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Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

Can homeowners’ associations in Nevada ban all holiday decorations?

Kate Reynolds, The Nevada Independent
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Homeowners’ associations (HOAs) in Nevada cannot ban residents from displaying holiday decorations as long as they don’t exceed 36 inches by 12 inches. For holiday decorations larger than that, HOAs can set their own rules.

In 2025, Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law SB201, preventing HOAs from prohibiting residents from displaying “religious or cultural items” of certain sizes on or around the entrance to their units. 

The Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit that combats antisemitism, lobbied for SB201 in response to reports that Jewish Nevadans were not allowed to display mezuzahs, a Jewish cultural item traditionally affixed to doorframes. 

The law protects displays from all religions and cultures, so long as decorations are not obscene, inappropriate or “promote discriminatory behavior.”

Nevada has approximately 3,700 HOAs that comprise 624,000 homes, or roughly half the state’s 1.3 million total homes.

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