An owner of property who is not acting as a principal contractor may not be held liable for any payment, in excess of any remaining money retained by the owner to assure payments under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, of costs relating to industrial insurance required to be paid by the owner’s principal contractor or any subcontractor, should the principal contractor or subcontractor default or otherwise be unable to pay for the required insurance.
NRS 616B.642
Limitation on liability of owner of property who is not acting as principal contractor
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Seput v. Lacayo (2006)
Most recently applied in Seput v. Lacayo (May 2006)
(Added to NRS by 1987, 449)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.287)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.