Nebraska has no comprehensive HOA/planned-community act, but it does have one genuinely useful HOA-specific statute — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-2001, covering assessment liens and foreclosure. Beyond that, non-condo HOAs run on their recorded declaration, bylaws, and the general Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, §§ 21-1901 et seq. A 2020 bill that would have created a full "Homeowner Association Act," and a narrower 2026 bill to extend the lien-enforcement window, both failed to pass.
Fines: what your HOA can and can't charge
Nebraska has no standalone fine statute, but § 52-2001 — the lien statute — defines a homeowners' association as one authorized, among other things, to levy fines "after notice and opportunity to be heard." That's a definitional clause rather than a freestanding due-process mandate, but it's the closest thing Nebraska has to a statutory hearing right for fines, and it reflects standard practice regardless. There's no dollar cap; amount and process otherwise come from your declaration and bylaws.
See our guide on how to fight an HOA fine for the general playbook.
Unpaid assessments, liens, and foreclosure
Nebraska's § 52-2001 gives the association a lien on a member's real estate for unpaid assessments once the association records a notice containing the dollar amount — so the lien is statutory in origin but requires recording to attach. The lien is prior to most later-recorded interests, but subordinate to a first mortgage recorded before the association's notice, and to property tax liens; it's also expressly excluded from the homestead exemption. The statute says the lien "may be foreclosed in like manner as a mortgage on real estate" — Nebraska mortgages are foreclosed judicially, so that's the standard route for HOA liens too. Enforcement must start within 3 years of the assessment becoming due, or the lien is extinguished. A prevailing party (either side) in a lien-enforcement lawsuit is entitled to attorney's fees. On request, the association must furnish a payoff statement within 10 business days.
More on this in our guide to what happens if you don't pay HOA dues.
Meetings and quorum
The Nonprofit Corporation Act sets the defaults: meeting notice must go out 10 to 60 days ahead (30 days minimum if sent by other than first-class or registered mail), and default quorum is 10% of the votes entitled to be cast, unless your bylaws set something different. Unless at least one-third of the voting power is present, only matters described in the meeting notice can actually be voted on.
Board elections
No Nebraska statute addresses board-candidate eligibility, felony bars, or delinquency-based disqualification for HOA boards, and there's no statutory transition-of-control timeline for developer-controlled boards (unlike Nebraska's separate Condominium Act, which does have one). A member-elected director generally can't be removed without cause by fewer votes than it took to elect them; a board-elected director can be removed by a two-thirds board vote.
For the general mechanics, see how HOA board elections work.
Buying a home in a Nebraska HOA
Nebraska's general Seller Property Condition Disclosure statute covers physical and environmental conditions — plumbing, electrical, structural issues, environmental hazards — but doesn't mention HOA membership, dues, or assessments at all.
See our full buying checklist for homes in an HOA before you make an offer.
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