NRS 40.603

“Amend a complaint to add a cause of action for a constructional defect” defined

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct (2015)

Most recently applied in D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct (October 2015)

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2034)

“Amend a complaint to add a cause of action for a constructional defect” means any act by which a claimant seeks to:

1. Add to the pleadings a defective component that is not otherwise included in the pleadings and for which a notice was not previously given; or

2. Amend the pleadings in such a manner that the practical effect is the addition of a constructional defect that is not otherwise included in the pleadings.

Ê The term does not include amending a complaint to plead a different cause for a constructional defect which is included in the same action.

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