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NRS 40.635

Applicability; effect on other defenses

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Olson v. Richard (2004)

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, 2540; A 1997, 2717; 2003, 2041; 2015, 10)

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NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive:

1. Apply to any claim that arises before, on or after July 1, 1995, as the result of a constructional defect, except a claim for personal injury or wrongful death, if the claim is the subject of an action commenced on or after July 1, 1995.

2. Prevail over any conflicting law otherwise applicable to the claim or cause of action.

3. Do not bar or limit any defense otherwise available, except as otherwise provided in those sections.

4. Do not create a new theory upon which liability may be based, except as otherwise provided in those sections.

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