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NRS 40.001 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,...
NRS 40.002 - "Federal worker" defined. - "Federal worker" means an employee of a federal agency or...
NRS 40.0025 - "Household member" defined. - "Household member" means any person who is related by blood,...
NRS 40.003 - "Qualified Indian tribe" defined. - "Qualified Indian tribe" means a federally recognized Nevada Indian tribe...
NRS 40.0035 - "Shutdown" defined. - "Shutdown" means any period in which there is a lapse...
NRS 40.004 - "State worker" defined. - "State worker" means an employee of a state agency or...
NRS 40.0045 - "Tribal worker" defined. - "Tribal worker" means an employee of a qualified Indian tribe...
NRS 40.005 - Zoning requirements to be considered by court. - In any proceeding involving disposition of land the court shall...
NRS 40.010 - Actions may be brought against adverse claimants. - An action may be brought by any person against another...
NRS 40.020 - Plaintiff not entitled to costs on default judgment or disclaimer. - If the defendant in such action disclaim in the defendant’s...
NRS 40.030 - Plaintiff may recover damages for property withheld where plaintiff’s right terminated during pendency of action. - In an action for the recovery of real property, where...
NRS 40.040 - Value of permanent improvements to be allowed as setoff. - When damages are claimed for withholding the property recovered, upon...
NRS 40.050 - Mortgage not deemed conveyance. - A mortgage of real property shall not be deemed a...
NRS 40.060 - Court may enjoin injury to property during foreclosure. - The court may by injunction, on good cause shown, restrain...
NRS 40.070 - Damages may be recovered for injury to possession after sale and before delivery. - When real property shall have been sold on execution, the...
NRS 40.080 - Action not to be prejudiced by alienation pending suit. - An action for the recovery of real property against a...
NRS 40.090 - Action by person in adverse possession: Verified complaint; defendants; notice of pending litigation. - 1. An action may be brought to determine the adverse...
NRS 40.100 - Action by person in adverse possession: Issuance, service and posting of summons; rights of unknown persons. - 1. Within 1 year after the filing of the complaint,...
NRS 40.110 - Court to hear case; must not enter judgment by default; effect of final judgment. - 1. When the summons has been served as provided in...
NRS 40.120 - Remedy is cumulative. - The remedy provided in NRS 40.090, 40.100 and 40.110 shall...
NRS 40.130 - Adverse action on mining claim. - In all actions brought to determine the right of possession...
NRS 40.140 - Nuisance defined; action for abatement and damages; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) Anything...
NRS 40.150 - Action for waste; judgment may be for treble damages. - If a guardian, tenant for life or years, joint tenant...
NRS 40.160 - Action for trespass for cutting or carrying away trees or wood; treble damages. - 1. Any person who cuts down or carries off any...
NRS 40.180 - Manner of working mine or mining claim; assessment of damages. - 1. Any person being the owner of, or in possession...
NRS 40.190 - Continuation of judgment lien. - Any judgment obtained for damages under the provisions of NRS...
NRS 40.200 - Application for order of survey; notice and order; report of survey; costs of and damages caused by survey. - 1. Any person named in NRS 40.180 and 40.190 shall...
NRS 40.210 - Order allowing party to survey and measure land in dispute; contents and service of order; liability for unnecessary injury. - 1. The court in which an action is pending for...
NRS 40.215 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 40.215 to 40.425, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 40.220 - Entry to be made only when legal and in peaceable manner. - No entry shall be made upon or into any real...
NRS 40.230 - Forcible entry defined; recovery of possession following forcible entry; treble damages. - 1. Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who...
NRS 40.240 - Forcible detainer defined; recovery of possession following forcible detainer; treble damages. - 1. Every person is guilty of a forcible detainer who...
NRS 40.250 - Unlawful detainer: Possession after expiration of term. - A tenant of real property or a mobile home for...
NRS 40.251 - Unlawful detainer: Possession of property leased for indefinite time after notice to surrender; older person or person with a disability entitled to extension of period of possession upon request; federal worker, tribal worker, state wor... - 1. A tenant of real property, a recreational vehicle or...
NRS 40.2512 - Unlawful detainer: Possession after default in payment of rent; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a tenant...
NRS 40.2514 - Unlawful detainer: Assignment or subletting contrary to lease; waste; unlawful business; nuisance; violations of controlled substances laws. - A tenant of real property or a mobile home for...
NRS 40.2516 - Unlawful detainer: Possession after failure to perform conditions of lease; saving lease from forfeiture; recovery of possession following unlawful detainer. - 1. A tenant of real property, a dwelling unit, a...
NRS 40.252 - Unlawful detainer: Contractual provisions void if contrary to specified periods of notice; notice to surrender by colessor is valid unless showing other colessors did not authorize notice. - For the purposes of NRS 40.250 to 40.252, inclusive, and...
NRS 40.253 - Unlawful detainer: Supplemental remedy of summary eviction and exclusion of tenant for default in payment of rent. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12, in addition...
NRS 40.254 - Unlawful detainer: Supplemental remedy of summary eviction and exclusion of tenant from certain types of property. - 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, in addition...
NRS 40.2542 - Unlawful detainer: Supplemental remedy of summary eviction and exclusion of tenant of commercial premises. - 1. In addition to the remedy provided in NRS 40.2512...
NRS 40.2544 - Unlawful detainer: Stay of eviction proceeding to facilitate program of alternative dispute resolution. - Repealed. (See chapter 354, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 40.2545 - Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection. - 1. If a court grants an action for summary eviction...
NRS 40.255 - Removal of person holding over after 3-day notice to surrender; circumstances authorizing removal; exception and additional notice required for occupying tenants and subtenants of property sold as residential foreclosure. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 4 and...
NRS 40.260 - Tenant of agricultural lands may hold over if not notified. - In all cases of tenancy upon agricultural land where the...
NRS 40.270 - Tenant has similar remedies against subtenant. - A tenant may take proceedings similar to those prescribed in...
NRS 40.280 - Service of notices to surrender; proof required before issuance of order to remove or writ of restitution. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.253 and 40.2542,...
NRS 40.290 - Parties defendant; persons bound by judgment. - No person other than the tenant of the premises and...
NRS 40.300 - Contents of complaint; issuance and service of summons; temporary writ of restitution; notice, hearing and bond. - 1. The plaintiff in his or her complaint, which shall...
NRS 40.310 - Issue of fact to be tried by jury if proper demand made. - Whenever an issue of fact is presented by the pleadings,...
NRS 40.320 - Proof required of plaintiff and defendant on trial. - 1. On the trial of any proceeding for any forcible...
NRS 40.330 - Amendment of complaint to conform to proof; continuance. - When, upon the trial of any proceeding under NRS 40.220...
NRS 40.340 - Adjournments. - The court or justice of the peace may for good...
NRS 40.350 - Trial not to be adjourned when plaintiff admits evidence in affidavit would be given. - If the plaintiff admits that the evidence stated in the...
NRS 40.360 - Judgment; damages; execution and enforcement. - 1. Judgment. If, upon the trial, the verdict of the...
NRS 40.370 - Verification of complaint and answer. - The complaint and answer must be verified. [1911 CPA §...
NRS 40.380 - Provisions governing appeals. - Either party may, within 10 days, appeal from the judgment...
NRS 40.385 - Stay of execution upon appeal; duty of tenant who retains possession of premises to pay rent during stay. - 1. Either party may appeal an order entered pursuant to...
NRS 40.390 - Appellate court not to dismiss or quash proceedings for want of form. - In all cases of appeal under NRS 40.220 to 40.420,...
NRS 40.400 - Rules of practice. - The provisions of NRS, Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, Justice...
NRS 40.412 - Housebreaking and unlawful occupancy: When owner may retake possession and change locks; notice required. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in addition...
NRS 40.414 - Forcible entry or forcible detainer: When owner or occupant may recover possession; notice required; response by unlawful or unauthorized occupant; complaint for eviction; actions by court; disposal of abandoned personal property. - 1. In addition to the remedy provided in NRS 40.290...
NRS 40.416 - Recovery of possession by occupant who has been locked out of dwelling: Filing of verified complaint for reentry; trial; issuance of writ of restitution if lockout was unjustified; appeal; failure to comply constitutes contempt. - 1. If the owner of a dwelling or an authorized...
NRS 40.420 - Form of writ of restitution; execution. - 1. The writ of restitution issued by a justice of...
NRS 40.425 - Notice of execution on writ of restitution. - 1. Execution on the writ of restitution may occur only...
NRS 40.426 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 40.426 to 40.495, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 40.427 - "Foreclosure sale" defined. - "Foreclosure sale" means the sale of real property to enforce...
NRS 40.428 - Mortgage or other lien" defined. - "Mortgage or other lien" includes a deed of trust, but...
NRS 40.429 - Sale in lieu of a foreclosure sale" defined. - "Sale in lieu of a foreclosure sale" means a sale...
NRS 40.430 - Action for recovery of debt secured by mortgage or other lien; "action" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Action for recovery of debt secured by mortgage or other lien; "action" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. Except in cases where a person proceeds under subsection...
NRS 40.435 - Judicial proceedings in violation of NRS 40.430; provisions of NRS 40.430 as an affirmative defense. - 1. The commencement of or participation in a judicial proceeding...
NRS 40.437 - Additional requirements for action affecting owner-occupied housing: Notice; form; election or waiver of mediation; rules concerning mediation; applicability. - 1. An action pursuant to NRS 40.430 affecting owner-occupied housing...
NRS 40.439 - Limitations on foreclosure sales involving certain members of military or dependents. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as...
NRS 40.4395 - Limitations on foreclosure sales involving shutdown. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as...
NRS 40.440 - Disposition of proceeds of foreclosure sale. - Following a foreclosure sale, the court may cause the proceeds...
NRS 40.450 - Proceedings when debt secured falls due at different times. - If the debt for which the mortgage or other lien...
NRS 40.451 - "Indebtedness" defined. - As used in NRS 40.451 to 40.463, inclusive, "indebtedness" means...
NRS 40.453 - Waiver of rights in documents relating to sale of real property against public policy and unenforceable; exception. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.495: 1. It is...
NRS 40.455 - Deficiency judgment: Award to judgment creditor or beneficiary of deed of trust; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, upon application...
NRS 40.457 - Hearing before award of deficiency judgment; appraisal of property sold. - 1. Before awarding a deficiency judgment under NRS 40.455, the...
NRS 40.458 - Deficiency judgment: Award to judgment creditor or beneficiary of deed of trust prohibited under certain circumstances. - 1. If the judgment creditor or the beneficiary of the...
NRS 40.459 - Limitations on amount of money judgment. - 1. After the hearing, the court shall award a money...
NRS 40.462 - Distribution of proceeds of foreclosure sale. - 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, this section...
NRS 40.463 - Agreement for assistance in recovering proceeds of foreclosure sale due to debtor or successor in interest; requirements for enforceable agreement; fee must be reasonable. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a debtor...
NRS 40.4636 - Limitations on amount of money judgment. - 1. If a person to whom an obligation secured by...
NRS 40.4638 - Circumstances under which action to enforce obligation is prohibited. - 1. A person to whom an obligation secured by a...
NRS 40.4639 - Period of limitation on commencement of civil action. - A civil action not barred by NRS 40.430 or 40.4638...
NRS 40.464 - Duty to maintain vacant residential property acquired at foreclosure sale; notice of violation; proceedings for enforcement; civil penalties. - 1. Any vacant residential property purchased or acquired by a...
NRS 40.465 - "Indebtedness" defined. - As used in NRS 40.475, 40.485 and 40.495, "indebtedness" means...
NRS 40.475 - Remedy against mortgagor or grantor; assignment of creditor’s rights to guarantor, surety or obligor. - Upon full satisfaction by a guarantor, surety or other obligor,...
NRS 40.485 - Interest in proceeds of secured indebtedness upon partial satisfaction of indebtedness. - Immediately upon partial satisfaction by a guarantor, surety or other...
NRS 40.495 - Waiver of rights; separate action to enforce obligation; limitation on amount of judgment; available defenses. - 1. The provisions of NRS 40.475 and 40.485 may be...
NRS 40.501 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 40.501 to 40.512, inclusive, the words...
NRS 40.502 - "Environmental provision" defined. - "Environmental provision" means any written representation, warranty, indemnity, promise or...
NRS 40.503 - "Environmentally impaired" defined. - Real collateral is "environmentally impaired" if the estimated costs to...
NRS 40.504 - "Hazardous substance" defined. - "Hazardous substance" means: 1. An element, compound, mixture, solution, material...
NRS 40.505 - "Release" defined. - "Release" means a spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,...
NRS 40.506 - "Secured lender" defined. - "Secured lender" means the holder of an obligation secured by...
NRS 40.507 - Right of entry and inspection of real collateral. - 1. A secured lender may enter and inspect real collateral...
NRS 40.508 - Action by secured lender concerning environmental provision. - A secured lender may bring a separate action for a...
NRS 40.509 - Limitation on amount of damages recoverable in action concerning environmental provision; recovery of interest. - 1. Unless the environmental provision expressly permits a different or...
NRS 40.511 - Exceptions to applicability of NRS 40.507 and 40.508. - NRS 40.507 and 40.508 do not apply if the real...
NRS 40.512 - Environmental impairment of real collateral: Waiver of lien; notice of waiver; exception; recording of waiver. - 1. If real collateral is environmentally impaired and the debtor’s...
NRS 40.515 - Petition, notice, hearing and order; alternative method of terminating interest. - 1. If any person has died, or shall hereafter die,...
NRS 40.525 - Petition; notice; hearing and order; alternative method. - 1. If title or an interest in real or personal...
NRS 40.535 - Affidavit or petition may be filed in probate proceeding. - Any affidavit or petition, such as described in NRS 40.525,...
NRS 40.600 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 40.603 - "Amend a complaint to add a cause of action for a constructional defect" defined. - "Amend a complaint to add a cause of action for...
NRS 40.605 - "Appurtenance" defined. - 1. "Appurtenance" means a structure, installation, facility, amenity or other...
NRS 40.607 - "Builder’s warranty" defined. - "Builder’s warranty" means a warranty issued or purchased by or...
NRS 40.610 - "Claimant" defined. - "Claimant" means: 1. An owner of a residence or appurtenance;...
NRS 40.615 - "Constructional defect" defined. - "Constructional defect" means a defect in the design, construction, manufacture,...
NRS 40.620 - "Contractor" defined. - "Contractor" means a person who, with or without a license...
NRS 40.623 - "Design professional" defined. - "Design professional" means a person who holds a professional license...
NRS 40.630 - "Residence" defined. - "Residence" means any dwelling in which title to the individual...
NRS 40.632 - "Subcontractor" defined. - "Subcontractor" means a contractor who performs work on behalf of...
NRS 40.634 - "Supplier" defined. - "Supplier" means a person who provides materials, equipment or other...
NRS 40.635 - Applicability; effect on other defenses. - NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive: 1. Apply to any claim...
NRS 40.640 - Liability of contractor. - In a claim to recover damages resulting from a constructional...
NRS 40.645 - Notice of defect: Required before commencement of or addition to certain actions; content; persons authorized to provide notice; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...
NRS 40.646 - Notice of defect to be forwarded by contractor to subcontractor, supplier or design professional; effect of failure to forward notice; inspection of alleged defect; election to repair. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, not later...
NRS 40.6462 - Access to residence or appurtenance with alleged defect after notice of defect is given. - After notice of a constructional defect is given to a...
NRS 40.647 - Claimant required to allow inspection of and reasonable opportunity to repair defect; claimant or claimant’s expert required to be present at inspection; effect of noncompliance. - 1. After notice of a constructional defect is given pursuant...
NRS 40.6472 - Response to notice of defect: Time for sending; content; effect of election to repair or not to repair. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.670 and 40.672,...
NRS 40.648 - Election to repair defect: Who may repair; manner for performing repairs; deadline for repair; extension of deadline; written statement of repairs performed. - 1. If the response provided pursuant to NRS 40.6472 includes...
NRS 40.649 - Notice of defect may be presented to insurer; duties of insurer. - 1. If a contractor, subcontractor, supplier or design professional receives...
NRS 40.650 - Effect of rejecting reasonable offer of settlement; effect of failing to take certain actions concerning defect; effect of coverage available under homeowner’s warranty. - 1. If a claimant unreasonably rejects a reasonable written offer...
NRS 40.652 - Offer of judgment. - 1. At any time after a claimant has given notice...
NRS 40.655 - Limitation on recovery. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.650, in a...
NRS 40.660 - Nonacceptance of offer of settlement deemed rejection. - An offer of settlement made pursuant to paragraph (b) of...
NRS 40.665 - Settlement by repurchase; certain offers of settlement deemed reasonable. - In addition to any other method provided for settling a...
NRS 40.667 - Effect of written waiver or settlement agreement when contractor fails to correct or repair defect properly; conditions to bringing action; effect of failure to prevail in action. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a written...
NRS 40.668 - Action against subdivider or master developer for defect in appurtenance in planned unit development: Conditions and limitations; tolling of statutes of limitation or repose; applicability. - 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive,...
NRS 40.670 - Defect which creates imminent threat to health or safety: Duty to cure; effect of failure to cure; exceptions. - 1. A contractor, subcontractor, supplier or design professional who receives...
NRS 40.672 - Defect in new residence: Duty to repair; deadline for repair; extensions; disciplinary action for failure to comply. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.670, if a contractor,...
NRS 40.675 - Inspection of repairs. - 1. A contractor who makes or provides for repairs under...
NRS 40.680 - Mediation of certain claims required before action commenced or complaint amended; procedure; appointment of special master; effect of failure to mediate in good faith. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, before a...
NRS 40.681 - Premediation discovery. - Not later than 15 days before the commencement of mediation...
NRS 40.684 - Duties of insurer with respect to settlement conference. - 1. If a settlement conference is held concerning a claim...
NRS 40.687 - Disclosure of information concerning insurance agreements; compelled production of information. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law: 1. A contractor shall,...
NRS 40.688 - Disclosure of defects by claimant to prospective purchaser of residence required; timing and contents of disclosure; duty of attorney to inform claimant of disclosure requirement. - 1. If a claimant attempts to sell a residence that...
NRS 40.6882 - Complainant" defined. - As used in NRS 40.6884 and 40.6885, unless the context...
NRS 40.6884 - Attorney required to consult expert; required affidavit of attorney; required report of expert. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in an...
NRS 40.6885 - Effect of compliance with or failure to comply with NRS 40.6884. - 1. The court shall dismiss an action governed by NRS...
NRS 40.6887 - Submission of questions or disputes concerning defects to State Contractors’ Board; regulations. - 1. A claimant or any contractor, subcontractor, supplier or design...
NRS 40.689 - Preference given to action; action may be assigned to senior judge; assessment of additional expenses. - 1. Upon petition by a party: (a) The court shall...
NRS 40.690 - Limitation on bringing claim against governmental entity during period for resolution; effect of settlement; contractor or claimant may require party to appear and participate. - 1. A claim governed by NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive,...
NRS 40.692 - Notice not required to be given to intervener in action. - A claimant who commences an action for a constructional defect...
NRS 40.693 - Contractual provisions requiring subcontractor to indemnify controlling party; wrap-up insurance policies. - 1. In any action or other proceeding involving a constructional...
NRS 40.695 - Tolling of statutes of limitation or repose; applicability. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3,...
NRS 40.750 - Fraud against financial institution or other lender for purpose of obtaining loan secured by lien on real property. - 1. As used in this section, "financial institution" means a...
NRS 40.770 - Limitation on liability of seller, seller’s agent and buyer’s agent for failure to disclose certain facts concerning property. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, in any...