Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB261: Revises provisions relating to housing. (BDR 3-581)
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
An act relating to housing; authorizing certain persons to file a complaint to request that a sheriff remove an unlawful or unauthorized occupant of a dwelling on the real property of the person; requiring the Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to prescribe by regulation a form to authorize a local law enforcement agency to enter certain properties that are listed for sale when a person forcibly enters or detains such a property; authorizing a sheriff to collect certain fees for serving a notice to vacate and for performing certain other actions…
From the introduced text, March 4, 2025:
AN ACT relating to housing; authorizing certain persons to file a complaint to request that a sheriff remove an unlawful or unauthorized occupant of a dwelling on the real property of the person; requiring the Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to prescribe by regulation a form to authorize a local law enforcement agency to enter certain properties that are listed for sale when a person forcibly enters or detains such a property; authorizing a sheriff to collect certain fees for serving a notice to vacate and for performing certain other actions; revising the crime of forcible detainer; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law sets forth certain procedures for the removal of a person who is guilty of forcible entry or forcible detainer. (NRS 40.230, 40.240, 40.414) Under this process, the owner of the real property, an authorized representative of the owner or the occupant who is authorized by the owner to be in possession of the real property is required to serve a notice to surrender on an unlawful or unauthorized occupant who committed the forcible entry or forcible detainer. After a notice to surrender is served, the unlawful or unauthorized occupant is required (2) request that a court stay the execution of a - …
Sponsors
- Fabian Doñate (D, 10) · primary sponsor