The rest of the standing room only crowd of over 150 was made up of homeowners living in associations and contractors. While there was also a video connection to Carson City, the majority of participants had gathered in Las Vegas. The meeting was opened by a statement being read thanking the committee for allowing out of state participants to testify, explaining how wide spread the abuses are and to allow these participants to learn and take ideas and suggestions with them to their home states. Broken car windshields, nails in driveways, children being harassed, even shots fired at houses are some of the scare tactics being used. There have even been incidents of swastikas painted around the association where a holocaust survivor lives.
Favorite targets seem to be older residents, single women of every age, immigrants and minorities.
Contractors told how they are being put out of business by unwarranted construction defect lawsuits and upwardly spiraling insurance premiums. Most insurance companies will not insure any longer if the contractor does work in homeowner associations. Nevada State Senator Mike Schneider . Senator Schneider is a champion of legislation to bring order to homeowner associations in Nevada.