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AN ACT relating to real property; authorizing a tenant whose landlord fails to remedy a failure to maintain a dwelling unit in a habitable condition to file a verified complaint for expedited relief; revising certain provisions relating to the content of written rental agreements; revising provisions relating to the payment of rent; revising provisions relating to requirements for habitability; revising provisions relating to the remedies a tenant is authorized to pursue if a landlord fails to remedy certain breaches or failures relating to habitability; providing that certain items and services constitute essential items and services for purposes of such provisions; revising the amounts which a tenant is authorized to recover from a landlord who takes certain unlawful actions or fails to make required disclosures; requiring a landlord to, under certain circumstances, provide a tenant who has terminated a rental agreement with a reasonable length of time to gather his or her belongings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to real property; authorizing a tenant whose landlord fails to remedy a failure to maintain a dwelling unit in a habitable condition to file a verified complaint for expedited relief; revising certain provisions relating to the content of written rental agreements; revising provisions relating to the payment of rent; revising provisions relating to requirements for habitability; revising provisions relating to the remedies a tenant is authorized to pursue if a landlord fails to remedy certain breaches or failures relating to habitability; providing that certain items and services constitute essential items and services for purposes of such provisions; revising the amounts which a tenant is authorized to recover from a landlord who takes certain unlawful actions or fails to make required disclosures; requiring a landlord to, under certain circumstances, provide a tenant who has terminated a rental agreement with a reasonable length of time to gather his or her belongings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, February 3, 2025
Primary Sponsor
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Public exhibits
5
Support 2 · Opp 1 · Neutral 0
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to real property; authorizing a tenant whose landlord fails to remedy a failure to maintain a dwelling u
Section 3 of this bill defines the term “loss of value” for purposes of the provisions set forth in existing law governing the relationship between landlords and tenants. (Chapter 118A of NRS) Existing law requires a written rental agreement to contain provisions relating to certain subjects, including certain information concerning the contact information of the landlord or his or her authorized representative. (NRS 118A.200) Section 6 of this bill requires the electronic mail address of the landlord or his or her authorized representative to be included in such provisions. Existing law provides that the absence of a written agreement raises certain disputable presumptions, including a presumption that maintenance and waste removal services are provided without charge to the tenant. (NRS 118A.200) Section 6 additionally includes the provision of utility services at no charge to the tenant in such a presumption. Existing law sets forth certain provisions governing the payment of rent by a tenant and the delivery of certain signed written receipts to a tenant. (NRS 118A.210, 118A.250) Section 8 of this bill requires a landlord to provide a written receipt to a tenant upon the receipt of each payment of rent. Existing law requires a landlord, at all times during a tenancy, to maintain a dwelling unit in a habitable condition and provides that a dwelling unit is not habitable if it violates provisions of certain housing or health codes or if it substantially lacks certain things
NELIS exhibits (5 on file)
Support (2)
- Alice Samberg (Testimony)
- (unnamed) (Testimony)
Opposition (1)
- (unnamed) (Testimony)
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