One major problem is that as the buyer of a forclosure, you have no clue that their are liens on the property. As a result you never know if you are opening up a can of worms. Of course the HOA targets the auction buyer because they know that they can force them to pay. Furthermore there is a conflict of interest when the developer dominates the HOA board.

Personally I think that the liens should be disclosed before the auction, the original owner should have to pay them, the bank has to pay them, the HOAs eats the cost, or the HOAs need to stop overcharging the auction buyer.

Hankster. The problem is that the auction buyer has no clue to how much the fines and fees are before the auction.Considering that the auction buyer was not the person who racked up the fines, it is a shock and slap in the face. One can go broke this way.

The HOA can force the house into forclosure to get paid back before the bank forcloses. Or they can go after the bank. HOAs don't do this because they know that they can force the auction buyer to pay excessive fines and fees.

It is unfair that the buyers of forclosed homes get a big surprise once they take ownership of the home. Even more unfair are the excessive fees that are charged to the buyers. With all the headlines in the paper about crooked HOAs, one wonders if the HOA and collection agency are colluding to shake down the auction winner. Why not go after the bank or the original owner who are responsible for racking up these fines?

What I want in a casino is Superb Service, a fun place with good food, and not to be nickled and dimed for things like a swimming pool.

Las Vegas has enough financial incentives to move a company here. I would like to see Las Vegas address what companies complain about. Most of it being education. When I attended UNLV, it angered me that the school would rather build new buildings than improve its teaching and curriculum. According to the article, companies are turned off by the Sin of Las Vegas as well.

I am bothered by how many people are for the hedonism side of Las Vegas, that they are closed to improving Las Vegas by any other means. Many locals try to have a life beyond the sin of Las Vegas Blvd. and retreat to their communities. There's more to Las Vegas than the Strip, as we tell out of towners. Personally I would never raise my kids in a city that influences 15 year olds to want to become strippers. Good thing that I'm single with no children.

This reminds me of an RJ article about Las Vegas having a high divorce rate. It's like the sin of Las Vegas does effect the local mentality.