AB 38 — Revises various provisions relating to housing. (BDR 43-521)
Last action — Chapter 13.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 18, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 26, 2025.
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REQUIRESAssembly TWO-THIRDSBill MAJORITYNo. VOTE (§25) (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
3838–Committee Aon SSEMBLYCommerce BILLNand O.Labor CHAPTER..........
38–COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND L ABOR (O N BEHALF OF THE H OUSING D IVISION OF THE D EPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND NDUSTRY ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises various provisions relating to housing.
(BDR 43-521) FISCAL NOTE:
EffeProvides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
LegExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s regulatesDigest: various activities relating to manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing.
(ChapterExisting 489law ofregulates NRS)various Sectionsactivities 1.3 and 24-28 of this bill make the requirements and prohibitions in existing law relating to tripmanufactured permitshomes, applicablemobile tohomes, -manufactured *AB38_R1*buildings, –commercial 2coaches – makes certain provisions in existing law relating to the issuance of certificates and labelsfactory-built ofhousing. compliance applicable to manufactured buildings.
(NRS(Chapter 489.241,489 489.461)of NRS) Sections 31.3 and 14-1824-28 of this bill make the requirements in existing law relating to regulations governing certain sales and the issuance of certificates of title by the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry applicable to manufactured buildings.
(NRS 489.272,489.122, 489.531-489.581)489.611-489.661) SectionsSection 4-2 6 of this billbillable maketo themakes enforcementcertain authorityprovisions of the Division in existing law relating to noticethe issuance of violations,certificates orders to vacate and orderslabels toof stopcompliance work applicable to makes the provisions relating to advance fees in existing law applicable to sales of manufactured buildingsbuildings. and factory-built housing.
(NRS 489.426)489.241, Existing489.461) lawSections authorizes,3 and 14-18 of this bill make the requirements in certainexisting circumstances,law andrelating requires,to uponregulations receivinggoverning acertain complaint,sales and the Administratorissuance of certificates of title by the Housing Division toof investigatethe certainDepartment actions of aBusiness licenseeand orIndustry otherof personthis suspectedbill tomake violatethe anyenforcement provisionauthority of existingthe lawDivision regulatingin variousexisting activitieslaw relating to manufacturednotice homes,of mobileviolations, homes,orders manufacturedto buildings,vacate commercial coaches and factory-builtorders housingto andstop takework certainapplicable disciplinaryto action.manufactured buildings.
(NRS 489.291, 489.295, 489.297) Section 8 of this bill makes the provisions relating to advance fees in existing law applicable to sales of manufactured buildings and factory-built housing.
(NRS 489.426) Existing law authorizes, in certain circumstances, and requires, upon receiving licensee or other person suspected to violate any provision of existing lawns of a regulating various activities relating to manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing and take certain disciplinary action.
(1) provides, with certain exceptions, that the documents, files and communications made or andreceived (2)relating requiresto thesuch Administrator,an toinvestigation theare extentconfidential feasible,and tonot communicatea orrecord;public record;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Existing law creates the Account for Housing Inspection and Compliance in the State General Fund and requires that this Account be administered by the Division.
(NRS 319.169) Under existing law, a person is required to obtain a license from the Division to engage in the business of a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, general serviceperson, specialty serviceperson, salesperson or certain managing employee manufacturein ofconnection awith manufacturedthe home,sale, mobilelease, home,distribution, manufacturedalteration, buildingrepair, orodelingremodeling or commercial coach or factory-built housing.
(NRS 489.4971-489.4989) Sections 10 and 11 of this bill clarify that an eligible claimant for such a payment is not only a purchaser of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing but any person who entered into an agreement for the sale, purchase, lease, distribution, alteration, repair, remodeling or manufacture of such housing.
Sections 10 and 11 also alteration, expand the actions regarding which such claims are authorized to be made to include any action against a licensee in which damages are recovered for an act or omission of the licensee that violates the laws governing manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing.
Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming(NRS change489.325)ange to refer to a provision that has been renumbered by section 10.
(NRSExisting 489.325)law sets forth certain requirements concerning the sale of a new, used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercialusedcommercial coach or new, used or rebuilt factory-built housing.
(NRS 489.501, 489.511, 489.521) If such a sale is conducted by a dealer, existing law requires the dealer to complete a report of sale in a form prescribed by the Division and submit the report of sale and certain other documents to the Division within certain time periods after - *AB38_R1* – 3 – report of sale submitted to the Divisionsale. be completed.
this(NRS bill489.501, require489.511) thatSections the12 Sectionsand 19-2313 of this bill makerequire thethat provisions in existing law relating to the issuancereport of labelssale andsubmitted certificates of installation applicable to manufacturedthe buildingsDivision andbe commercialcompleted. coaches.
Sections 19-23 of this bill make the provisions in existing law relating to the issuance of labels and certificates of installation applicable to manufactured buildings and commercial coaches.
(NRS 489.711) Section 30 of this bill makes the requirements for offers to sell, buy or lease used manufactured homes, mobile homes and commercial coaches (NRSapplicable 489.715)to Sectionsuch 31offers offor thisused billmanufactured expandsbuildings theand formsfactory-built ofhousing. contracts in existinging.
and (2) requires the Administrator to adopt regulations prescribing the scope of such an ofaudit. this bill authorizes the Division to investigate whether the dealer or distributor violated laws governing manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing.
(NRS 489.7235) Instead of investigating for potential insolvency, section 32 of this bill authorizes the Division to investigate whether the dealer or distributor violated laws governing manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing.
Sections 33 and 35 of this bill expand the prohibition in existing law against a dealer commingling his or her money with money or other property of a seller orornst a purchaser of a manufactured home or mobile home to apply to sales or purchases of manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing.
(NRS 489.727, 489.821) Section 34 of this bill expands the prohibition against manufacturing a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach unless the components and system are constructed or assembled according to certain standards to include manufactured buildings and factory-built housing.
Existing law authorizes a landlord or his or her agent or employee to require a tenant to landscape and maintain the tenant’s lot if the landlord advises the tenant in writing of reasonable requirements for landscaping.
(NRS 118B.120) Section 38 ofnantof in this bill changes the authority of the landlord regarding landscaping to only allow the landlord, with certain exceptions, to require the tenant to reasonably maintain the tenant’s lot to control weeds and any grass or other vegetation and only if the - *AB38_R1* – 4 – landlord had provided the tenant with 30 days’ advance written notice of the if the requirement.
Existing law sets forth various requirements and restrictions relating to a purchaser or transferee of a mobile home parkpark. to notify the Division of the sale or transfer of the park, in a form prescribed by the Division, within 10 business days after the sale or transfer.
(NRS 461A.215-461A.237) Section 40.540 of this bill repealsrequires thea definitionpurchaser or transferee of thea termmobile “travelhome trailer,”park whichto hasnotify the effectDivision of eliminatingthe sale or transfer of the applicabilitypark, toin travela trailersform ofprescribed by the provisionsDivision, ofwithin manufactured10 buildings,business commercialdays coachesafter andthe factory-builtsale housing.or transfer.
Section 40.5 of this bill repeals the definition of the term “travel trailer,” which has the effect of eliminating the applicability to travel trailers of the provisions of law regulating various activities relating to manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing.
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2.trailers,] manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory- built housing, there is also the possibility of unascertained defects in them even though they are inspected by purchasers.
In the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory- built housing, there is also the possibility of unascertained defects in them even though they are inspected by purchasers.
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489.115 “Manufacturer” means every person, including, without limitation, a partnership, limited partnership, limited- liability partnership, limited-liability limited partnership or limited- liability company, or a corporation, engaged in the business of manufacturing manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufacturedhousing.ured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing.Sec.
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(a)- Built83rd onSession (2025) – 5 – (b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent chassis;foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities;
(b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities;
489.125 “New manufactured home,” “new mobile home,” [“new travel trailer,”] “new manufactured building,” “new commercial coach” or “new factory-built housing” means aaw manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing, respectively, which has never been sold at retail or occupied either before or after sale for the purpose intended by the manufacturer and has never been registered with or been the subject of a certificate of title issued by the appropriate agency of authority of any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States or any foreign state, province or country.
489.155 “Used manufactured home,” “used mobile home,” [“used travel trailer,”] “used manufactured building,” “used commercial coach” or “used factory-built housing” means a manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing, respectively, whichwhi1. has been:
-haSold, *AB38_R1*rented –or 6leased –and 1.occupied before or after the sale, rental or lease;
Sold, rented or leased and occupied before or after the sale, rental or lease;
489.221 An employee of the Division shall not hold an interest in any firm which sells, distributes, manufactures, rebuilds or - 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – services any manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing or which installs any manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing, or actSec. as an agent for any of them.
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(d) Issue licenses, permits, certificates of title and certificates and labels of compliance and installation in such form as he or sheshetes may deem proper, including, without limitation, in electronic form;
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The Administrator or a representative of the Administrator may enter, at reasonable times and without notice, any mobile home park or place of business or any factory, warehouse or establishment in which manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings or factory-built housing are manufactured, stored or held for sale or distribution and inspect at reasonable times in a reasonable manner the premises and books, papers, records and - 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – documents which are relevant to the manufacture, distribution and sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings or factory-built housing and compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standardschapter Act461 of 1974,NRS, 42and U.S.C.any regulations adopted pursuant thereto,d and to compliance by landlords of mobile home parks with the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving any entrance or exit fee.
§§ 5401 et seq., this chapter and chapter 461 of NRS, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and to compliance by landlords of mobile home parks with the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving any entrance or exit fee.
(a)(b) Reconstruction;Alteration, including that done to a plumbing, heating or electrical system, of mobile homes and commercial coaches that are reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards.
and (b) Alteration, including that done to a plumbing, heating or electrical system, of mobile homes and commercial coaches that are reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards.
(b) Submission and approval of plans and specifications or for the actual inspection and approval of the manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer] manufactured building or commercial - *AB38_R1* – 8 – coach or acceptance of a label of compliance issued by another state or a private organization which the Administrator finds has a competent inspection program reasonably consistent with this chapter;
and - 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – (c) Revocation for cause, upon notice and hearing, of the right of a manufacturer to sell manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers] manufactured buildings or commercial coaches in this state for use in this state.
[5.the minimum requirements for the design of travel trailers.]rning Sec.
Consistent with nationally recognized standards governing the minimum requirements for the design of travel trailers.] Sec.
If the Administrator finds a violation of this chapter or of the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, or of any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Administrator may issue a notice of violation to the person alleged to have violated the provision.
- *AB38_R1*83rd Session (2025) – 9 – (a) Apply to the district court for the judicial district in which the violation is alleged to have occurred for an injunction and any other relief which the court may grant to compel compliance;
(b) Request that the district attorney of the county in which the violationviolation;is is alleged to have occurred prosecute the person for the violation;(c) If the person is alleged to have violated the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, assess a penalty against the person equal to three times the amount of the fee which was charged or received;
(c) If the person is alleged to have violated the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, assess a penalty against the person equal to three times the amount of the fee which was charged or received;
If an inspection reveals that a used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach is constructed or maintained in violation of this chapter, the Division may order its use discontinued and the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach, or any portion thereof, vacated.
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Whenever any construction, rebuilding or other work is performed in violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Division may order the work stopped.sto2.
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(b) The creation and administration of a written or oral examination for each category of limited licensure.
or oral (c) Minimum qualifications for such a license, including, without limitation, the passage of any applicable examination required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 489.351, unless waived pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 489.351.
The- Administrator83rd alsoSession (2025) – 11 – the use of the money.o may require an accounting by the person of the2. use of the money.
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(a) “Advance fee” means the money contracted for, charged, claimed, collected, demanded or received for an advance fee listing of, an advertisement for or an offer to sell a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach [,] ororme, factory-built housing, if the advance fee listing, advertisement or offer is issued to promote the sale of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory- built housing or for referral to a business, to dealers or to salespersons, before the last printing or other last issuance thereof, other than by a newspaper of general circulation.
(2) The location at which prospective or potential buyers or exchangers of manufactured homes, mobile homes [or] , manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housin(3) An agreement by which a person who is engaged in the business of promoting the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes [or] , manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing mayagrees beto communicatedrender withto an owner or found.buyer any service to promote the sale of the manufactured home, mobile home [or] , manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing for an advance fee.
(3)(4) An agreement by which a person who is engaged in the business of promoting the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes [or] , manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing agrees to renderlocate to an owner or buyer any service to promote the sale of thea manufactured home, mobile home [or] , - 83rd Session (2025) – 12 – manufactured building,building or commercial coach or factory-built housing for an advance fee.
(4) An agreement by which a person agrees to locate or to promote the sale of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing for an advance fee.
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NRS 489.431 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The Administrator may on his or her own motion,motion,: and shall upon receiving a complaint, investigate the actions of any licensee or any other person who assumes to act in the capacity of a licensee in this State.
and shall upon receiving a complaint, investigate the actions of any licensee or any other person who assumes to act in the capacity of a licensee in this State.
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Division, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action againstcapacity of a licensee orare otherconfidential.ssumes person who assumes to act in the capacity5. of a licensee are confidential.
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489.461 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.02095, a manufactured home, mobile home [, travel trailer] or commercial coach for which a certificate and label of compliance has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not required to comply with any local building codes or ordinances prescribingprescribingred to standards for plumbing, heating, electrical systems, body and frame design and construction requirements.
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If a person specified in subsection 1 commences an action specified in subsection 3 against a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter, the person specified in subsection 1 must serve a copy- of83rd Session (2025) – 14 – the complaintaction uponis commenced.]n the Administrator within 30 days after the action is commenced.] 2.
If a [purchaser] person who entered into an agreement for the sale, purchase, lease, distribution, alteration, - *AB38_R1* – 14 – repair, remodeling or manufacture of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing commences an action against a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter relating to an act or omission of the licensee that is in violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the person who commenced the action must serve a copy of the complaint in the action upon the Administrator within 30 days after the action is commenced.
The petition and each copy of the petition served pursuant to this subsection must set forth the grounds which entitle the judgment creditor to recover from the Account and must include a copy of:
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(a) The judgment creditor is not the spouse of the judgment debtor,deb(b) orThe thejudgmentonal personalrcreditorathas representativeofcompliedouswith all the requirements of thatNRS spouse.489.4971 to 489.4989, inclusive.
(b) The judgment creditor has complied with all the requirements of NRS 489.4971 to 489.4989, inclusive.
(d) A writ of execution has been issued upon the judgment and that no assets of the judgment debtor liable to be levied upon in satisfaction of the judgment could be found, or that the amount realized on the sale of any of them that were found under the - *AB38_R1* – 15 – execution was insufficient to satisfy the judgment, stating the amount so realized and the balance remaining due.
489.501home, 1.new manufactured building or new commercial coach or new factory-built housing is sold in this State by a dealer, the dealer shall complete a report of sale.
When a new manufactured home, new mobile home, new manufactured building or new commercial coach or new factory-built housing is sold in this State by a dealer, the dealer shall complete a report of sale.
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The dealer shall submit the completed report of sale and the manufacturer’s certificate or statement of origin to the Division within 30 days after the execution of all instruments which the contract of sale required to be executed at the time of sale or within 30of daystime afteris thegranted dateby ofthe sale,Division.chever whichever is later, unless an extension of4. time is granted by the Division.
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If a used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing is sold in this State by a dealer, the - *AB38_R1* – 16 – dealer shall complete a dealer’s report of sale.
Within 45 days after the sale, the dealer shall furnish one copy of the report of sale to the assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing will be located.
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 17 – 489.531 The Division shall not issue a certificate of title of a used manufactured home , [or] used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach unless the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach was situated at the time of sale has provided to the Division, on a form prescribed by the Division, verification that all personal property taxes on that manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach for the fiscal year have been paid.
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NRS 489.531 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.531 The Division shall not issue a certificate of title of a used manufactured home , [or] used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach unless the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach was situated at the time of sale has provided to the Division, on a form prescribed by the Division, verification that all personal property taxes on that manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach for the fiscal year have been paid.
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489.561 Whenever an application is made to the Division for title of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach previously titled and the applicant is unable to present the certificate of title previously issued because it is lost or being unlawfully detained by one in possession or is not otherwise available, the Division may receive the application and examine the circumstances of the case and require the filing ofofnd - *AB38_R1* – 17 – affidavits or other information.
A request made pursuant to subsection 1 must be submitted on an(a) applicationContain madea availablenotarized bysignature of the Divisionowner andor must:each joint owner;
(a) Contain a notarized signature of the owner or each joint owner;
4.- 83rd Session (2025) – 18 – the name of the owner or after the names of joint owners the wordster “transfer on death to” or the abbreviation “TOD” followed by the name of the beneficiary.
A certificate of title in beneficiary form must include after the name of the owner or after the names of joint owners the words “transfer on death to” or the abbreviation “TOD” followed by the name of the beneficiary.
or (2) Filing an application with, and paying a fee to, the Divisionbeneficiary toor reissuewith the certificate of title with no designation of a beneficiarydifferent orbeneficiary.n with the designation of a different6. beneficiary.
6.The interest of the beneficiary in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach on the death of the sole owner or on the death of the last surviving joint owner is subject to any contract of sale, assignment or ownership or security interest to which the owner or owners of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach were subject during their lifetime.
The interest of the beneficiary in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach on the death of the sole owner or on the death of the last surviving joint - *AB38_R1* – 18 – owner is subject to any contract of sale, assignment or ownership or security interest to which the owner or owners of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach were subject during their lifetime.
(a) Proof of death of one of the owners, of two or more joint ownersown(b) orPayment of the fee for a solecertificate owner;of title, issue a new certificate of title for the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach to the surviving owner or owners or, if none, to the beneficiary, subject to any security interest.
and (b) Payment of the fee for a certificate of title, issue a new certificate of title for the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach to the surviving owner or owners or, if none, to the beneficiary, subject to any security interest.
10.- 83rd Session (2025) – 19 – home , manufactured building or commercial coach pursuant to this section is not considered as testamentary and is not subject to administration pursuant to the provisions of title 12 of NRS.
The transfer on death of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach pursuant to this section is not considered as testamentary and is not subject to administration pursuant to the provisions of title 12 of NRS.
Whenever a security interest is created in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach, the certificate of title must be delivered to the Division with a statement signed by the debtor showing the date ofofe the security agreement, the names and addresses of the debtor and the secured party.
If the security interest is subsequently acquired by another person, or if there is a - *AB38_R1* – 19 – change in the name or address of the secured party, the secured party shall apply to the Division for a corrected certificate of title.
489.581 Compliance with the provisions of this chapter relating to a security interest in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is sufficient for the perfection and release of that security interest.
In all other respects the rights and duties of the debtor and secured party are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code—Secured Transactions and chapter 97 of NRS to the extent applicable.
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2.attached to a manufactured home, mobile home , manufacturedmust be building or commercial coach after the certificate of installation has been issued and removed when the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is moved from the location it occupied when the certificate was issued.
Labels of installation issued by the Division which must be attached to a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach after the certificate of installation has been issued and removed when the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is moved from the location it occupied when the certificate was issued.
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489.595 A dealer shall provide a copy of the certificate of installation described in NRS 489.593 to each purchaser of a new manufactured home [.] , new mobile home, new manufactured building or new commercial coach.
2.- 83rd Session (2025) – 21 – programs from money in the Account.e expenses of conducting the Sec.
The Division shall pay for the expenses of conducting the programs from money in the Account.
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(a) Through this state from and to points outside Nevada.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 489.611, any person who moves a manufactured home, mobile home , - *AB38_R1* – 21 – manufactured building or commercial coach upon any highway or road in this state shall, before that movement, apply to the county assessor for a trip permit.
The assessor of the county from which the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is to be moved shall issue a trip permit for each section of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufacturedmanufacturedr each building or commercial coach upon application presented in the form prescribed by the Division, payment of a fee of $5 for each permit, and proof satisfactory to the assessor of ownership and that all property taxes, for the full year in which the permit is to be used, and use taxes if applicable, levied against the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach and its contents have been paid.
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The trip permit authorizes movement over the highways and roads for not more than 5 consecutive working days following the date of issuance and the application and permit respectively must be used in lieu only of any certificate of registration and vehicle license numbernumSec. plate required by law.
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(a) For use by the operator of the vehicle moving the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach and the operator shall keep a copy of the application in his or her possession at all times during the movement.
- *AB38_R1* – 22 – (b) To the owner of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach.
The trip permit must be prominently displayed on the rear of each section of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach in the manner - 83rd Session (2025) – 23 – prescribed by the Division at all times during which the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is moved upon any highway or road.
The permit must be made and displayed in a manner that renders the permit unusable when removed from the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach.coach.home, mobile home Sec.
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Any manufactured home sold or used for residential purposes in this State must be equipped with a smoke detector which meets federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
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489.711 Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 361 and 482 of NRS or any other law, no dealer may be required to pay any property tax, either as tax on inventory or on individual manufactured homes, mobile homes , manufactured buildings or commercial coaches [,] or factory-built housing, on any manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing of which the dealer takes- possession83rd Session (2025) – 24 – business.session and holds for sale in the ordinary course of business.Sec.
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3.a dealer or an employee or agent of the dealer.ent” does not include Sec.
As used in this section, “authorized agent” does not include a dealer or an employee or agent of the dealer.
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(a) The] the Division [has reasonable cause to believe that the dealer or distributor is using or has used the account to carry on the businessbus(b) ofThe theDivision:er dealer or distributor;
and (b)(1)] The: Division:
(1)](a) :Has reasonable cause to believe [or has received a credible complaint] that the dealer or distributor [is insolvent or is in a financial condition, or has engaged in a financial practice, which creates a substantial risk of insolvency;
- *AB38_R1* – 24 – (a) Has reasonable cause to believe [or has received a credible complaint] that the dealer or distributor [is insolvent or is in a financial condition, or has engaged in a financial practice, which creates a substantial risk of insolvency;
or - 83rd Session (2025) – 25 – (b) Determines that the investigation and audit are reasonably necessary to assist the Division in administering or enforcing any provision of law.
The Administrator shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, prescribing the scope of an investigation or audit conducted pursuant to thisthisibing section.
It is unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or offer for sale any manufactured home which has been constructed on or after June 15, 1976, unless the manufactured home and its components and systems have been constructed and assembled according to the standards prescribed pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
It is unlawful for any person to issue a certification which states that a manufactured home conforms to all applicable federal - *AB38_R1* – 25 – standards for safety and construction if that person, in the exercise of due care, has reason to know that the certification is false or misleading in any material respect.
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6.by the Administrator to the documentary materials set forth inmit access NRS 489.231.
It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to permit access by the Administrator to the documentary materials set forth in NRS 489.231.
Each violation of this chapter or any regulation or order issued under it constitutes a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing and with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by this chapter or regulation or order, except that the maximum civil penalty is $1,000,000 for any related series of violations occurring within 1 yearyea2.aftBefore afterthe adoption of any regulation for whose violation a civil penalty may be imposed, the firstAdministrator violation.shall give at least days’ written notice to every licensed manufacturer, dealer, distributor, general serviceperson and specialty serviceperson, and every other interested party who has requested the notice.
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Before the adoption of any regulation for whose violation a civil penalty may be imposed, the Administrator shall give at least 30 days’ written notice to every licensed manufacturer, dealer, distributor, general serviceperson and specialty serviceperson, and every other interested party who has requested the notice.
This section does not apply to a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of travel trailers.] - *AB38_R1* – 26 – Sec.
(a)- Makes83rd anySession false(2025) – 27 – certificate of title.e entry on any certificate of origin or certificate(b) ofFurnishes title.false information to the Division concerning any security interest.
(b) Furnishes false information to the Division concerning any security interest.
(b) Commingles the money or other property of a seller or purchaser of a manufactured home, manufactured building , [or] mobile home or commercial coach or factory-built housing with his or her own.
118B.080tenant 1.the:
The1. landlord shall disclose in writing to each tenant the:
The landlord shall disclose in writing to each (a) Name, address and telephone number of the owner [and manager] or [assistant manager] representative of the manufactured home park [;] and the electronic mail address of the manufactured home park, if available;
- *AB38_R1*83rd Session (2025) – 2728 – 2.
A landlord shall post [, or] in a conspicuous place in a common area of the park and provide to each tenant [,] the office hours [or] , which must be during regular business hours, and the landlord’s availability at the park location.
(b) If the tenant does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (a), maintain the tenant’s lot to control weeds and any grass or other vegetation and charge the tenant a service fee for the actualact(c) costRequire of that maintenance.the manufactured home be removed from the park if it is unoccupied for more than 90 consecutive days and the tenant or dealer is not making good faith and diligent efforts to sell it.
(c) Require that the manufactured home be removed from the park if it is unoccupied for more than 90 consecutive days and the tenant or dealer is not making good faith and diligent efforts to sell it.
If the owner of record is not found, the landlord or manager may use the records of the county- assessor83rd forSession the(2025) county– in29 which– the manufactured home is located to determine the owner of the manufactured home.
-home *AB38_R1*is – 28 – (b) Send a certified letter notifying the owner and any lienholder of the intent of the landlord or manager to dismantle the manufactured home.
(b)(c) ItThe ismanager unoccupied;of the manufactured home park reasonably believes it to be abandoned.
and (c) The manager of the manufactured home park reasonably believes it to be abandoned.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, have been a tenant in the same manufactured home park in this State for at least 1 year immediately preceding his or her application for assistance;
(b) Be the registered owner of the manufactured home which is subject to the tenancy, as indicated on the certificate of title that is issued by the Division pursuant to NRS 489.541;
§§ 12701 et seq., adjusted for household size, which the United States Department of Housing - 83rd Session (2025) – 30 – and Urban Development has established for the area of the State in which the manufactured home is located, whichever is greater;
or (2) A maximum monthly household income that the Administrator has established by regulation pursuant to subsectionsub(d) 5;Be a tenant in a manufactured home park that is operated for profit and maintain continuous tenancy in that park during the duration of the supplemental assistance;
- *AB38_R1* – 29 – (d) Be a tenant in a manufactured home park that is operated for profit and maintain continuous tenancy in that park during the duration of the supplemental assistance;
§§ 2011 et seq., during the year immediately preceding his or her application for assistance;
orear immediately preceding his or her application (b) If the applicant is receiving coverage pursuant to Medicare Part B, 42 U.S.C.
or - 83rd Session (2025) – 31 – (c) Extreme financial hardship based upon a significant reduction of income, when considering the applicant’s current financial circumstances.
An applicant shall include with his or her request for a waiver all medicalmed4. and financial documents that support his or her request.
4.The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing:st.
The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing:
The regulations must require that - *AB38_R1* – 30 – each such person provide the Division with a written acknowledgment of his or her continued eligibility for assistance.
(c) “Travel trailer” [has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 489.150.] means a portable structure mounted on wheels, consisting of a vehicular chassis primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use and designed to be drawn by another vehicle, and designated by the manufacturer as a travel trailer.
The term does not include aae recreational park trailer.
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, - 83rd Session (2025) – 32 – 176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350,218A.350,, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, - *AB38_R1* – 31 – 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, - 83rd Session (2025) – 33 – 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 489.431, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710,604A.710,A.110, 604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630.2672, 630.2673, 630.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, - *AB38_R1* – 32 – 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records.
Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts- or83rd memorandaSession of(2025) the– records34 or– may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public.
A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, - *AB38_R1* – 33 – electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.
4.public record in an electronic format by means of an electronicy of a medium.
If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium.
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent hashasthe already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium.
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When a mobile home park is sold or otherwise transferred, the purchaser or transferee of the mobile home park shall complete and submit a report of transfer to the Division within 10 business days after the sale or transfer.
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“Travel trailer” means a portable structure mounted on wheels, consisting of a recreational, camping or travel use and designed to be drawn byrs for another vehicle, and designated by the manufacturer as a travel trailer.
The term does not include a recreational park trailer.
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