Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction, Halts Clark County Short-Term Rental Fines, Finds Homeowners Likely to Win Constitutional Challenge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

12/19/2025

Seal of the U.S. District Court of Nevada

Las Vegas, NV — A federal judge has granted our petition for preliminary injunction essentially stopping Clark County from issuing fines, penalties, or liens against homeowners for short-term rental activity, and finding that we have a very high likelihood of success in our constitutional challenge against the County and State.

In its December 17, 2025 order, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada ruled that Clark County’s short-term rental enforcement scheme likely violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. The Court found that while the County requires homeowners to obtain licenses, it has failed for years to provide a meaningful or functional way to do so—yet continues to aggressively punish owners for operating without licenses they cannot realistically obtain.

The Court found that Clark County cannot enforce penalties against homeowners for failing to obtain licenses when the County has not provided a meaningful or functional process to obtain those licenses. The lawsuit was brought by our Association, our GLVSTRA members who are short-term rental homeowners, and Airbnb, challenging Clark County ordinances that impose daily fines of up to $10,000, declare unlicensed rentals a public nuisance, allow the County to record tax liens against private homes, among other things.

The Court held that homeowners have a protected property right to use and lease their homes, including on a short-term basis, and that Clark County’s enforcement regime unlawfully deprives them of that right. The judge also found that the fines and liens cause irreparable harm, damaging property titles and forcing owners into an unfair “all-or-nothing” choice: shut down their lawful use of their homes or risk financial ruin.

As a result of the ruling, Clark County is temporarily prohibited from:

• Requiring short-term rental licenses

• Issuing or enforcing daily fines

• Declaring short-term rentals a public nuisance

• Recording liens or special assessments related to short-term rental enforcement
  

The injunction remains in place while the case proceeds.

“This decision sends a strong message that local governments cannot take away fundamental property rights through broken systems and punitive enforcement,” said Jacqueline Flores, President and Founder of GLVSTRA. “We are encouraged by the Court’s findings and will continue fighting to protect homeowners from unconstitutional overreach by County Commissioners.”

The ruling does not represent a final decision on the merits, but it preserves the status quo and protects our Association members while the case moves forward.

A GLVSTRA online meeting has been scheduled for Friday, December 12/19/2025 at 6PM over Zoom to go over this new development. You may register for this important meeting by clicking here: BREAKING NEWS: Court Grants Our Request for Injunction Against Clark County Fines | GLVSTRA