Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 39 - Partition of Real Property and Mining Claims
NRS 39.675 - Cotenant buyout.


1. If any cotenant requested partition by sale, after the determination of value under NRS 39.670, the court shall send notice to the parties that any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may buy the interest of any cotenant that requested partition by sale.
2. Not later than 45 days after the notice is sent under subsection 1, any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may give notice to the court that it elects to buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale.
3. The purchase price for each of the interests of a cotenant that requested partition by sale is the value of the entire parcel determined under NRS 39.670 multiplied by that cotenant’s fractional ownership of the entire parcel.
4. After expiration of the period in subsection 2, the following rules apply:
(a) If only one cotenant elects to buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall notify all the parties of that fact.
(b) If more than one cotenant elects to buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall allocate the right to buy those interests among the electing cotenants based on each electing cotenant’s existing fractional ownership of the entire parcel divided by the total existing fractional ownership of all cotenants electing to buy and send notice to all the parties of that fact and of the price to be paid by each electing cotenant.
(c) If no cotenant elects to buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, the court shall send notice to all the parties of that fact and resolve the partition action under subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 39.680.
5. If the court sends notice to the parties under either paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 4, the court shall set a date, not earlier than 60 days after the date the notice was sent, by which electing cotenants must pay their apportioned price into the court. After this date, the following rules apply:
(a) If all electing cotenants timely pay their apportioned price, the court shall issue an order reallocating all the interests of the cotenants and disburse the amounts held by the court to the persons entitled to them.
(b) If no electing cotenant timely pays its apportioned price, the court shall resolve the partition action under subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 39.680 as if the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale were not purchased.
(c) If one or more but not all the electing cotenants fail to timely pay their apportioned price, the court shall give notice to the electing cotenants that paid their apportioned price of the interest remaining and the price for all that interest.
6. Not later than 20 days after the court gives the notice described in paragraph (c) of subsection 5, any cotenant that paid may elect to purchase all the remaining interest by paying the entire price to the court. After the 20-day period, the following rules apply:
(a) If only one cotenant pays the entire price for the remaining interest, the court shall issue an order reallocating the remaining interest to that cotenant. The court shall issue promptly an order reallocating all the interests of all the cotenants and disburse the amounts held by the court to the persons entitled to them.
(b) If no cotenant pays the entire price for the remaining interest, the court shall resolve the partition action under subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 39.680 as if the interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale were not purchased.
(c) If more than one cotenant pays the entire price for the remaining interest, the court shall reapportion the remaining interest among those paying cotenants, based on each paying cotenant’s original fractional ownership of the entire parcel divided by the total original fractional ownership of all cotenants that paid the entire price for the remaining interest. The court shall issue promptly an order reallocating all the cotenants’ interests, disburse the amounts held by the court to the persons entitled to them and promptly refund any excess payment held by the court.
7. Not later than 45 days after the court sends notice to the parties pursuant to subsection 1, any cotenant entitled to buy an interest under this section may request the court to authorize the sale as part of the pending action of the interests of cotenants named as defendants and served with the complaint but that did not appear in the action.
8. If the court receives a timely request under subsection 7, the court, after hearing, may deny the request or authorize the requested additional sale on such terms as the court determines are fair and reasonable, subject to the following limitations:
(a) A sale authorized under this subsection may occur only after the purchase prices for all interests subject to sale under subsections 1 to 6, inclusive, have been paid into the court and those interests have been reallocated among the cotenants as provided in those subsections; and
(b) The purchase price for the interest of a nonappearing cotenant is based on the court’s determination of value under NRS 39.670.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 311)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 39 - Partition of Real Property and Mining Claims

NRS 39.010 - Actions for partition of real property; partial partition.

NRS 39.020 - Interests of all parties must be set forth in complaint.

NRS 39.030 - Lienholders not of record need not be made parties.

NRS 39.040 - Plaintiff must record notice of pending litigation immediately after complaint is filed.

NRS 39.050 - Summons must be directed to all parties interested in property.

NRS 39.060 - Unknown and absent parties may be served by publication of summons; appointment of counsel to represent their interests.

NRS 39.070 - Contents of answers.

NRS 39.080 - Rights of several parties may be determined; proof of title; consideration of rights of unknown parties.

NRS 39.100 - Lienholders must be made parties or master appointed.

NRS 39.110 - Lienholders must be notified to appear before master.

NRS 39.120 - Court may order sale or partition.

NRS 39.130 - Partition in accordance with rights of parties.

NRS 39.140 - Report of master’s proceedings regarding partition.

NRS 39.150 - Court may confirm or modify master’s report or appoint new master; conclusive judgment.

NRS 39.160 - Judgment not to affect tenants for years to whole property.

NRS 39.170 - Apportionment of expenses.

NRS 39.180 - Abstract of title; costs, inspection and custody. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Guarantee: Contents; costs. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 39.190 - Making and verification of abstract. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Guarantee: Correction. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 39.200 - Interest allowed on disbursements.

NRS 39.210 - Liens on undivided interests of parties are charges only on shares assigned to those parties.

NRS 39.220 - Estate for life or years may be set off in part of property not sold when property not all sold.

NRS 39.230 - Application of proceeds of sale of encumbered property.

NRS 39.240 - Lien claimant holding other securities may be required to exhaust them first.

NRS 39.250 - Distribution of proceeds of sale upon direction of court.

NRS 39.260 - Continuance for determination of claims to proceeds of sales.

NRS 39.270 - Sales; notice.

NRS 39.280 - Court must direct terms of sale and credit; investment of purchase money; appointment of master to appraise.

NRS 39.290 - Acceptance of securities for purchase money.

NRS 39.300 - Tenant whose estate has been sold is entitled to receive compensation.

NRS 39.310 - Court may fix compensation for tenant.

NRS 39.320 - Court must protect unknown tenants.

NRS 39.330 - Court must secure value of future interests.

NRS 39.340 - Terms and manner of sale must be made known.

NRS 39.350 - Who may not be purchasers.

NRS 39.360 - Master to make report of sale to court; contents.

NRS 39.370 - Execution of conveyances and taking of securities after sale confirmed.

NRS 39.380 - Proceeding if party entitled to share or lienholder becomes purchaser.

NRS 39.390 - Recorded conveyances bar interested persons.

NRS 39.400 - Proceeds belonging to unknown owner must be invested.

NRS 39.410 - Investment must be made in name of clerk.

NRS 39.420 - When interests of parties ascertained, securities must be taken in their names.

NRS 39.430 - Duties of clerk concerning investments.

NRS 39.440 - When unequal partition is ordered, compensation to be made on account of inequality.

NRS 39.450 - Share of infant paid to guardian.

NRS 39.460 - Share of insane person to be received by guardian.

NRS 39.470 - Guardian may consent to partition without action and execute releases.

NRS 39.480 - Cost of partition is lien upon several shares.

NRS 39.490 - Court may appoint numerous masters upon request.

NRS 39.500 - Court may order master to divide mining claims.

NRS 39.510 - Time ordered for division.

NRS 39.520 - Division of claim.

NRS 39.530 - Parties may unite for purposes of division; order of court to govern.

NRS 39.540 - Portions sold at auction; master to mark off portions sold.

NRS 39.550 - Remaining parties have privilege of selection; interests marked off.

NRS 39.560 - Master to return evidences of authority with master’s report.

NRS 39.570 - Expenses of master and others apportioned among parties.

NRS 39.600 - Short title.

NRS 39.605 - Definitions.

NRS 39.610 - "Ascendant" defined.

NRS 39.615 - "Collateral" defined.

NRS 39.620 - "Descendant" defined.

NRS 39.625 - "Determination of value" defined.

NRS 39.630 - "Heirs property" defined.

NRS 39.635 - "Partition by sale" defined.

NRS 39.640 - "Partition in kind" defined.

NRS 39.645 - "Record" defined.

NRS 39.650 - "Relative" defined.

NRS 39.655 - Applicability; relation to other law.

NRS 39.660 - Manner of service; notice by posting.

NRS 39.665 - Masters appointed by court.

NRS 39.670 - Determination of value.

NRS 39.675 - Cotenant buyout.

NRS 39.680 - Partition alternatives.

NRS 39.685 - Considerations for partition in kind.

NRS 39.690 - Open-market sale; sale by sealed bids or auction.

NRS 39.695 - Report of open-market sale.

NRS 39.700 - Applying and construing Uniform Act to promote uniformity.

NRS 39.705 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.