NRS116A.620. Management agreement: Contents; requirements; community manager to provide executive board with evidence of insurance; community manager to provide executive board with copy; changes; termination or assignment.

      1.  Any management agreement must:

      (a) Be in writing and signed by all parties;

      (b) Be entered into between the client and the community manager or the employer of the community manager if the community manager is acting on behalf of a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited-liability partnership, limited-liability company or other entity;

      (c) State the term of the management agreement;

      (d) State the basic consideration for the services to be provided and the payment schedule;

      (e) Include a complete schedule of all fees, costs, expenses and charges to be imposed by the community manager, whether direct or indirect, including, without limitation:

             (1) The costs for any new client or start-up costs;

             (2) The fees for special or nonroutine services, such as the mailing of collection letters, the recording of liens and foreclosing of property;

             (3) Reimbursable expenses;

             (4) The fees for the sale or resale of a unit or for setting up the account of a new member; and

             (5) The portion of fees that are to be retained by the client and the portion to be retained by the community manager;

      (f) State the identity and the legal status of the contracting parties;

      (g) State any limitations on the liability of each contracting party;

      (h) Include a statement of the scope of work of the community manager;

      (i) State the spending limits of the community manager;

      (j) Include provisions relating to the grounds and procedures for termination of the community manager;

      (k) Identify the types and amounts of insurance coverage to be carried by each contracting party, including, without limitation:

             (1) A requirement that the community manager or his or her employer shall maintain insurance covering liability for errors or omissions, professional liability or a surety bond to compensate for losses actionable pursuant to this chapter in an amount of $1,000,000 or more;

             (2) An indication of which contracting party will maintain fidelity bond coverage; and

             (3) A statement as to whether the client will maintain directors and officers liability coverage for the executive board;

      (l) Include provisions for dispute resolution;

      (m) Acknowledge that all records and books of the client are the property of the client, except any proprietary information and software belonging to the community manager;

      (n) State the physical location, including the street address, of the records of the client, which must be within 60 miles from the physical location of the common-interest community;

      (o) State the frequency and extent of regular inspections of the common-interest community; and

      (p) State the extent, if any, of the authority of the community manager to sign checks on behalf of the client in an operating account.

      2.  In addition to any other requirements under this section, a management agreement may:

      (a) Provide for mandatory binding arbitration; or

      (b) Allow the provisions of the management agreement to apply month to month following the end of the term of the management agreement, but the management agreement may not contain an automatic renewal provision.

      3.  Not later than 10 days after the effective date of a management agreement, the community manager shall provide each member of the executive board evidence of the existence of the required insurance, including, without limitation:

      (a) The names and addresses of all insurance companies;

      (b) The total amount of coverage; and

      (c) The amount of any deductible.

      4.  After signing a management agreement, the community manager shall provide a copy of the management agreement to each member of the executive board. Within 30 days after an election or appointment of a new member to the executive board, the community manager shall provide the new member with a copy of the management agreement.

      5.  Any changes to a management agreement must be initialed by the contracting parties. If there are any changes after the execution of a management agreement, those changes must be in writing and signed by the contracting parties.

      6.  Except as otherwise provided in the management agreement, upon the termination or assignment of a management agreement, the community manager shall, within 30 days after the termination or assignment, transfer possession of all books, records and other papers of the client to the succeeding community manager, or to the client if there is no succeeding community manager, regardless of any unpaid fees or charges to the community manager or management company.

      7.  Notwithstanding any provision in a management agreement to the contrary, a management agreement may be terminated by the client without penalty upon 30 days’ notice following a violation by the community manager of any provision of this chapter or chapter 116 of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2813)