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NRS 40.615

“Constructional defect” defined

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Shuette v. Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. (2005)

Most recently applied in HIGH NOON AT ARLINGTON RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASS'N VS. DIST. CT. (D.R. HORTON, INC.) (September 2017)

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2539; A 2003, 2041; 2015, 9)

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“Constructional defect” means a defect in the design, construction, manufacture, repair or landscaping of a new residence, of an alteration of or addition to an existing residence, or of an appurtenance and includes, without limitation, the design, construction, manufacture, repair or landscaping of a new residence, of an alteration of or addition to an existing residence, or of an appurtenance:

1. Which presents an unreasonable risk of injury to a person or property; or

2. Which is not completed in a good and workmanlike manner and proximately causes physical damage to the residence, an appurtenance or the real property to which the residence or appurtenance is affixed.

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