Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 39 - Partition of Real Property and Mining Claims
NRS 39.685 - Considerations for partition in kind.


1. In determining under subsection 1 of NRS 39.680 whether partition in kind would result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group, the court shall consider the following:
(a) Whether the heirs property practicably may be divided among the cotenants;
(b) Whether partition in kind would apportion the property in such a way that the aggregate fair market value of the parcels resulting from the division would be materially less than the value of the property if it were sold as a whole, taking into account the condition under which the court-ordered sale likely would occur;
(c) Evidence of the collective duration of ownership or possession of the property by a cotenant and one or more predecessors in title or predecessors in possession to the cotenant who are or were relatives of that cotenant or each other;
(d) A cotenant’s sentimental attachment to the property, including, without limitation, any attachment arising because the property has ancestral or other unique or special value to the cotenant;
(e) The lawful use being made of the property by a cotenant and the degree to which the cotenant would be harmed if the cotenant could not continue the same use of the property;
(f) The degree to which the cotenants have contributed their pro rata share of the property taxes, insurance and other expenses associated with maintaining ownership of the property or have contributed to the physical improvement, maintenance or upkeep of the property; and
(g) Any other relevant factor.
2. The court may not consider any one factor in subsection 1 to be dispositive without weighing the totality of all relevant factors and circumstances.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 314)

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.