Sewer Liens
As the Davis Fire was burning in South Reno/Washoe Valley Erica Roth and Alexis Hill launched their “Canvass”
So Assemblymember Erica Roth finally emerged from the woodwork on Wednesday to champion eviction reform. How convenient that she's suddenly passionate about AB201, a bill that would seal eviction records faster than you can say "rental application."
Let's get this straight: Roth wants to make it impossible for landlords to know if potential tenants have been evicted once or twenty times. Because apparently, a tenant's history of not paying rent is just an inconvenient detail landlords shouldn't worry their pretty little heads about. There is now a proposed amendment to the bill that would cap sealed records at "only" twice in five years it is supposed to be the reasonable compromise. You know, so landlords could know an individual is a habitual non-paying renter.
What our freshly-minted Assemblymember conveniently neglects to mention in her crusade for "tenant rights" is her own stake in the game. Funny how someone who reportedly collects those "high market rents" herself isn't exactly advertising her landlord status while pushing legislation that affects, you know, landlords and tenants.
Remember how the Democratic establishment fell over themselves praising Roth when she won Assembly District 24? Let's be real—she was running against someone whose campaign slogan was "the angry grandmother." Vegas bookies wouldn't have broken a sweat on that race.
Has Roth bothered consulting with Governor Joe Lombardo, who vetoed similar legislation two years ago? We'd bet our last security deposit she hasn't. Why waste time on pesky details like "building consensus" or "ensuring the bill might actually pass"?
Yes, Nevada's eviction system needs fixing—no argument there. But shouldn't reform protect both tenants AND landlords? And shouldn't the people pushing for these changes disclose their own skin in the game?
Transparency in politics. What a novel concept. Perhaps Assemblymember Roth could try it sometime.
We had a number of readers write to us regarding AB 201 and from the resounding comments we assume they are all landlords, but we had a couple of readers do some deep dives on Roth, and asked the kind of snarky questions Picon finds interesting, and it reminds elected officials to disclose, disclose, disclose and be as transparent as possible.
1. Assemblymember Roth is a landlord.
2. Roth bought the home in 2018 and paid below market because it had a “non-conforming unit” which in layman’s terms means when the 2nd unit was added the owner of the home didn’t bother to get building permits. If we’d had aspirations of running for public office, we would have let this home pass us by.
Duplex listing from 2018.
3. The rental address that Roth has listed on her Nevada Financial Disclosure Statement filed on January 15, 2025, is not able to be found on Washoe County Assessor records. We can’t find out if it even is a valid address.
Roth’s State of Nevada Disclosure Statement January 2025.
4. Roth tried to rent the 660 sq ft 1bd/1ba unit for $1,400 per month so we’re not sure she’s really concerned for the downtrodden, since she asked for full market rent.
Online ad for Erica Roth’s duplex rental.
5. Her “special feature” is she owns the only duplex (albeit illegal) in a single-family neighborhood, meaning it is against code in this area to have added a duplex. Do we take that to mean most folks prefer not to live in a multifamily neighborhood, like what the City of Reno is trying to enact with the ADU ordinance they are pitching
6. Are the right taxes being collected because this is a non-conforming unit so that means the city and county might not even know about it. We’ll take a drive to the Washoe County Assessor’s Office next week to verify and update you. We counld’t connect with the Assessor because he was at the legislature last week.
Washoe County Assessor record search.
7. And what’s next for Roth - perhaps a bill sealing sewer liens. If they stick with the amendment, they are thinking of to the eviction bill AB 201 then Roth’s sewer liens couldn’t be sealed because she’s had more than two in five years.
Erica Roth’s City of Reno sewer liens.