1. If an employee of a district or other person has a reasonable belief that a dwelling unit exists that is not currently being charged for services provided by a district in a county whose population is less than 700,000, the employee or other person may submit an affidavit to the board of trustees of the district, setting forth the facts upon which the employee or other person bases his or her belief, including, without limitation, personal knowledge and visible indications of use of the property as a dwelling unit.
2. If a board of trustees receives an affidavit described in subsection 1, the board may set a date for a hearing to determine whether the unit referenced in the affidavit is being used as a dwelling unit. At least 30 days before the date of such a hearing, the board shall send a notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of the property where the unit referenced in the affidavit is located at the address listed in the real property assessment roll in the county in which the property is located. The notice must specify the purpose, date, time and location of the hearing.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if, after the hearing, the board determines that the unit referenced in the affidavit submitted pursuant to subsection 1 is being used as a dwelling unit, the board may adopt a resolution by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the board to charge the owner pursuant to NRS 318A.350 for the services provided by the district to the dwelling unit. The board shall not adopt such a resolution if the owner provides evidence satisfactory to the board that the unit referenced in the affidavit is not being used as a dwelling unit.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Dwelling unit" means a structure that is designed for residential occupancy by one or more persons for living and sleeping purposes, consisting of one or more rooms, including a bathroom and kitchen. The term does not include a hotel or a motel.
(b) "Kitchen" means a room, all or part of which is designed or used for storage, refrigeration, cooking and preparation of food.
(c) "Owner" means a person to whom the parcel of real property upon which the unit referenced in an affidavit submitted pursuant to subsection 1 is located is assessed in the most recent assessment roll available.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2708)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts
NRS 318A.020 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 318A.040 - Computation of time.
NRS 318A.050 - Liberal construction; sufficiency of chapter.
NRS 318A.070 - Formation of district: Resolution or petition; boundaries of district.
NRS 318A.080 - Declaration of purpose.
NRS 318A.090 - Creation; contents; filing.
NRS 318A.100 - Public hearing; notice; delivery to planning commission.
NRS 318A.110 - Authorized actions; notice of approval, disapproval or modification.
NRS 318A.140 - Notice of organizational hearing.
NRS 318A.160 - Factors precluding creation of district by governing body.
NRS 318A.200 - Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies.
NRS 318A.210 - Biennial election of trustees; terms of office; exception to election requirement.
NRS 318A.220 - Trustees elected by plurality vote; exception.
NRS 318A.230 - Recall of trustees.
NRS 318A.240 - Trustees not to be interested in sales or purchases; contracts void; penalties.
NRS 318A.270 - Basic powers of board.
NRS 318A.290 - Perpetual existence of board; corporate seal; suits, actions and proceedings.
NRS 318A.340 - Contribution by local government.
NRS 318A.380 - Conveyance of property to city; assumption of indebtedness; dissolution of district.
NRS 318A.400 - Power to levy taxes.
NRS 318A.410 - Levy and collection of taxes.
NRS 318A.420 - Levies to cover deficiencies.
NRS 318A.430 - County officers to levy and collect; liens.
NRS 318A.440 - Sales for delinquencies.
NRS 318A.460 - Boundary changes; liability of property.
NRS 318A.500 - Debt limit of district.
NRS 318A.510 - Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures.
NRS 318A.530 - Local Government Securities Law: Types of securities authorized to be issued.
NRS 318A.540 - Assessments to pay expenses of improvements; exempt property.
NRS 318A.550 - Initiation by resolution; notice of hearing; protests.
NRS 318A.570 - Surrender and transfer of property and money.