(REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

                                                                                   THIRD REPRINT                                                             A.B. 619

 

Assembly Bill No. 619–Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Revises certain provisions governing manufactured home parks. (BDR 10‑1090)

 

FISCAL NOTE:    Effect on Local Government: No.

                                 Effect on the State: No.

 

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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).

 

AN ACT relating to manufactured home parks; authorizing the landlord of a manufactured home park to require written consent before a personmoves a manufactured home or recreational vehicle into the manufactured home park; providing certain statutory exceptions for corporate cooperative parks; requiring the landlord of a manufactured home park to post periodically a report on the quality of water supplied to the manufactured home park; requiring the attendance of the administrator of the manufactured housing division of the department of business and industry or his representative at certain meetings between a landlord and tenant; authorizing the landlord of a manufactured home park to impose certain requirements relating to the occupancy of manufactured homes; providing that certain prohibitions relating to increases in rent for manufactured homes and manufactured home lots apply to long-term leases; reducing certain periods of notice required before a landlord may bring an action for an unlawful detainer or terminate a written agreement; requiring the manufactured housing division of the department of business and industry to create a limited license authorizing the landlord or manager of a manufactured home park to resell a manufactured home under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1.  Chapter 118B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2  the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act.

1-3    Sec. 2.  “Corporate cooperative park” means a manufactured home

1-4  park owned by a nonprofit cooperative corporation formed pursuant to

1-5  chapter 81 of NRS that is wholly owned or controlled by the tenants of

1-6  the park.

1-7    Sec. 3. 1.  The landlord of a manufactured home park may require

1-8  that a person submit a written application to and receive written consent

1-9  from the landlord before the person moves or causes to be moved a


2-1  manufactured home or recreational vehicle into the manufactured home

2-2  park. The landlord shall not unreasonably withhold his consent.

2-3    2.  If the landlord of a manufactured home park requires written

2-4  consent pursuant to subsection 1, the landlord shall post and maintain a

2-5  sign that is clearly readable at the entrance to the manufactured home

2-6  park which advises the reader of the consent that is required before a

2-7  person may move or cause to be moved a manufactured home or

2-8  recreational vehicle into the manufactured home park.

2-9    3.  If a person moves or causes to be moved a manufactured home or

2-10  recreational vehicle into the manufactured home park without the

2-11  written consent of the landlord, if the landlord requires such consent

2-12  pursuant to subsection 1, the landlord of that manufactured home park

2-13  may:

2-14    (a) After providing at least 5 days’ written notice to the person, bring

2-15  an action for an unlawful detainer in the manner prescribed in chapter

2-16  40 of NRS; or

2-17    (b) Require the person to sign a rental agreement. If the person

2-18  refuses to sign the rental agreement within 5 days after such a request,

2-19  the landlord may, after providing at least 5 days’ written notice to the

2-20  person, bring an action for an unlawful detainer in the manner provided

2-21  in chapter 40 of NRS.

2-22    4.  For the purposes of NRS 40.251, a person who moves or causes to

2-23  be moved a manufactured home or recreational vehicle into a

2-24  manufactured home park without the written consent of the landlord, if

2-25  the landlord requires such consent pursuant to subsection 1, shall be

2-26  deemed a tenant at will and a lessee of the manufactured home park.

2-27    5.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

2-28  cooperative park.

2-29    Sec. 4.  1.  The landlord of a manufactured home park shall post in

2-30  a conspicuous and readily accessible place in the community or

2-31  recreational facility in the manufactured home park, at or near the

2-32  entrance of the manufactured home park or other common area in the

2-33  manufactured home park, a current report on the quality of the water

2-34  that is supplied to the manufactured home park.

2-35    2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the report must be

2-36  obtained from the community water system that is the supplier of water to

2-37  the manufactured home park. Except as otherwise provided in subsection

2-38  4, the landlord shall post the report at least once each year and at such

2-39  other times as the community water system may provide an updated

2-40  report to the landlord.

2-41    3.  If a manufactured home park is not a community water system

2-42  and does not otherwise obtain water from a community water system, the

2-43  landlord of the manufactured home park shall annually cause the water

2-44  that is provided to the tenants of the manufactured home park to be

2-45  tested in accordance with the standards adopted pursuant to NRS

2-46  445A.855. The test must be performed by a laboratory certified by the

2-47  health division of the department of human resources pursuant to

2-48  NRS 445A.863.


3-1    4.  Upon receipt of the results of a test performed pursuant to

3-2  subsection 3, the landlord shall prepare or cause to be prepared a report

3-3  on the quality of the water that is supplied to the tenants of the

3-4  manufactured home park. The report must be accurately based upon the

3-5  results of the test and prepared in accordance with the standards adopted

3-6  by the state board of health pursuant to NRS 445A.855 for similar

3-7  reports by community water systems. The landlord shall post a copy of

3-8  the most current report in accordance with subsection 1 and shall deliver

3-9  a copy of each such report to the health division of the department of

3-10  human resources or the health authority as that term is defined in

3-11  NRS 445A.820.

3-12    5.  As used in this section, “community water system” has the

3-13  meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.808.

3-14    Sec. 5.  NRS 118B.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-15    118B.010  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise

3-16  requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 118B.011 to 118B.0195,

3-17  inclusive, and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in

3-18  those sections.

3-19    Sec. 6.  NRS 118B.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-20    118B.060  1.  Any payment, deposit, fee or other charge which is

3-21  required by the landlord in addition to periodic rent, utility charges or

3-22  service fees and is collected as prepaid rent or a sum to compensate for any

3-23  tenant default is a “deposit” governed by the provisions of this section.

3-24    2.  The landlord shall maintain a separate record of the deposits.

3-25    3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4:

3-26    (a) All deposits are refundable, and upon termination of the tenancy, or

3-27  if the deposit is collected as a sum to compensate for a tenant default, not

3-28  more than 5 years after the landlord receives the deposit, the landlord may

3-29  claim from a deposit only such amounts as are reasonably necessary to

3-30  remedy tenant defaults in the payment of rent, utility charges or service

3-31  fees and to repair damage to the park caused by the tenant. The landlord

3-32  shall provide the tenant with an itemized written accounting of the

3-33  disposition of the deposit.

3-34    (b) Any refund must be sent to the tenant within 21 days after the

3-35  tenancy is terminated.

3-36    4.  Each deposit collected as a sum to compensate for a tenant default

3-37  must be refunded to the tenant not more than 5 years after the landlord

3-38  receives the deposit or upon the termination of the tenancy, whichever is

3-39  earlier. The refund must include interest at the rate of 5 percent per year,

3-40  compounded annually, for the entire period during which the deposit was

3-41  held by the landlord.

3-42    5.  Upon termination of the landlord’s interest in the manufactured

3-43  home park, the landlord shall transfer to his successor in interest that

3-44  portion of the deposit remaining after making any deductions allowed

3-45  pursuant to this section or refund that portion to the tenant.

3-46    6.  If the former landlord fails to transfer that portion of the deposit

3-47  remaining to the successor in interest or refund it to the tenant at the time

3-48  the successor in interest takes possession, the successor becomes jointly


4-1  and severally liable with the former landlord for refunding to the tenant

4-2  that portion of the deposit to which he is entitled.

4-3    7.  If the former landlord fails to transfer or refund the deposit, the

4-4  tenant may not be required to pay another deposit until the successor in

4-5  interest refunds the deposit to the tenant or provides him with an itemized

4-6  written accounting of the statutorily authorized disposition of the deposit.

4-7    8.  The claim of the tenant to any deposit to which he is entitled by law

4-8  takes precedence over the claim of any creditor of the landlord.

4-9    9.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

4-10  cooperative park.

4-11    Sec. 7.  NRS 118B.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-12    118B.110  1.  The landlord shall meet with a representative group of

4-13  tenants occupying the park, chosen by the tenants, to hear any complaints

4-14  or suggestions which concern a matter relevant to the park within 45 days

4-15  after he receives a written request to do so which has been signed by

4-16  persons occupying at least 25 percent of the lots in the park. The 25 percent

4-17  must be calculated on the basis of one signature per occupied lot. The

4-18  meeting must be held at a time and place which is convenient to the

4-19  landlord and the tenants. The representative group of tenants must consist

4-20  of no more than five persons.

4-21    2.  At least 10 days before any meeting is held pursuant to this section ,

4-22  the landlord or his agent shall post a notice of the meeting in a conspicuous

4-23  place in a common area of the park.

4-24    3.  If the landlord is not a natural person, the landlord shall appoint a

4-25  natural person, not the manager or assistant manager, who possesses a

4-26  financial interest in the manufactured home park to meet with the tenants.

4-27    4.  If an attorney for the landlord attends a meeting held pursuant to this

4-28  section, the landlord shall not prohibit the group of tenants from being

4-29  represented by an attorney at that meeting.

4-30    5.  If the landlord of a manufactured home park is a cooperative

4-31  association or a corporation for public benefit, the landlord shall provide

4-32  a notice of the meeting to the administrator and the administrator or his

4-33  representative shall attend the meeting.

4-34    6.  As used in this section:

4-35    (a) “Cooperative association” means an association formed pursuant

4-36  to the provisions of NRS 81.170 to 81.270, inclusive.

4-37    (b) “Corporation for public benefit” has the meaning ascribed to it in

4-38  NRS 82.021.

4-39    Sec. 8.  NRS 118B.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-40    118B.120  1.  The landlord or his agent or employee may:

4-41    (a) Require that the tenant landscape and maintain the tenant’s lot if the

4-42  landlord advises the tenant in writing of reasonable requirements for the

4-43  landscaping.

4-44    (b) If the tenant does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (a),

4-45  maintain the tenant’s lot and charge the tenant a service fee for the actual

4-46  cost of that maintenance.

4-47    (c) Require that the manufactured home be removed from the park if it

4-48  is unoccupied for more than 90 consecutive days and the tenant or dealer is

4-49  not making good faith and diligent efforts to sell it.


5-1    2.  The landlord shall maintain, in the manner required for the other

5-2  tenants, any lot on which is located a manufactured home within the park

5-3  which has been repossessed, abandoned or held for rent or taxes. The

5-4  landlord is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of that maintenance from

5-5  the repossessor or lien holder or from the proceeds of any sale for taxes, as

5-6  the case may be.

5-7    3.  The landlord shall trim all the trees located within the park and

5-8  dispose of the trimmings from those trees, absent a voluntary assumption

5-9  of that duty by the tenant for trees on the tenant’s lot.

5-10    4.  For the purposes of this section, a manufactured home shall be

5-11  deemed to be abandoned if:

5-12    (a) It is located on a lot in a manufactured home park , other than a

5-13  corporate cooperative park, for which no rent has been paid for at least 60

5-14  days;

5-15    (b) It is unoccupied; and

5-16    (c) The manager of the manufactured home park reasonably believes it

5-17  to be abandoned.

5-18    Sec. 9.  NRS 118B.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-19    118B.140  [The]

5-20    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the landlord or his

5-21  agent or employee shall not:

5-22    [1.] (a) Require a person to purchase a manufactured home from him or

5-23  any other person as a condition to renting a manufactured home lot to the

5-24  purchaser or give an adjustment of rent or fees, or provide any other

5-25  incentive to induce the purchase of a manufactured home from him or any

5-26  other person.

5-27    [2.] (b) Charge or receive:

5-28    [(a)] (1) Any entrance or exit fee for assuming or leaving occupancy of

5-29  a manufactured home lot.

5-30    [(b)] (2) Any transfer or selling fee or commission as a condition to

5-31  permitting a tenant to sell his manufactured home or recreational vehicle

5-32  within the manufactured home park even if the manufactured home or

5-33  recreational vehicle is to remain within the park, unless the landlord is

5-34  licensed as a dealer of manufactured homes pursuant to NRS 489.311 and

5-35  has acted as the tenant’s agent in the sale pursuant to a written contract.

5-36    [(c)] (3) Any fee for the tenant’s spouse or children.

5-37    [(d)] (4) Any fee for pets kept by a tenant in the park. If special

5-38  facilities or services are provided, the landlord may also charge a fee

5-39  reasonably related to the cost of maintenance of the facility or service and

5-40  the number of pets kept in the facility.

5-41    [(e)] (5) Any additional service fee unless the landlord provides an

5-42  additional service which is needed to protect the health and welfare of the

5-43  tenants, and written notice advising each tenant of the additional fee is sent

5-44  to the tenant 90 days in advance of the first payment to be made, and

5-45  written notice of the additional fee is given to prospective tenants on or

5-46  before commencement of their tenancy. A tenant may only be required to

5-47  pay the additional service fee for the duration of the additional service.

5-48    [(f)] (6) Any fee for a late monthly rental payment within 4 days after

5-49  the date the rental payment is due or which exceeds $5 for each day,


6-1  excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, for which the payment is

6-2  overdue, beginning on the day after the payment was due. Any fee for late

6-3  payment of charges for utilities must be in accordance with the

6-4  requirements prescribed by the public utilities commission of Nevada.

6-5    [(g)] (7) Any fee, surcharge or rent increase to recover from his tenants

6-6  the costs resulting from converting from a master-metered water system to

6-7  individual water meters for each manufactured home lot.

6-8    [(h)] (8) Any fee, surcharge or rent increase to recover from his tenants

6-9  any amount that exceeds the amount of the cost for a governmentally

6-10  mandated service or tax that was paid by the landlord.

6-11    2.  Except for the provisions of subparagraphs (3), (4), (6) and (8) of

6-12  paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the provisions of this section do not apply

6-13  to a corporate cooperative park.

6-14    Sec. 10.  NRS 118B.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-15    118B.150  [The]

6-16    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the landlord or his

6-17  agent or employee shall not:

6-18    [1.] (a) Increase rent or additional charges unless:

6-19    [(a)] (1) The rent charged after the increase is the same rent charged for

6-20  manufactured homes of the same size or lots of the same size or of a

6-21  similar location within the park, including, without limitation,

6-22  manufactured homes and lots which are held pursuant to a long-term

6-23  lease, except that a discount may be selectively given to persons who:

6-24      [(1)] (I) Are handicapped;

6-25      [(2)] (II) Are 55 years of age or older;

6-26      [(3)] (III) Are long-term tenants of the park if the landlord has

6-27  specified in the rental agreement or lease the period of tenancy required to

6-28  qualify for such a discount;

6-29      [(4)] (IV) Pay their rent in a timely manner; or

6-30      [(5)] (V) Pay their rent by check, money order or electronic means;

6-31    [(b)] (2) Any increase in additional charges for special services is the

6-32  same amount for each tenant using the special service; and

6-33    [(c)] (3) Written notice advising a tenant of the increase is received by

6-34  the tenant 90 days before the first payment to be increased and written

6-35  notice of the increase is given to prospective tenants before commencement

6-36  of their tenancy. In addition to the notice provided to a tenant pursuant to

6-37  this [paragraph,] subparagraph, if the landlord or his agent or employee

6-38  knows or reasonably should know that the tenant receives assistance from

6-39  the fund created pursuant to NRS 118B.215, the landlord or his agent or

6-40  employee shall provide to the administrator written notice of the increase

6-41  90 days before the first payment to be increased.

6-42    [2.] (b) Require a tenant to pay for an improvement to the common area

6-43  of a manufactured home park unless the landlord is required to make the

6-44  improvement pursuant to an ordinance of a local government.

6-45    [3.] (c) Require a tenant to pay for a capital improvement to the

6-46  manufactured home park unless the tenant has notice of the requirement at

6-47  the time he enters into the rental agreement. A tenant may not be required

6-48  to pay for a capital improvement after the tenant enters into the rental

6-49  agreement unless the tenant consents to it in writing or is given 60 days’


7-1  notice of the requirement in writing. The landlord may not establish such a

7-2  requirement unless a meeting of the tenants is held to discuss the proposal

7-3  and the landlord provides each tenant with notice of the proposal and the

7-4  date, time and place of the meeting not less than 60 days before the

7-5  meeting. The notice must include a copy of the proposal. A notice in a

7-6  periodic publication of the park does not constitute notice for the purposes

7-7  of this [subsection.

7-8    4.] paragraph.

7-9    (d) Require a tenant to pay his rent by check or money order.

7-10    [5.] (e) Require a tenant who pays his rent in cash to apply any change

7-11  to which he is entitled to the next periodic payment that is due. The

7-12  landlord or his agent or employee shall have an adequate amount of money

7-13  available to provide change to such a tenant.

7-14    [6.] (f) Prohibit or require fees or deposits for any meetings held in the

7-15  park’s community or recreational facility by the tenants or occupants of

7-16  any manufactured home or recreational vehicle in the park to discuss the

7-17  park’s affairs, or any political or social meeting sponsored by a tenant, if

7-18  the meetings are held at reasonable hours and when the facility is not

7-19  otherwise in use, or prohibit the distribution of notices of those meetings.

7-20    [7.] (g) Interrupt, with the intent to terminate occupancy, any utility

7-21  service furnished the tenant except for nonpayment of utility charges when

7-22  due. Any landlord who violates this [subsection] paragraph is liable to the

7-23  tenant for actual damages.

7-24    [8.] (h) Prohibit a tenant from having guests, but he may require the

7-25  tenant to register the guest within 48 hours after his arrival, Sundays and

7-26  legal holidays excluded, and if the park is a secured park, a guest may be

7-27  required to register upon entering and leaving.

7-28    [9.] (i) Charge a fee for a guest who does not stay with the tenant for

7-29  more than a total of 60 days in a calendar year. The tenant of a

7-30  manufactured home lot who is living alone may allow one other person to

7-31  live in his home without paying an additional charge or fee, unless such a

7-32  living arrangement constitutes a violation of chapter 315 of NRS. No

7-33  agreement between a tenant and his guest alters or varies the terms of the

7-34  rental contract between the tenant and the landlord, and the guest is subject

7-35  to the rules and regulations of the landlord.

7-36    [10.] (j) Prohibit a tenant from erecting a fence along the perimeter of

7-37  the tenant’s lot if the fence complies with any standards for fences

7-38  established by the landlord, including limitations established for the height

7-39  of fences, the materials used for fences and the manner in which fences are

7-40  to be constructed.

7-41    [11.] (k) Prohibit any tenant from soliciting membership in any

7-42  association which is formed by the tenants who live in the park. As used in

7-43  this [subsection,] paragraph, “solicit” means to make an oral or written

7-44  request for membership or the payment of dues or to distribute, circulate or

7-45  post a notice for payment of those dues.

7-46    [12.] (l) Prohibit a public officer , [or] candidate for public office or the

7-47  representative of a public officer or candidate for public office from

7-48  walking through the park to talk with the tenants [.] or distribute political

7-49  material.


8-1    [13.] (m) If a tenant has voluntarily assumed responsibility to trim the

8-2  trees on his lot, require the tenant to trim any particular tree located on the

8-3  lot or dispose of the trimmings unless a danger or hazard exists.

8-4    2.  The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (j) and (m) of subsection

8-5  1 do not apply to a corporate cooperative park.

8-6    3.  As used in this section, “long-term lease” means a rental

8-7  agreement or lease the duration of which exceeds 12 months.

8-8    Sec. 11.  NRS 118B.153 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-9    118B.153  [The]

8-10    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the amount of rent

8-11  charged a tenant for a service, utility or amenity upon moving into the

8-12  manufactured home park must be reduced proportionately when the

8-13  service, utility or amenity is decreased or eliminated by the landlord. The

8-14  landlord may not increase the rent to recover the lost revenue.

8-15    2.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

8-16  cooperative park.

8-17    Sec. 12.  NRS 118B.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-18    118B.160  [The]

8-19    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the landlord or his

8-20  agent or employee shall not:

8-21    [1.] (a) Deny any tenant the right to sell his manufactured home or

8-22  recreational vehicle within the park or require the tenant to remove the

8-23  manufactured home or recreational vehicle from the park solely on the

8-24  basis of the sale, except as otherwise provided in NRS 118B.170.

8-25    [2.] (b) Prohibit any tenant desiring to sell his manufactured home or

8-26  recreational vehicle within the park from advertising the location of the

8-27  home or vehicle and the name of the manufactured home park or prohibit

8-28  the tenant from displaying at least one sign of reasonable size advertising

8-29  the sale of the home or vehicle.

8-30    [3.] (c) Require that he be an agent of an owner of a manufactured

8-31  home or recreational vehicle who desires to sell the home or vehicle.

8-32    [4.] (d) Unless subleasing of lots is prohibited by a rental agreement or

8-33  lease, prohibit a tenant from subleasing his manufactured home lot if the

8-34  prospective subtenant meets the general requirements for tenancy in the

8-35  park.

8-36    [5.] (e) Require a tenant to make any additions to his manufactured

8-37  home unless those additions are required by an ordinance of a local

8-38  government.

8-39    [6.] (f) Purchase a manufactured home within the park if he has denied:

8-40    [(a)] (1) A tenant the right to sell that manufactured home; or

8-41    [(b)] (2) A prospective buyer the right to purchase that manufactured

8-42  home.

8-43    2.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

8-44  cooperative park.

8-45    Sec. 13.  NRS 118B.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-46    118B.170  1.  The landlord may require approval of a prospective

8-47  buyer and tenant before the sale of a tenant’s manufactured home or

8-48  recreational vehicle, if the manufactured home or vehicle will remain in the

8-49  park. The landlord shall consider the record, if any, of the prospective


9-1  buyer and tenant concerning the payment of rent. The landlord shall not

9-2  unreasonably withhold his consent.

9-3    2.  If a tenant sells his manufactured home or recreational vehicle, the

9-4  landlord may require that the manufactured home or recreational vehicle be

9-5  removed from the park if it is deemed by the park’s written rules or

9-6  regulations in the possession of the tenants to be in a run-down condition

9-7  or in disrepair or does not meet the safety standards set forth in NRS

9-8  461A.120. If the manufactured home must be inspected to determine

9-9  compliance with the standards, the person requesting the inspection shall

9-10  pay for it.

9-11    3.  If the landlord requires the approval of a prospective buyer and

9-12  tenant, he shall post and maintain a sign which is clearly readable at the

9-13  entrance to the park which advises the reader that before a manufactured

9-14  home in the park is sold, the prospective buyer must be approved by the

9-15  landlord.

9-16    4.  If the landlord requires the approval of a prospective buyer and

9-17  tenant of a manufactured home or recreational vehicle and the

9-18  manufactured home or recreational vehicle is sold without the approval of

9-19  the landlord, the landlord may:

9-20    (a) After providing at least [10] 5 days’ written notice to the buyer and

9-21  tenant, bring an action for an unlawful detainer in the manner prescribed in

9-22  chapter 40 of NRS; or

9-23    (b) Require the buyer and tenant to sign a rental agreement. If the buyer

9-24  and tenant refuse to sign the rental agreement within 5 days after such a

9-25  request, the landlord may, after providing at least [10] 5 days’ written

9-26  notice to the buyer and tenant, bring an action for an unlawful detainer in

9-27  the manner provided in chapter 40 of NRS.

9-28    5.  For the purposes of NRS 40.251, a person who:

9-29    (a) Purchases a manufactured home or recreational vehicle from a

9-30  tenant of a manufactured home park which will remain in the park;

9-31    (b) Was required to be approved by the landlord of the manufactured

9-32  home park before the sale of the manufactured home or recreational

9-33  vehicle; and

9-34    (c) Was not approved by the landlord before he purchased that

9-35  manufactured home or recreational vehicle,

9-36 

 

 
shall be deemed a tenant at will and a lessee of the manufactured home

9-37   park.

9-38    6.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

9-39  cooperative park.

9-40    Sec. 14. NRS 118B.173 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-41    118B.173  1.  Any landlord who lists a manufactured home park or

9-42  any part of a manufactured home park for sale with a licensed real estate

9-43  broker shall, not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days before listing the

9-44  park for sale, mail written notice of that listing to any association of tenants

9-45  of the park that requested the notice. A landlord is not required to provide

9-46  notice of a listing for sale that is not initiated by the owner of the park or

9-47  his authorized agent.

9-48    2.  To receive the notice required by subsection 1, an association of

9-49  tenants of a manufactured home park shall:


10-1    (a) Submit to the landlord a written request for that notice;

10-2    (b) Furnish the landlord with a written list of the names and addresses

10-3  of three members of the association; and

10-4    (c) Give written notice to the landlord that the tenants of the park are

10-5  interested in buying the park and renew that notice at least once each year

10-6  after the initial notice.

10-7    3.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

10-8  cooperative park.

10-9    Sec. 15.  NRS 118B.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-10  118B.180  1.  A landlord may convert an existing manufactured home

10-11  park into individual manufactured home lots for sale to manufactured home

10-12  owners if the change is approved by the appropriate local zoning board,

10-13  planning commission or governing body, and:

10-14  (a) The landlord gives notice in writing to each tenant within 5 days

10-15  after he files his application for the change in land use with the local

10-16  zoning board, planning commission or governing body;

10-17  (b) The landlord offers to sell the lot to the tenant at the same price the

10-18  lot will be offered to the public and holds that offer open for at least 75

10-19  days before he offers the lot for sale to the public;

10-20  (c) The landlord does not sell an occupied lot for more than a vacant lot

10-21  of similar location, size and shape;

10-22  (d) The landlord pays:

10-23     (1) The cost of moving the tenant’s manufactured home and its

10-24  appurtenances to a comparable location within 50 miles from the

10-25  manufactured home park; or

10-26     (2) If the new location is more than 50 miles from the manufactured

10-27  home park, the cost of moving the manufactured home for the first 50

10-28  miles,

10-29  including fees for inspection, any deposits for connecting utilities and the

10-30  cost of taking down, moving, setting up and leveling his manufactured

10-31  home and its appurtenances in the new lot or park; and

10-32  (e) After the landlord is granted final approval of the change by the

10-33  appropriate local zoning board, planning commission or governing body,

10-34  notice in writing is served on each tenant in the manner provided in NRS

10-35  40.280, giving the tenant at least 180 days after the date of the notice [,]

10-36  before he is required to move his manufactured home from the lot.

10-37  2.  Upon the sale of a manufactured home lot and a manufactured home

10-38  which is situated on that lot, the landlord shall indicate what portion of the

10-39  purchase price is for the manufactured home lot and what portion is for the

10-40  manufactured home.

10-41  3.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

10-42  cooperative park.

10-43  Sec. 16.  NRS 118B.183 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-44  118B.183  1.  A landlord may convert an existing manufactured home

10-45  park to any other use of the land if the change is approved by the

10-46  appropriate local zoning board, planning commission or governing body,

10-47  and:


11-1    (a) The landlord gives notice in writing to each tenant within 5 days

11-2  after he files his application for the change in land use with the local

11-3  zoning board, planning commission or governing body;

11-4    (b) The landlord pays:

11-5      (1) The cost of moving the tenant’s manufactured home and its

11-6  appurtenances to a new location within 50 miles from the manufactured

11-7  home park; or

11-8      (2) If the new location is more than 50 miles from the manufactured

11-9  home park, the cost of moving the manufactured home for the first

11-10  50 miles,

11-11  including fees for inspection, any deposits for connecting utilities and the

11-12  cost of taking down, moving, setting up and leveling his manufactured

11-13  home and its appurtenances in the new lot or park; and

11-14  (c) After the landlord is granted final approval of the change by the

11-15  appropriate local zoning board, planning commission or governing body,

11-16  written notice is served on each tenant in the manner provided in NRS

11-17  40.280, giving the tenant at least 180 days after the date of the notice

11-18  before he is required to move his manufactured home from the lot.

11-19  2.  A landlord shall not increase the rent of any tenant for 180 days

11-20  before applying for a change in land use, permit or variance affecting the

11-21  manufactured home park.

11-22  3.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate

11-23  cooperative park.

11-24  Sec. 17.  NRS 40.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-25  40.251  A tenant of real property, a recreational vehicle or a mobile

11-26  home for a term less than life is guilty of an unlawful detainer when having

11-27  leased:

11-28  1.  Real property, except as otherwise provided in this section, or a

11-29  mobile home for an indefinite time, with monthly or other periodic rent

11-30  reserved, he continues in possession thereof, in person or by subtenant,

11-31  without the landlord’s consent after the expiration of a notice of:

11-32  (a) For tenancies from week to week, at least 7 days;

11-33  (b) For all other periodic tenancies, at least 30 days; or

11-34  (c) For tenancies at will, at least 5 days.

11-35  2.  A dwelling unit subject to the provisions of chapter 118A of NRS,

11-36  he continues in possession, in person or by subtenant, without the

11-37  landlord’s consent after expiration of:

11-38  (a) The term of the rental agreement or its termination and, except as

11-39  otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the expiration of a notice of at least 7

11-40  days for tenancies from week to week and 30 days for all other periodic

11-41  tenancies; or

11-42  (b) A notice of at least 5 days where the tenant has failed to perform his

11-43  basic or contractual obligations under chapter 118A of NRS.

11-44  3.  A mobile home lot subject to the provisions of chapter 118B of

11-45  NRS, or a lot for a recreational vehicle in an area of a mobile home park

11-46  other than an area designated as a recreational vehicle lot pursuant to the

11-47  provisions of subsection 6 of NRS 40.215, he continues in possession, in

11-48  person or by subtenant, without the landlord’s consent, after notice has


12-1  been given pursuant to NRS 118B.170 or 118B.190 or section 3 of this act

12-2  and the period of the notice has expired.

12-3    4.  A recreational vehicle lot, he continues in possession, in person or

12-4  by subtenant, without the landlord’s consent, after the expiration of a

12-5  notice of at least 5 days.

12-6    Sec. 18.  Chapter 489 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

12-7  new section to read as follows:

12-8    1.  The division shall adopt regulations for the issuance of limited

12-9  resale licenses authorizing a landlord or manager to sell a used mobile

12-10  home. Regulations adopted pursuant to this section must specify the

12-11  requirements for licensure, including, without limitation, any

12-12  educational requirements.

12-13  2.  A person who is licensed pursuant to the regulations described in

12-14  subsection 1 may sell a used mobile home if:

12-15  (a) The mobile home is located in a mobile home park that the

12-16  landlord or manager owns, leases or manages; and

12-17  (b) The landlord or manager purchased the mobile home at a sale to

12-18  enforce a lien pursuant to NRS 108.270 to 108.360, inclusive.

12-19  3.  As used in this section:

12-20  (a) “Landlord” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118B.014.

12-21  (b) “Manager” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118B.0145.

12-22  (c) “Mobile home park” has the meaning ascribed to “manufactured

12-23  home park” in NRS 118B.017.

12-24  Sec. 19. 1.  This section and sections 1 to 5, inclusive, 17 and 18 of

12-25  this act become effective on October 1, 2001.

12-26  2.  Sections 6 to 16, inclusive, of this act become effective at

12-27  12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2001.

 

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