Title 43

NRS 489.051 “Certificate of compliance” defined. “Certificate of compliance” means a certificate issued by this state certifying that the plumbing, heating, electrical systems, body and frame design and construction requirements of a commercial coach or the reconstruction or alte…

NRS 489.056 “Client” defined. “Client” means a person who has entered into a brokerage agreement with a dealer. (Added to NRS by 1999, 858)

NRS 489.062 “Commercial coach” defined. “Commercial coach” means a structure without motive power which is designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional or commercial purposes. The term does not include a recreational park trailer or portable building. (A…

NRS 489.076 “Dealer” defined. 1. “Dealer” means any person who: (a) For compensation, money or any other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or offers for sale, negotiates or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest in a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactu…

NRS 489.081 “Distributor” defined. “Distributor” means any person who engages in the sale and distribution of manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing for resale. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)

NRS 489.091 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1201; A 1993, 1653; 2017, 3623)

NRS 489.092 “Dwelling” defined. “Dwelling” means one or more habitable rooms which are designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1201)

NRS 489.095 “Established place of business” defined. 1. “Established place of business” means an enclosed building or structure owned either in fee or leased with sufficient space to conduct the business of the dealer and large enough to accommodate the office or offices of the d…

NRS 489.097 “Factory-built housing” defined. “Factory-built housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 461.080. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)

NRS 489.100 “Firm” defined. “Firm” means a corporation, partnership, association or governmental agency of the United States or of any state. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1066)

NRS 489.101 “Franchise” defined. “Franchise” means a written agreement between a franchisor and franchisee which establishes that the franchisee will sell or distribute new or used manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches, factory-built housing…

NRS 489.1013 “Franchisee” defined. “Franchisee” means any natural person or entity that, pursuant to a franchise, sells or distributes new or used manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches, factory-built housing or related goods or services unde…

NRS 489.1017 “Franchisor” defined. “Franchisor” means any natural person or entity that owns the overall rights to the systems, trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or other commercial symbol of the franchisor and grants a franchise for their use by a franchisee. (Added to N…

NRS 489.102 “General serviceperson” defined. 1. “General serviceperson” means a person who owns or is the responsible managing employee of a business which: (a) Installs or repairs the awnings, roofing, skirting, plumbing, heating or electrical systems of a manufactured home, mob…

NRS 489.104 “Installation” defined. 1. “Installation” means the complete operation of fixing in place a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for occupancy. 2. The term includes, without limitation, pier blocking, prefabricated footings, ground anchoring and the conn…

NRS 489.110 “Label of compliance” defined. “Label of compliance” means a label permanently attached to: 1. A commercial coach upon the completion of the construction of the coach; or 2. A mobile home or commercial coach upon the completion of any reconstruction or alteration of t…

NRS 489.112 “Manufactured building” defined. “Manufactured building” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 461.132. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)

NRS 489.113 “Manufactured home” defined. 1. “Manufactured home” means a structure which is: (a) Built on a permanent chassis; (b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities; (c) Transportable in one or more sections; and (…

NRS 489.115 “Manufacturer” defined. “Manufacturer” means every person, including, without limitation, a partnership, limited partnership, limited-liability partnership, limited-liability limited partnership or limited-liability company, or a corporation, engaged in the business o…

NRS 489.120 “Mobile home” defined. 1. “Mobile home” means a structure which is: (a) Built on a permanent chassis; (b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities; and (c) Transportable in one or more sections. 2. The term i…

NRS 489.121 “Modular component” defined. “Modular component” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 461.145. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)

NRS 489.122 “Movement” defined. “Movement” means the act of towing, pushing or otherwise propelling a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach upon a highway or road. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1201; A 1983, 778; 2025, 42)

NRS 489.125 “New manufactured home,” “new mobile home,” “new manufactured building,” “new commercial coach” and “new factory-built housing” defined. “New manufactured home,” “new mobile home,” “new manufactured building,” “new commercial coach” or “new factory-built housing” mean…

NRS 489.133 “Portable building” defined. “Portable building” means a structure which: 1. Is at ground level, has no axles and rests on the surface of the ground; 2. Is for nonresidential use; 3. Is not a fixture or improvement to real property; 4. Is designed to be used without a…

NRS 489.1351 “Recreational park trailer” defined. “Recreational park trailer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.1005. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1726)

NRS 489.1353 “Responsible managing employee” defined. “Responsible managing employee” means the person designated by the employer to exercise authority in connection with his or her principal or employer’s business in the following manner: 1. To make technical and administrative …

NRS 489.137 “Salesperson” defined. “Salesperson” means any person employed by a dealer or distributor under any form of contract or arrangement to sell, distribute, rent, lease, exchange or buy, or offer for sale, distribution, rental, lease or exchange, an interest in a manufact…

NRS 489.147 “Specialty serviceperson” defined. 1. “Specialty serviceperson” means a person who owns or is the designated responsible managing employee of a business which is limited in the scope of the work it may perform on or in a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured bu…

NRS 489.150 “Travel trailer” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 13, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 64.)

NRS 489.155 “Used manufactured home,” “used mobile home,” “used manufactured building,” “used commercial coach” and “used factory-built housing” defined. “Used manufactured home,” “used mobile home,” “used manufactured building,” “used commercial coach” or “used factory-built hou…

NRS 489.201 Administration of chapter. The provisions of this chapter must be administered by the Division, subject to administrative supervision by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1202; A 1993, 1653)

NRS 489.221 Employees of Division: Conflicts of interest prohibited. An employee of the Division shall not hold an interest in any firm which sells, distributes, manufactures, rebuilds or services any manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or fact…

NRS 489.231 Administrator: Powers. 1. To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator may: (a) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers and documents; and (b) Conduct hearings. 2. The Administrator may apply for and receive…

NRS 489.233 Deposit of fees and administrative fines; appointment of hearing officers or panels by Administrator. 1. All money collected from fees and administrative fines imposed pursuant to this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account. 2. Th…

NRS 489.235 Administrator: Regulation of structures built in compliance with requirements of chapter 461 of NRS. The Administrator or a designee of the Administrator shall regulate, in accordance with the standards established by the regulations of the Division pursuant to chapte…

NRS 489.241 Regulations: Federal and national standards; issuance of certificates and labels of compliance. The Administrator shall adopt regulations: 1. Consistent with the federal regulations governing procedure and enforcement respecting manufactured homes to administer and en…

NRS 489.251 Regulations pertaining to safety standards and inspection; certificate of installation and label of installation prerequisite to connecting utilities. 1. The Administrator shall adopt regulations pertaining to: (a) Safety standards for the installation, support and ti…

NRS 489.261 Regulations pertaining to accessory structures. 1. The Administrator may adopt regulations pertaining to the construction, installation and use of accessory structures and devices which burn solid fuel and air-conditioning for manufactured homes and mobile homes consi…

NRS 489.262 Regulations pertaining to portable buildings. The Administrator shall adopt regulations prescribing safety standards for: 1. The construction, transportation, installation and use of a portable building; 2. The inspection of any plumbing, heating, cooling, fuel burnin…

NRS 489.263 Regulations establishing system for issuance of permits for installation, design, approval, repair or modification. 1. The Administrator may adopt regulations establishing a system for the issuance of permits for the installation, design, approval, repair or modificat…

NRS 489.265 Trust account for deposit of advance fees for payment of services of Division; regulations. 1. The Division may establish a trust account in the State Treasury in which persons who require the services of the Division may deposit advance fees for payment of those serv…

NRS 489.272 Regulations concerning certain sales or transfers of title. The Administrator shall adopt regulations: 1. Requiring a person who is buying or selling a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach pursuant to: (a) A sale to satisfy a lien;…

NRS 489.281 Regulations concerning issuance and renewal of limited dealer’s license. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations for the issuance and renewal of a limited dealer’s license authorizing a person other than a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union…

NRS 489.285 Regulations concerning continuing education requirements for dealers, distributors, general servicepersons, specialty servicepersons, responsible managing employees and salespersons. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations concerning continuing education requirements …

NRS 489.287 Enforcement of regulations; inspections. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a city or county building department may, with the written approval of the Division, enforce all regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and make all inspections within its …