Upon the failure of any co-owner or person who receives water through a ditch from an entity specified in NRS 536.040 to pay his or her proportionate share of such expense, as specified in that section, within 30 days after receiving a statement of the same as performed by his or her co-owner or co-owners or by the entity owning, operating or maintaining the ditch, each person or entity so performing the labor or other work may secure payment of the claim by filing an itemized and sworn statement thereof, setting forth the date of the performance and the nature of the labor or other work so performed, with the county clerk of the county wherein the ditch is situated, and when so filed it constitutes a valid lien against the interest of each person in default and against any property to which water is delivered through the ditch. The lien may be established and enforced in the same manner as provided by law for the enforcement of mechanics’ liens.
[80:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3247; NCL § 7966]—(NRS A 2009, 703)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 536 - Ditches, Canals, Flumes and Other Conduits
NRS 536.010 - Construction and maintenance of headgates, measuring devices and flumes.
NRS 536.040 - Contribution of owners or recipients of water for proportionate share of work.
NRS 536.090 - Applicability of NRS 536.060 to 536.090, inclusive.
NRS 536.100 - Examination and survey of private land; appropriation of land.
NRS 536.200 - Penalties for violation of chapter, order or regulation.