Title 9

NRS 108.440 Right of bailee to sell property on bailor’s failure to pay storage charges. 1. When any property to be placed in storage has been received by any person, firm or corporation acting as bailee for hire of the property to be placed in storage in any room, building or ot…

NRS 108.450 Notice and advertisement of sale; redemption of property. 1. The bailee shall notify the bailor of the intended sale as follows: (a) The notice must be delivered in person or sent by mail to the last known address of the bailor. (b) The notice must include a statement…

NRS 108.460 Disposition of proceeds of sale. Out of the proceeds of the sale the bailee may pay all just claims against the property sold, including the bailee’s charges for storage. If there be any surplus after all just claims are satisfied, the bailee shall pay the same to the…

NRS 108.470 Provisions not applicable to pawnbrokers or moneylenders. The provisions of NRS 108.440 to 108.460, inclusive, shall in no case be construed to affect any person, persons, firm or corporation doing a pawnbroking or moneylending business in this state, and not acting a…

NRS 108.473 Definitions. As used in NRS 108.473 to 108.4783, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 108.4731 to 108.4748, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1665; A 2011, 1825; 2013…

NRS 108.4731 “Electronic mail” defined. “Electronic mail” means an electronic message, executable program or computer file which contains an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals, or within or between computer networks and fr…

NRS 108.4733 “Facility” defined. “Facility” means real property divided into individual storage spaces. The term does not include a garage or storage area in a private residence. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1665; A 2011, 1825)

NRS 108.4734 “Last known address” defined. “Last known address” means the postal and electronic mail address, if any, provided by an occupant in the most recent rental agreement between the owner and the occupant, or the postal and electronic mail address, if any, provided by the…

NRS 108.4735 “Occupant” defined. “Occupant” includes a person or a person’s sublessee, successor or assignee who is entitled to the exclusive use of an individual storage space at a facility pursuant to a rental agreement. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1666; A 2011, 1825)

NRS 108.474 “Owner” defined. “Owner” includes a lessor, operator or other person authorized by the owner to manage a facility, enter into rental agreements with occupants and collect rent from occupants. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1666)

NRS 108.4743 “Personal property” defined. “Personal property” means any property not affixed to land and includes, without limitation, merchandise, furniture, household items, motor vehicles, boats, personal watercraft and trailers used to transport motor vehicles, boats or perso…

NRS 108.4744 “Protected property” defined. “Protected property” means personal property, the sale of which or prohibition against the sale of which is regulated by state or federal law. The term includes, without limitation: 1. Documents, film or electronic data that contain pers…

NRS 108.4745 “Rental agreement” defined. “Rental agreement” means any written agreement or lease establishing or modifying the terms, conditions or rules concerning the use and occupancy of an individual storage space at a facility. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1666; A 2011, 1825)

NRS 108.4746 “Storage space” defined. “Storage space” means a space used for storing personal property, which is rented or leased to an individual occupant who has access to the space. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1825)

NRS 108.4748 “Verified mail” defined. “Verified mail” means any method of mailing offered by the United States Postal Service that provides evidence of mailing. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1825)

NRS 108.475 Use of storage space for residence prohibited; nature of facility; effect of issuance of document of title for property. 1. It is unlawful to use a storage space at a facility for a residence. 2. A facility shall not be deemed to be a warehouse or a public utility. 3.…

NRS 108.4753 Lien of owner of facility; priority of lien created by document of title. 1. The owner of a facility and the owner’s heirs, assignees or successors have a possessory lien, from the date the rent for a storage space at the facility is due and unpaid, on all personal p…

NRS 108.4755 Contents of rental agreement. 1. Each rental agreement must be in writing and must contain: (a) A provision printed in a size equal to at least 10-point type that states, “IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE A STORAGE SPACE IN THIS FACILITY AS A RESIDENCE.” (b) A statement that th…

NRS 108.4757 Presumption regarding maximum value of property stored. If a rental agreement contains a limit on the value of property stored in the storage space of an occupant, the limit is presumed to be the maximum value of the personal property stored in the storage space. (Ad…

NRS 108.4758 Late fees. 1. An owner may impose a reasonable late fee for each month that an occupant does not pay rent for a storage space when due if the amount of late fee is stated in the rental agreement or an addendum to such an agreement. 2. A late fee of $20 or 20 percent …

NRS 108.476 Unpaid charges: Denial of occupant’s access to storage space; termination of occupant’s right to use storage space; notice; imposition of lien. 1. If any charges for rent or other items owed by the occupant remain unpaid for 10 days or more, the owner may deny the occ…

NRS 108.4763 Owner’s remedies upon nonpayment of charges; notice of sale; limit on earliest time for sale; disposal of protected property. 1. After the notice of the lien is mailed by the owner, if the occupant fails to pay the total amount due by the date specified in the notice…

NRS 108.4765 Occupant’s declaration in opposition to sale. The occupant may prevent a sale of the personal property to satisfy the lien if the occupant executes a declaration in opposition to the sale under penalty of perjury and returns the declaration to the owner by verified m…

NRS 108.477 Sale of occupant’s property by owner: Advertisement; manner; distribution of proceeds. 1. If the declaration in opposition to the lien sale executed by the occupant is not received by the date of the sale specified in the notice mailed to the occupant, the owner may s…

NRS 108.4773 Claim of property subject to security interest. 1. Any person who has a security interest in the personal property perfected pursuant to NRS 104.9101 to 104.9709, inclusive, may claim the personal property which is subject to the security interest and to the lien for…

NRS 108.4775 Satisfaction of lien by person claiming interest in property. Before the sale to satisfy the lien, any person claiming an interest in the personal property may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred by the owner to protect t…

NRS 108.478 Effect of occupant’s execution of declaration in opposition to sale; effect of occupant’s commencement of action; stay of enforcement of a judgment pending appeal. If the owner receives a declaration in opposition to the sale before the date set forth in the notice of…

NRS 108.4783 Purchaser of property at sale to satisfy lien or enforce judgment takes free of any party’s interest; exception for protected property found in storage space. Any person who purchases the personal property in good faith at a sale to satisfy the lien or a sale to enfo…

NRS 108.480 Lien on personal property; sale after 30 days after default. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, every hotel, inn, motel, motor court, boardinghouse or lodging house proprietor or proprietors, or person who lets rooms to lodgers for hire, shall have a lien upon all…

NRS 108.490 Sale of baggage or property left at hotel, motel, lodging house or boardinghouse. All baggage or property of whatever description left at a hotel, inn, motel, motor court, boardinghouse or lodging house for the period of 60 days may be sold at public auction by the pr…

NRS 108.500 Sales at public auction: Notice; disposition of proceeds. 1. All sales made under NRS 108.480 and 108.490 shall be made at public auction. 2. No sale shall be valid unless notice of the sale is published at least once a week for 2 successive weeks prior to the sale in…

NRS 108.515 Lien on baggage or property left at establishment; sale of baggage or property; disposition of proceeds. 1. If a person removes a child from a child care establishment or abandons a child in that establishment for 3 months, the keeper or proprietor of that establishme…

NRS 108.540 Lien upon animals; priority; demand for payment; foreclosure; penalty for taking or driving away animal. 1. Any person furnishing feed, pasture or otherwise boarding any animal or animals, at the request or with the consent of the owner or the owner’s representative, …

NRS 108.550 Foreclosure of lien; sale; disposition of proceeds. 1. The lien provided for in NRS 108.540 may be foreclosed in the following manner: (a) A notice must be posted for a period of 10 days in three public and conspicuous places in the county where the animals are being …

NRS 108.560 Disposition of livestock in settlement of pasturage or feed bills: Appraisement; sale; right of redemption. 1. If the bill or claim for pasturage or feed for livestock in the judgment of the person furnishing the pasturage or feed equals the value of the livestock pas…

NRS 108.570 Service of stallion: Lien on mare and offspring; penalties. 1. The owner or keeper of any stallion may advertise the terms upon which the owner or keeper will let such stallion to service, by publication thereof in some newspaper of the county where the stallion is ke…

NRS 108.580 Persons selling ore to reduction works have preferred liens. Where ore is delivered to a custom mill or reduction works, and either sold to the mill or reduction works or worked at a percentage, the person or persons so furnishing ore to the mill or reduction works sh…

NRS 108.585 Definitions. As used in NRS 108.585 to 108.660, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “third party” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 5 of NRS 449A.162. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4116)

NRS 108.590 Extent of lien; exception; lien in addition to lien on property. 1. Whenever any person receives hospitalization on account of any injury, and the injured person, or a personal representative after the person’s death, claims damages from the person responsible for cau…

NRS 108.600 Limitations on extent of lien. 1. No rights or claims for liens under NRS 108.585 to 108.660, inclusive, shall be allowed for hospitalization rendered an injured person after a settlement has been effected by or on behalf of the party causing the injury. 2. No lien sh…

NRS 108.605 Notice of intent to file lien required if hospital provides care to injured person covered by contracted third-party insurer and wishes to perfect lien; collection efforts; actions required if judgment or settlement; failure to comply; applicability. 1. If a hospital …

NRS 108.610 Notice of lien required: Recording and service. In order to perfect a lien provided by NRS 108.590, the hospital or the owner or operator thereof must comply with the provisions of NRS 108.605, if applicable, and: 1. Before the payment of any money to the injured pers…

NRS 108.620 Form of notice. The form of the notice required by NRS 108.610 must be substantially as follows: Notice is hereby given that ................................ has rendered services in hospitalization for ................................, a person who was injured on the…

NRS 108.640 Hospital records: Examination; copying. Any party legally liable or against whom a claim shall be asserted for compensation or damages for injuries shall have a right to examine and make copies of all records of any hospital in reference to and connected with the hosp…

NRS 108.650 Payment to injured person after notice of lien; liability and payment to hospital. 1. Any person or insurer who, after the receipt of a certified copy of the notice of lien pursuant to NRS 108.610, makes any payment to the injured person, the person’s heirs, personal …

NRS 108.655 Limitation on receipt of money under lien if injured person eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, Children’s Health Insurance Program or other public program. If an injured person may be eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program or any other …