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AB103

Changes to Housing Authority Rules

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 1:27 AM

In one sentence

This law allows counties with populations between 100,000 and 700,000 to create regional housing authorities, updates rules for rent and tenant preferences, changes how commissioners are paid, revises definitions of veterans and service members, and grants new powers including operating projects for profit.

Allows counties with at least 100,000 but fewer than 700,000 people to form a regional housing authority if the governing bodies agree; existing local authorities must dissolve when this happens.
Requires new regional authorities to have seven commissioners: two appointed by the county, two by the largest city, two by the second-largest city, and one current recipient of assistance appointed by the executive director.
Updates rules so housing authority tenant preferences only follow federal laws or funding contracts, and removes specific income limits for tenants in standard projects.
Exempts housing authorities from paying 'payments in lieu of taxes' if their property already qualifies for a tax exemption under existing law.
Increases the maximum pay commissioners can receive per meeting to $250 and removes the monthly cap on total earnings; this also applies to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority, changing its limit to $250 per day.
Gives regional authorities new powers to create business entities (nonprofit or for-profit), enter public-private partnerships, and operate housing projects that make a profit.
Revises legal definitions of 'veteran' and updates the terms 'serviceman' and 'servicewoman'.

Housing authorities in counties with populations between 100,000 and 700,000.
Commissioners who serve on local housing authority boards or the new regional authorities.
Tenants living in or applying for low-income housing projects managed by these authorities.
The Nevada Rural Housing Authority regarding commissioner pay limits.

The law only applies to counties with populations between 100,000 and 700,000; it does not change rules for larger or smaller areas.
Specific dates when these new regional authorities must be formed are not listed in the provided text.
Details on how exactly a business entity created by an authority will operate are limited to general powers described.

Plain language

Regional Housing Authority: A single organization formed to manage housing services across multiple cities and towns within one county, replacing separate local authorities in that area.
Commissioner: An appointed person who helps make decisions for a housing authority board.
Payments in lieu of taxes: Money paid by an organization to the government instead of paying standard property taxes on its buildings, which this law exempts if other tax breaks apply.

Official record

Source attached

Revises provisions relating to housing authorities. (BDR 25-554)