Opinion ID: 2639631
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Heading: Standard for granting and reviewing a preliminary injunction

Text: A preliminary injunction is available when the moving party can demonstrate that the nonmoving party's conduct, if allowed to continue, will cause irreparable harm for which compensatory relief is inadequate and that the moving party has a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits. See NRS 33.010; University Sys. v. Nevadans for Sound Gov't, 120 Nev. 712, 721, 100 P.3d 179, 187 (2004); Dangberg Holdings v. Douglas Co., 115 Nev. 129, 142, 978 P.2d 311, 319 (1999). A district court has discretion in deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction. University Sys., 120 Nev. at 721, 100 P.3d at 187. The district court's decision `will be reversed only where the district court abused its discretion or based its decision on an erroneous legal standard or on clearly erroneous findings of fact.' Attorney General v. NOS Communications, 120 Nev. 65, 67, 84 P.3d 1052, 1053 (2004) (quoting U.S. v. Nutri-cology, Inc., 982 F.2d 394, 397 (9th Cir.1992)); see S.O.C., Inc. v. The Mirage Casino-Hotel, 117 Nev. 403, 407, 23 P.3d 243, 246 (2001). Questions of law are reviewed de novo, even in the context of an appeal from a preliminary injunction. University Sys., 120 Nev. at 721, 100 P.3d at 187; S.O.C., Inc., 117 Nev. at 407, 23 P.3d at 246. Here, we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in granting Andrews' motion for a preliminary injunction because Andrews does not enjoy a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits. Although Andrews is a land-owning declarant, the Association did not need Andrews' consent to amend the CC & Rs because that clause of section 9.04(a) is void for being in violation of NRS 116.2107(4). Therefore, because the Association properly voted to eliminate CC & R section 5.04, the preliminary injunction was not appropriate. [6]