EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 118B.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 118B.090 The landlord shall:

1-12 from sidewalks adjacent to the street.

2-1 Sec. 2. NRS 118B.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-2 118B.120 1. The landlord or his agent or employee may:

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2-28 Sec. 3. NRS 118B.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-29 118B.140 The landlord or his agent or employee shall not:

2-43 (c) Any fee for the tenant’s spouse or children.

3-1 (d) Any fee for pets kept by a tenant in the park. If special facilities or

3-2 services are provided, the landlord may also charge a fee reasonably related

3-3 to the cost of maintenance of the facility or service and the number of pets

3-4 kept in the facility.

3-5 (e) Any additional service fee unless the landlord provides an additional

3-6 service which is needed to protect the health and welfare of the tenants, and

3-7 written notice advising each tenant of the additional fee is sent to the tenant

3-8 90 days in advance of the first payment to be made, and written notice of

3-9 the additional fee is given to prospective tenants on or before

3-10 commencement of their tenancy. A tenant may only be required to pay the

3-11 additional service fee for the duration of the additional service.

3-12 (f) Any fee for a late monthly rental payment within 4 days [of] after the

3-13 date the rental payment is due or which exceeds [$1] $2 for each day ,

3-14 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, which the payment is

3-15 overdue, beginning on the day after the payment was due. Any fee for late

3-16 payment of charges for utilities must be in accordance with the

3-17 requirements prescribed by the public utilities commission of Nevada.

3-18 (g) Any fee, surcharge or rent increase to recover from his tenants the

3-19 costs resulting from converting from a master-metered water system to

3-20 individual water meters for each mobile home lot.

3-21 (h) Any fee, surcharge or rent increase to recover from his tenants

3-22 any amount that exceeds the amount of the cost for a governmentally

3-23 mandated service or tax that was paid by the landlord.

3-24 Sec. 4. NRS 118B.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-25 118B.150 The landlord or his agent or employee shall not:

3-42 amount for each tenant using the special service; and

4-1 (c) Written notice advising a tenant of the increase is received by the

4-2 tenant 90 days before the first payment to be increased and written notice of

4-3 the increase is given to prospective tenants before commencement of their

4-4 tenancy. In addition to the notice provided to a tenant pursuant to this

4-5 paragraph, if the landlord or his agent or employee knows or reasonably

4-6 should know that the tenant receives assistance from the fund created

4-7 pursuant to NRS 118B.215, the landlord or his agent or employee shall

4-8 provide to the administrator written notice of the increase 90 days before

4-9 the first payment to be increased.

4-10 2. Require a tenant to pay for an improvement to the common area of a

4-11 mobile home park unless the landlord is required to make the improvement

4-12 pursuant to an ordinance of a local government.

4-13 3. Require a tenant to pay for a capital improvement to the mobile

4-14 home park unless the tenant has notice of the requirement at the time he

4-15 enters into the rental agreement. A tenant may not be required to pay for a

4-16 capital improvement after the tenant enters into the rental agreement unless

4-17 the tenant consents to it in writing or is given 60 days’ notice of the

4-18 requirement in writing. The landlord may not establish such a requirement

4-19 unless a meeting of the tenants is held to discuss the proposal and the

4-20 landlord provides each tenant with notice of the proposal and the date, time

4-21 and place of the meeting not less than 60 days before the meeting. The

4-22 notice must include a copy of the proposal. A notice in a periodic

4-23 publication of the park does not constitute notice for the purposes of this

4-24 subsection.

4-25 4. Require a tenant to pay his rent by check or money order.

4-26 5. Require a tenant who pays his rent in cash to apply any change to

4-27 which he is entitled to the next periodic payment that is due. The landlord

4-28 or his agent or employee shall have an adequate amount of money available

4-29 to provide change to such a tenant.

4-30 6. Prohibit or require fees or deposits for any meetings held in the

4-31 park’s community or recreational facility by the tenants or occupants of any

4-32 mobile home or recreational vehicle in the park to discuss the park’s

4-33 affairs, or any political or social meeting sponsored by a tenant, if the

4-34 meetings are held at reasonable hours and when the facility is not otherwise

4-35 in use, or prohibit the distribution of notices of those meetings.

4-36 7. Interrupt, with the intent to terminate occupancy, any utility service

4-37 furnished the tenant except for nonpayment of utility charges when due.

4-38 Any landlord who violates this subsection is liable to the tenant for actual

4-39 damages.

4-40 8. Prohibit a tenant from having guests, but he may require the tenant

4-41 to register the guest within 48 hours after his arrival, Sundays and legal

4-42 holidays excluded, and if the park is a secured park, a guest may be

4-43 required to register upon entering and leaving.

5-1 9. Charge a fee for a guest who does not stay with the tenant for more

5-2 than a total of 60 days in a calendar year. The tenant of a mobile home lot

5-3 who is living alone may allow one other person to live in his home without

5-4 paying an additional charge or fee, unless such a living arrangement

5-5 constitutes a violation of chapter 315 of NRS. No agreement between a

5-6 tenant and his guest alters or varies the terms of the rental contract between

5-7 the tenant and the landlord , and the guest is subject to the rules and

5-8 regulations of the landlord.

5-9 10. Prohibit a tenant from erecting a fence along the perimeter of the

5-10 tenant’s lot if the fence complies with any standards for fences established

5-11 by the landlord, including limitations established for the height of fences,

5-12 the materials used for fences and the manner in which fences are to be

5-13 constructed.

5-14 11. Prohibit any tenant from soliciting membership in any association

5-15 which is formed by the tenants who live in the park. As used in this

5-16 subsection, "solicit" means to make an oral or written request for

5-17 membership or the payment of dues or to distribute, circulate or post a

5-18 notice for payment of those dues.

5-19 12. Prohibit a public officer or candidate for public office from

5-20 walking through the park to talk with the tenants.

5-21 13. If a tenant has voluntarily assumed responsibility to trim the

5-22 trees on his lot, require the tenant to trim any particular tree located on

5-23 the lot or dispose of the trimmings unless a danger or hazard exists.

5-24 Sec. 5. NRS 118B.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-25 118B.170 1. The landlord may require approval of a prospective

5-41 the park is sold, the prospective buyer must be approved by the landlord.

5-42 4. If the landlord requires the approval of a prospective buyer and

5-43 tenant of a mobile home or recreational vehicle and the mobile home or

6-1 recreational vehicle is sold without the approval of the landlord, the

6-2 landlord may:

6-3 (a) After providing at least 10 days’ written notice to the buyer and

6-4 tenant, bring an action for an unlawful detainer in the manner

6-5 prescribed in chapter 40 of NRS; or

6-6 (b) Require the buyer and tenant to sign a rental agreement. If the

6-7 buyer and tenant refuse to sign the rental agreement within 5 days after

6-8 such a request, the landlord may, after providing at least 10 days’ written

6-9 notice to the buyer and tenant, bring an action for an unlawful detainer

6-10 in the manner provided in chapter 40 of NRS.

6-11 5. For the purposes of NRS 40.251, a person who:

6-12 (a) Purchases a mobile home or recreational vehicle from a tenant of

6-13 a mobile home park which will remain in the park;

6-14 (b) Was required to be approved by the landlord of the mobile home

6-15 park before the sale of the mobile home or recreational vehicle; and

6-16 (c) Was not approved by the landlord before he purchased that mobile

6-17 home or recreational vehicle,

6-18 shall be deemed a tenant at will and a lessee of the mobile home park.

6-19 Sec. 6. NRS 118B.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-20 118B.210 1. The landlord shall not terminate a tenancy, refuse to

6-43 manager of a mobile home park or an employee or agent of the landlord.

7-1 4. As used in this section, "harass" means to threaten or intimidate,

7-2 through words or conduct, with the intent to affect the terms or conditions

7-3 of a tenancy or [the tenant’s] a person’s exercise of his rights pursuant to

7-4 this chapter.

7-5 Sec. 7. NRS 118B.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-6 118B.260 Any landlord who violates any of the provisions of this

7-18 40.251 A tenant of real property, a recreational vehicle or a mobile

7-43 notice has expired.

8-1 4. A recreational vehicle lot, he continues in possession, in person or

8-2 by subtenant, without the landlord’s consent, after the expiration of a notice

8-3 of at least 5 days.