Opinion
No. 82349
11-10-2021
SATICOY BAY, LLC SERIES 6132 PEGGOTTY, A Nevada Limited Liability Company, Appellant, v. COPPERFIELD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; and First Service Residential Nevada, LLC, d/b/a Red Rock Financial Services, Respondents.
Roger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd. Koch & Scow, LLC The Law Office of Michael W. McKelleb, Esq. PLLC
Roger P. Croteau & Associates, Ltd.
Koch & Scow, LLC
The Law Office of Michael W. McKelleb, Esq. PLLC
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
Having considered the parties’ arguments and the record, we conclude that the district court properly dismissed appellant's complaint. See Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of N. Las Vegas, 124 Nev. 224, 228, 181 P.3d 670, 672 (2008) (reviewing de novo a district court's NRCP 12(b)(5) dismissal and recognizing that dismissal is appropriate when "it appears beyond a doubt that [the plaintiff] could prove no set of facts, which, if true, would entitle [the plaintiff] to relief"). In particular, appellant's claims for misrepresentation and breach of NRS 116.1113 fail because respondent had no duty to proactively disclose whether a superpriority tender had been made. Compare NRS 116.31162(1)(b)(3)(II) (2017) (requiring an HOA to disclose if tender of the superpriority portion of the lien has been made), with NRS 116.31162 (2013) (not requiring any such disclosure); see Halcrow, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court , 129 Nev. 394, 400, 302 P.3d 1148, 1153 (2013) (providing the elements for a negligent misrepresentation claim, one of which is "supply[ing] false information" (internal quotation marks omitted)); Nelson v. Heer , 123 Nev. 217, 225, 163 P.3d 420, 426 (2007) (providing the elements for an intentional misrepresentation claim, one of which is making "a false representation").
Although appellant's complaint alleges generally that it was appellant's "practice and procedure" to "attempt to ascertain whether anyone had attempted to or did tender any payment," the complaint does not allege that appellant specifically asked respondents whether a superpriority tender had been made in this case, much less that respondents misrepresented that a superpriority tender had not been made. Relatedly, although appellant contends that it relied upon the recitals in the foreclosure deed, the recitals made no representation whether a superpriority tender had been made.
This was the version of the statute in place at the time of the foreclosure sale.
Finally, because respondent did not do anything unlawful, appellant's civil conspiracy claim necessarily fails. See Consol. Generator-Nev., Inc. v. Cummins Engine Co., 114 Nev. 1304, 1311, 971 P.2d 1251, 1256 (1998) (providing that a civil conspiracy requires, among other things, a "concerted action, intend[ed] to accomplish an unlawful objective for the purpose of harming another"). Accordingly, we
Appellant's complaint also asserted a claim for violation of NRS Chapter 113. Because appellant does not address the viability of that claim on appeal, we necessarily affirm the dismissal of that claim.
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment.
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