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NRS 118C.220

Jurisdiction of courts; applicability of judicial doctrines

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Edward Karayan v. Susan Mardian (2017)

Most recently applied in Edward Karayan v. Susan Mardian (May 2017)

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1488)

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the justice court has jurisdiction over any civil action or proceeding concerning the exclusion of a tenant from commercial premises or the summary eviction of a tenant from commercial premises in which no party is seeking damages.

2. If a landlord combines an action for summary eviction of a tenant from commercial premises with a claim to recover contractual damages, jurisdiction over the claims rests with the court which has jurisdiction over the amount in controversy.

3. The provisions of NRS 40.430 and the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel do not apply to:

(a) A claim by a landlord for contractual damages which is brought subsequent to an action by the landlord for the summary eviction of a tenant from commercial premises; or

(b) An action by a landlord for the summary eviction of a tenant from commercial premises which is brought subsequent to a claim by the landlord for contractual damages.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.