LAS VEGAS (KTNV): A $ 2,000 home painting job during a pandemic can mean a huge budget cut. Ask several homeowners who live in a Silverado Ranch community.
They are upset by a letter from their property manager asking them to paint their homes or impose fines.
“I was shocked. I was surprised it was a ten-day compliance letter.”
Mary Koos has lived in the Silverado Place community for over ten years and says she has always followed the rules as an owner.
She was stunned to receive a letter asking her to paint her house or to face possible fines. The letter states that you must respond within ten days.
Koos says other neighbors have received the same letter and they are all struggling with finances because many of them lost their jobs during the pandemic.
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“How are we going to budget this with my unemployed husband,” she said.
Koos says members of the homeowners association board are trying to help her and did not know the letters were initially sent. He estimates a new painting job would cost between $ 1,500 and $ 2,000.
It’s an investment he says can’t be afforded now.
“Painting a house would take away our emergency funds and leave us with nothing,” he said.
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A Nevada Finest Properties manager says about 30 homes received the letters.
According to her, the whole community has been told that it was time to paint their houses.
The letters were sent individually when it was not finished saying it is the responsibility of the owner.
She says no one is required to paint their houses in a short time and has granted extensions from six months to a year.
Koos says property management could have improved communication about working with them.
“I think a follow-up letter saying they will be willing to work with them and give them up to a year would definitely help our community,” he said.
In the end, Koos was able to get a one-year extension from the estate administrators when they painted his house.