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Assembly Bill No. 486 (2021)

An Act relating to property; temporarily authorizing tenants subject to designated eviction proceedings to assert certain affirmative defenses relating to rental assistance... temporarily requiring a court to stay designated eviction proceedings in order to facilitate alternative dispute resolution

Nevada Legislature (81st Session); approved by Governor Steve Sisolak · Nevada (State)

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Jurisdiction
Nevada
Level
State
Authority
Nev. Const. art. 4; Statutes of Nevada 2021 (AB 486)
Issued
2021-06-04 June 4, 2021
Effective
upon passage and approval (June 4, 2021, per the Nevada State file and the original SEC-13 summary) (read as 2021-06-04)
End
secs. 1-3.5, 5 and 6 expire June 5, 2023; sec. 4 (mandatory stay for ADR) expires on the earlier of the end of the ADR programs or June 5, 2023 (read as 2023-06-05)
In force
June 4, 2021 to June 5, 2023
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • landlords
  • courts
  • Home Means Nevada, Inc.
Functions reached
  • SV (rental-property borrowers' collections; REO and rental evictions stayed)
  • CB
Collection
Financial Services SEC-13

Operative words

Section 2 of this bill authorizes a tenant to claim as an affirmative defense to a designated eviction proceeding that: (1) the tenant has a pending application for rental assistance; or (2) the landlord of the tenant refused to participate in the application for rental assistance or accept rental assistance... Section 2 requires the court to stay the proceedings upon the assertion of such an affirmative defense... Sec. 4. Any designated eviction proceeding must be stayed for [a period to facilitate alternative dispute resolution]... Sec. 9. 1. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval

Enforcement

Statute; civil penalty (sec. 3)

Notes

Text read. Took effect four days after Directive 043's residential eviction moratorium expired (May 31, 2021; NV-037) and governed every nonpayment eviction in Nevada throughout Q3 2021.

Retrieval note

Approval date taken from the Nevada State file and the enrolled bill's effective clause; the enrolled text carries no approval date.

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