The declaration says which.

Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-825 (Condominium Act)

Condominiums

The Nebraska Condominium Act governs condominiums created in Nebraska on or after January 1, 1984, while an earlier condominium property law continues to govern condominiums formed before that date. It covers the creation of condominium regimes through a declaration, the unit owners association and its governing board, common elements, assessments and liens, association records, and purchaser protections such as public offering statements. Certain of its provisions, including its resale disclosure requirement, apply to all condominiums in the state regardless of when they were created.

  • Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-884 (Resale of Unit; Information Required)

    Unless a public offering statement is required or the sale is exempt under 76-878(b), the unit owner (and any real estate professional offering the unit) furnishes the purchaser before conveyance the declaration (without plats and plans), the bylaws, the rules, and seven items: the monthly common expense assessment and any unpaid common expense or special assessment due from the selling owner; other fees payable by unit owners; the most recent balance sheet and income and expense statement; the current operating budget; a statement that a copy of any insurance policy for the benefit of unit owners is available from the association on request; the remaining term of any leasehold estate; and any threatened or pending litigation involving the unit or the association. The association furnishes the information in writing within 10 days after the unit owner's request; no fee is stated. The purchaser is not liable for any unpaid assessment or fee beyond the amounts set forth, and the seller is not liable for the association's errors or delay. No cancellation right is given. Applies to condominiums created before January 1, 1984 as well, for events after that date (76-826). Nebraska has no planned-community or homeowners association act.

    Official text
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-874 (Lien for assessments; statement of unpaid assessments)

    Gives the association a lien on a unit for assessments from the time they become due, with the priority, perfection, and enforcement rules of the Uniform Condominium Act. On a unit owner's written request the association must furnish a recordable statement of the unpaid assessments against the unit within 10 business days, binding on the association, the executive board, and every unit owner. Applies to condominiums created before January 1, 1984 as well, for events after that date (76-826).

    Official text
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-878 (Applicability; exemptions)

    The purchaser protection sections (76-878 to 76-894) apply to every unit under the Condominium Act except as waived by purchasers in an all-nonresidential condominium. Neither a public offering statement nor a resale statement is required for a gratuitous or testamentary disposition, a disposition by court order, by a government, by foreclosure or deed in lieu, to a person in the business of selling real estate who intends to offer the units, or one the purchaser may cancel at any time without penalty; for a condominium of not more than 25 units with no development rights to add units and no reserved power to make it part of a larger condominium; or for a condominium of units not intended for residential use.

    Official text
Read Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-825 on the state's site

When a Home Sells in Nebraska

Nebraska law has the association furnish resale certificate to the buyer, under Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-884. The figures below come from the rules Havn applies to every order.

What Nebraska calls the resale document
Resale Certificate
Fee cap
No fixed dollar cap
Delivery deadline
10 days
Buyer's right to cancel
No statutory right tied to this document

The full Nebraska resale rules, who pays, and how to order are on the Nebraska resale certificate page. Every state's cap and deadline sit side by side in the fee and deadline table.

Nebraska HOA Law Questions

Which law governs condominiums in Nebraska?

Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-825 (Condominium Act). The Nebraska Condominium Act governs condominiums created in Nebraska on or after January 1, 1984, while an earlier condominium property law continues to govern condominiums formed before that date.

Does Nebraska cap the fee for a resale certificate?

No. Nebraska sets no dollar cap on resale certificate, so the association or its management company sets the fee within the statute.

How long does a Nebraska association have to deliver resale certificate?

10 days, counted from the request.

Where can I read the Nebraska statutes?

Each act on this page links to its official text on the state legislature's site. Havn summarizes the law and links to the source rather than restating it.

Keep Reading

Guides

Templates

  • HOA Annual Meeting Notice TemplateA free HOA annual meeting notice template: date, place, agenda, the election, quorum, and the proxy or ballot enclosed, written to meet the notice window in your bylaws.
  • HOA Violation Notice TemplateA free HOA violation letter template: the rule cited, what was observed and when, the photo, the cure date, what happens next, and how the owner can respond or request a hearing.
  • HOA Dues Increase and Special Assessment Notice TemplateA free HOA letter template for a dues increase or a special assessment: the new amount and when it starts, why, the payment schedule, how to pay, and where to ask questions.
  • HOA Proxy Form TemplateA free HOA proxy form template: the owner, the home, the proxy holder, the meeting, directed instructions on each item, the expiration, and the signature.

Terms to Know

  • Resale certificateThe disclosure package an HOA or condo association furnishes when a home in the community is sold: what is owed, what is coming, and the documents that govern the home.
  • HOA lienThe association's legal claim on a home for unpaid assessments, created by the declaration and, in most states, by statute.
  • Super lienIn roughly twenty states, a slice of the association's assessment lien that takes priority over the first mortgage, usually a set number of months of assessments.
  • QuorumThe minimum number of owners, or share of the votes, that must be present or represented for a meeting to act.
  • Special assessmentA one-time charge beyond the regular assessment, levied to cover a shortfall or a project the budget and the reserves cannot: a roof, a lawsuit, a storm.

In Havn

  • Self-Managed HOAsEverything a volunteer board needs, for a dollar a home a month.
  • AccountingFund accounting, budgets, bank feeds, payables, and owner statements.
  • CommunicationsMeeting notices, violation letters, and dues notices by email, text, and mail, with delivery logged.

Run a Nebraska community with the rules built in.

HOA management software with a homeowner portal owners actually use. Resale documents are included; the requester pays for each one.