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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.031 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 489.034 to 489.155, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1065; A 1975, 1579; 1977, 1227, 1452; 1979, 1214; 1983, 777; 1999, 860; 2001, 1726; 2005, 1628; 2009, 1901; 2011, 1630; 2017, 3622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.043 - "Brokerage agreement" defined.

"Brokerage agreement" means a contract between a dealer and a client in which the dealer agrees to accept compensation to:
1. Assist, solicit or negotiate the sale or exchange of an interest in a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing; or
2. Induce any person to buy or exchange an interest in a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 858; A 2009, 1901)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.051 - "Certificate of compliance" defined.

"Certificate of compliance" means a certificate issued by this state certifying that the plumbing, heating, electrical systems, body and frame design and construction requirements of a commercial coach or the reconstruction or alteration requirements of a mobile home or commercial coach comply with standards adopted by the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1065; A 1977, 1453; 1981, 1191; 1983, 777; 1993, 2052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.062 - "Commercial coach" defined.

"Commercial coach" means a structure without motive power which is designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional or commercial purposes. The term does not include a recreational park trailer or portable building.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1451; A 1979, 1215; 2001, 1726; 2011, 1630)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.081 - "Distributor" defined.

"Distributor" means any person who engages in the sale and distribution of manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing for resale.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.095 - "Established place of business" defined.

1. "Established place of business" means an enclosed building or structure owned either in fee or leased with sufficient space to conduct the business of the dealer and large enough to accommodate the office or offices of the dealer and to provide a safe place to keep the books and other records of the business of the dealer, at which site or location the principal portion of the dealer’s business is conducted.
2. The books and records of a dealer must be kept and maintained at the dealer’s established place of business and be open to inspection during usual business hours by any authorized agent of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1571; A 1977, 1453; 1979, 1215)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.101 - "Franchise" defined.

"Franchise" means a written agreement between a franchisor and franchisee which establishes that the franchisee will sell or distribute new or used manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches, factory-built housing or related goods or services under, or operate using, the systems, trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or other commercial symbol of the franchisor.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.1013 - "Franchisee" defined.

"Franchisee" means any natural person or entity that, pursuant to a franchise, sells or distributes new or used manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches, factory-built housing or related goods or services under, or operates using, the systems, trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or other commercial symbol of the franchisor.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.1017 - "Franchisor" defined.

"Franchisor" means any natural person or entity that owns the overall rights to the systems, trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or other commercial symbol of the franchisor and grants a franchise for their use by a franchisee.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1900)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.102 - "General serviceperson" defined.

1. "General serviceperson" means a person who owns or is the responsible managing employee of a business which:
(a) Installs or repairs the awnings, roofing, skirting, plumbing, heating or electrical systems of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing;
(b) Installs, removes or prepares for transport a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing at the site where it will be or has been used for occupancy; or
(c) Reconstructs a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing by the alteration, addition or substitution of substantial or essential parts.
2. The term does not include:
(a) A licensed manufacturer engaged in the installation, repair or service of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing that was manufactured by the licensed manufacturer;
(b) The owner or purchaser of a manufactured home, mobile home or manufactured building or factory-built housing who uses the manufactured home, mobile home or manufactured building or factory-built housing as his or her private residence; or
(c) The owner or purchaser of a commercial coach who uses the commercial coach for his or her own industrial, professional or commercial purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1625; A 2009, 1903)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.104 - "Installation" defined.

1. "Installation" means the complete operation of fixing in place a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for occupancy.
2. The term includes, without limitation, pier blocking, prefabricated footings, ground anchoring and the connection to utility terminals on the site.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1201; A 1983, 777)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.110 - "Label of compliance" defined.

"Label of compliance" means a label permanently attached to:
1. A commercial coach upon the completion of the construction of the coach; or
2. A mobile home or commercial coach upon the completion of any reconstruction or alteration of the home or coach,
under the authority of the Division which certifies that the mobile home or commercial coach is in compliance with standards adopted by the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1066; A 1977, 1453; 1979, 1215; 1983, 778; 1993, 2052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.113 - "Manufactured home" defined.

1. "Manufactured home" means a structure which is:
(a) Built on a permanent chassis;
(b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities;
(c) Transportable in one or more sections; and
(d) Eight feet or more in body width or 40 feet or more in body length when transported, or, when erected on-site, contains 320 square feet or more.
2. The term includes:
(a) The plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems of the structure.
(b) Any structure:
(1) Which meets the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1, and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.; or
(2) Built in compliance with the requirements of chapter 461 of NRS.
3. The term does not include a recreational park trailer.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 775; A 1995, 2601; 2001, 1726)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.115 - "Manufacturer" defined.

"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, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1571; A 1977, 1454; 1983, 778; 2009, 1903)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.120 - "Mobile home" defined.

1. "Mobile home" means a structure which is:
(a) Built on a permanent chassis;
(b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities; and
(c) Transportable in one or more sections.
2. The term includes the design of the body and frame and the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems of the mobile home.
3. The term does not include a recreational park trailer, travel trailer, commercial coach or manufactured home or any structure built in compliance with the requirements of chapter 461 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1066; A 1975, 1579; 1977, 1454; 1979, 1216; 1983, 778; 2001, 1726)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.125 - "New manufactured home," "new mobile home," "new travel trailer," "new manufactured building," "new commercial coach" and "new factory-built housing" defined.

"New manufactured home," "new mobile home," "new travel trailer," "new manufactured building," "new commercial coach" or "new factory-built housing" means a 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.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1571; A 1977, 1454; 1983, 778; 2009, 1903)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.133 - "Portable building" defined.

"Portable building" means a structure which:
1. Is at ground level, has no axles and rests on the surface of the ground;
2. Is for nonresidential use;
3. Is not a fixture or improvement to real property;
4. Is designed to be used without a permanent foundation; and
5. Contains an electrical system with a component that allows for the quick connection or disconnection of the electrical system to a source of electricity.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1629)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.1353 - "Responsible managing employee" defined.

"Responsible managing employee" means the person designated by the employer to exercise authority in connection with his or her principal or employer’s business in the following manner:
1. To make technical and administrative decisions.
2. To hire, superintend, promote, transfer, lay off, discipline or discharge other employees and to direct them, either personally or through others, or effectively recommend such action on behalf of his or her principal or employer.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.137 - "Salesperson" defined.

"Salesperson" means any person employed by a dealer or distributor under any form of contract or arrangement to sell, distribute, rent, lease, exchange or buy, or offer for sale, distribution, rental, lease or exchange, an interest in a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing to any person, and who receives or expects to receive a commission, fee or any other consideration from his or her employer.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1572; A 1977, 1455; 1983, 779; 1999, 861; 2005, 1628; 2009, 1903)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.147 - "Specialty serviceperson" defined.

1. "Specialty serviceperson" means a person who owns or is the designated responsible managing employee of a business which is limited in the scope of the work it may perform on or in a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, modular component or commercial coach or factory-built housing in accordance with NRS 489.325.
2. The term does not include:
(a) A licensed manufacturer engaged in the repair or service of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing that was manufactured by the licensed manufacturer;
(b) The owner or purchaser of a manufactured home, mobile home or manufactured building or factory-built housing who uses the manufactured home, mobile home or manufactured building or factory-built housing as his or her private residence; or
(c) The owner or purchaser of a commercial coach who uses the commercial coach for his or her own industrial, professional or commercial purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1626; A 2009, 1904)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.150 - "Travel trailer" defined.

"Travel trailer" 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 a recreational park trailer.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1066; A 1977, 1455; 1979, 1216; 2001, 1727)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.155 - "Used manufactured home," "used mobile home," "used travel trailer," "used manufactured building," "used commercial coach" and "used factory-built housing" defined.

"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, which has been:
1. Sold, rented or leased and occupied before or after the sale, rental or lease; or
2. 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, or any territory or possession of the United States or any foreign state, province or country.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1572; A 1977, 1455; 1983, 779; 2009, 1904)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.221 - Employees of Division: Conflicts of interest prohibited.

An employee of the Division shall not hold an interest in any firm which sells, distributes, manufactures, rebuilds or 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 act as an agent for any of them.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1202; A 1983, 779; 2009, 1904)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.231 - Administrator: Powers.

1. To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator may:
(a) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers and documents; and
(b) Conduct hearings.
2. The Administrator may apply for and receive grants from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for developing and carrying out a plan for enforcement and administration of federal standards of safety and construction respecting manufactured homes offered for sale or lease in this state.
3. The Administrator may adopt regulations to ensure acceptance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of the state plan for administration and enforcement of federal standards of safety and construction respecting manufactured homes in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.
4. The Administrator may:
(a) Make inspections;
(b) Approve plans and specifications;
(c) Provide technical services;
(d) Issue licenses, permits, certificates of title and certificates and labels of compliance and installation in such form as he or she may deem proper, including, without limitation, in electronic form;
(e) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states or private organizations that adopt and maintain standards reasonably consistent with this chapter;
(f) Collect the fees provided for in this chapter; and
(g) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out his or her duties under this chapter.
5. 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 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 Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 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 magistrate shall issue a warrant to permit an inspection if the Administrator has shown:
(a) Evidence that a violation of a provision of this chapter or of the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving any entrance or exit fee has been committed or is being committed; or
(b) That the business has been chosen for an inspection on the basis of a general administrative plan for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1202; A 1981, 85, 1852; 1983, 780; 2009, 1905; 2023, 27)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.233 - Deposit of fees and administrative fines; appointment of hearing officers or panels by Administrator.

1. All money collected from fees and administrative fines imposed pursuant to this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account.
2. The Administrator may appoint one or more hearing officers or panels and may delegate to those hearing officers or panels the power of the Administrator to conduct hearings and other proceedings, determine violations, impose fines and penalties and take other disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1628; A 2017, 3623)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.235 - Administrator: Regulation of structures built in compliance with requirements of chapter 461 of NRS.

The Administrator or a designee of the Administrator shall regulate, in accordance with the standards established by the regulations of the Division pursuant to chapter 461 of NRS, a structure built in compliance with the requirements of chapter 461 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2601)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.241 - Regulations: Federal and national standards; issuance of certificates and labels of compliance.

The Administrator shall adopt regulations:
1. Consistent with the federal regulations governing procedure and enforcement respecting manufactured homes to administer and enforce federal construction and safety standards respecting manufactured homes in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.).
2. For the construction of commercial coaches that are reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards.
3. For the:
(a) Reconstruction; 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.
4. For the issuance of certificates and labels of compliance. The regulations must provide for, without limitation:
(a) Inspection at the place of manufacture;
(b) Submission and approval of plans and specifications or for the actual inspection and approval of the mobile home, travel trailer or commercial 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
(c) Revocation for cause, upon notice and hearing, of the right of a manufacturer to sell mobile homes, travel trailers or commercial coaches in this state for use in this state.
5. Consistent with nationally recognized standards governing the minimum requirements for the design of travel trailers.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1208; A 1981, 1191; 1983, 781; 1993, 2052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.251 - Regulations pertaining to safety standards and inspection; certificate of installation and label of installation prerequisite to connecting utilities.

1. The Administrator shall adopt regulations pertaining to:
(a) Safety standards for the installation, support and tie down of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches which are designed to protect the health and safety of occupants of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning, subject to the following provisions:
(1) Safety standards must be reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards for placement, support and tie down of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches.
(2) The Administrator may designate wind pressure zones in which the regulations for tie down of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches apply.
(b) The inspection of plumbing, heating, cooling, fuel burning and electrical systems connections to a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach at the time of installation of the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach, which regulations are designed to protect the health and safety of occupants of manufactured homes, mobile homes and commercial coaches.
2. Unless the Division determines otherwise, the plumbing, heating, cooling, fuel burning and electrical systems of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach may not be connected or activated until a certificate of installation has been issued and a label of installation affixed to the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1208; A 1983, 781)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.261 - Regulations pertaining to accessory structures.

1. The Administrator may adopt regulations pertaining to the construction, installation and use of accessory structures and devices which burn solid fuel and air-conditioning for manufactured homes and mobile homes consistent with nationally recognized construction standards, except where those standards conflict with the standards adopted under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.) and would prevent enforcement of that act in this state.
2. As used in this section, "accessory structure" includes awnings, cabanas, carports, porches, skirting or steps established for the use of the occupant of the manufactured home or mobile home and which depends upon the manufactured home or mobile home for some or all of its structural support.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1208; A 1981, 1191; 1983, 782; 1993, 1186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.262 - Regulations pertaining to portable buildings.

The Administrator shall adopt regulations prescribing safety standards for:
1. The construction, transportation, installation and use of a portable building;
2. The inspection of any plumbing, heating, cooling, fuel burning or electrical system contained in a portable building; and
3. The maintenance and repair of a portable building.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1630)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.263 - Regulations establishing system for issuance of permits for installation, design, approval, repair or modification.

1. The Administrator may adopt regulations establishing a system for the issuance of permits for the installation, design, approval, repair or modification of manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing.
2. The regulations may include, without limitation:
(a) The requirements and procedures for applying for a permit;
(b) The criteria for determining whether to issue a permit;
(c) The grounds for revocation and the requirements for reinstatement of a permit; and
(d) The procedures for the enforcement of a system for issuing permits.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 808; A 2009, 1906)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.265 - Trust account for deposit of advance fees for payment of services of Division; regulations.

1. The Division may establish a trust account in the State Treasury in which persons who require the services of the Division may deposit advance fees for payment of those services. Unless the appropriate fee accompanies the request for service, upon providing the service the Division shall cause the account to be debited.
2. The Division shall prescribe, by regulation, the services for which advance fees may be deposited and paid for upon providing the service.
3. The trust account established pursuant to this section must be administered by the Administrator.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 956)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.272 - Regulations concerning certain sales or transfers of title.

The Administrator shall adopt regulations:
1. Requiring a person who is buying or selling a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach pursuant to:
(a) A sale to satisfy a lien; or
(b) A contract for sale or other agreement by which the certificate of title does not pass immediately from the seller to the buyer upon the sale,
to submit to the Administrator such information regarding the sale as the Administrator deems necessary.
2. Establishing requirements for the issuance or transfer of a certificate of title of a mobile home, manufactured home or a commercial coach in cases involving:
(a) More than one transferor or transferee;
(b) A transferor or transferee who holds a certificate of title in trust for another person; or
(c) A sale to satisfy a lien.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 233; A 2023, 28)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.281 - Regulations concerning issuance and renewal of limited dealer’s license.

1. The Division shall adopt regulations for the issuance and renewal of a limited dealer’s license authorizing a person other than a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, thrift company or other financial institution to act as a repossessor or liquidator concerning manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches.
2. Regulations adopted by the Division concerning the issuance and renewal of a limited dealer’s license must not require more than 2 hours of continuing education per year and the required continuing education must be limited to topics relating to the processes and procedures for the sale of a manufactured home.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2087; A 2005, 1607)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.285 - Regulations concerning continuing education requirements for dealers, distributors, general servicepersons, specialty servicepersons, responsible managing employees and salespersons.

1. The Division shall adopt regulations concerning continuing education requirements for dealers, distributors, general servicepersons, specialty servicepersons, responsible managing employees and salespersons. The regulations must include the:
(a) Criteria for determining what qualifies as continuing education;
(b) Criteria for approving educational and training programs;
(c) Requirements for submitting evidence of completion; and
(d) Grounds and procedures for granting an extension of time within which to comply with continuing education requirements.
2. In adopting regulations pursuant to subsection 1, the Division shall:
(a) Allow for alternative subjects, instructors, schools and sources of programs, with consideration for specialized areas of practice, availability and proximity of resources to the licensees and applicants, and the time and expense required to participate in the programs.
(b) Approve courses offered by generally accredited educational institutions and private vocational schools if those courses otherwise qualify as continuing education.
(c) Approve training and educational programs and seminars offered by:
(1) Individual sponsors;
(2) Manufactured housing firms and businesses such as dealers, distributors, general servicepersons, specialty servicepersons, manufacturers and suppliers of the various components for constructing such homes or coaches, including heating and air-conditioning systems, material for roofing and siding, skirting, awnings and other components;
(3) Professional and industry-related organizations; and
(4) Other organized educational programs concerning technical or specialized subjects, including in-house training programs offered by an employer for his or her employees and participation in meetings and conferences of industry-related organizations.
(d) Solicit advice and assistance from persons and organizations that are knowledgeable in the construction, sale, distribution, installation, rebuilding and servicing of manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing and the method of educating licensees.
3. The Division is not responsible for the costs of any continuing education program, but may participate in the funding of those programs subject to legislative appropriations.
4. As used in this section, "industry-related organizations" includes, without limitation, the:
(a) Manufactured Housing Institute;
(b) Manufactured Home Community Owners;
(c) Nevada Association of Manufactured Home Owners, Inc.;
(d) Nevada Association of Realtors;
(e) Nevada Housing Alliance;
(f) Modular Building Institute; and
(g) Any other organization approved by the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2986; A 2001, 486; 2005, 1629; 2009, 1906)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.287 - Enforcement of regulations; inspections.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a city or county building department may, with the written approval of the Division, enforce all regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and make all inspections within its jurisdiction required by those regulations regarding the installation and tie down of manufactured homes, mobile homes or commercial coaches. Those inspections must be conducted in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
2. If a city or county building department fails to enforce the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter or make the inspections required by subsection 1, the Division shall enforce those regulations and make the inspections in that jurisdiction, and may, at no cost to the local governing body, engage an independent contractor to perform any inspection.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1185; A 2005, 808)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.288 - Adoption of ordinances and regulations by local governing body; preemption of more stringent ordinances and regulations; exception.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.02095:
1. A local governing body may adopt ordinances and regulations which, except for ordinances and regulations regarding any prerequisites to the classification of a manufactured home or mobile home as real property pursuant to NRS 361.244, are no more stringent than the provisions of this chapter, the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and applicable federal statutes and regulations. Compliance with an ordinance or regulation of a local governing body does not excuse any person from compliance with this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
2. The provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter supersede and preempt any ordinance or regulation of a local governing body that is more stringent than those provisions, except for an ordinance or regulation regarding any prerequisites to the classification of a manufactured home or mobile home as real property pursuant to NRS 361.244.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1185; A 1999, 3466)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.289 - Variances for local governing bodies.

A local governing body may apply to the Administrator for a variance, within the geographical jurisdiction of the local governing body, from any of the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. The Administrator may, for good cause shown, grant such a variance.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1185)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.291 - Enforcement of statutes and regulations: Notice of violation; penalty; liability for costs of enforcement.

1. 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. The notice of violation must set forth the violation which the Administrator alleges with particularity and specify the corrective action which is to be taken and the time within which the action must be taken. If the person is alleged to have violated the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, the notice of violation must specify that the fee be repaid in full, and may specify any other corrective action which the Administrator deems necessary.
2. Any person who fails to take the corrective action required in a notice of violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and the Administrator may:
(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 violation 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; or
(d) If the person is alleged to have violated NRS 489.311 and while acting without a license is alleged to have caused damage to a mobile home, manufactured home or commercial coach, require that the person reimburse the owner of the mobile home, manufactured home or commercial coach for the cost of repairing such damage and assess a penalty against that person equal to the estimated cost of such repairs.
3. The assessment of a penalty pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 2 is a contested case.
4. Any person who is found to have violated a provision of this chapter, the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is liable for the cost incurred by the Division in enforcing the provision or regulation.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1852; A 1985, 344; 1997, 211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.293 - Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Administrator.

1. If any person to whom the Administrator has directed a subpoena refuses to attend, testify or produce evidence which the subpoena requires, the Administrator may present a petition to the district court for the judicial district in which the investigation or hearing is being carried on, setting forth that:
(a) Notice has been given of the time and place at which the person was required to attend, testify or produce evidence;
(b) A subpoena has been served on the witness or custodian of the evidence in sufficient time to enable the witness to comply with its provisions; and
(c) The person has failed or refused to attend, to answer questions, or to produce evidence required by the subpoena,
and asking that the court issue an order compelling the person to attend and to testify or produce the evidence specified in the subpoena.
2. When the district court receives a petition from the Administrator, it shall order the person to whom the subpoena was directed to appear at a time and place fixed by the court in its order, which must be not more than 10 days after the date of the order, and show cause why the person should not be held in contempt. A certified copy of the order must be served on the person to whom the subpoena was directed.
3. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was properly issued by the Administrator and that there is not sufficient reason that the person failed or refused to appear, the court shall order the person to appear at the time and place fixed by the court and to testify or produce the required evidence. If the person fails to comply with the order of the court, the person must be punished as for a contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1851)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.295 - Order to vacate used manufactured home, used mobile home or used commercial coach.

1. If an inspection reveals that a used manufactured home, used mobile home 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 or used commercial coach, or any portion thereof, vacated.
2. The order to vacate must be served upon the person using the used manufactured home, used mobile home or used commercial coach and copies of the order must also be posted at or upon each exit of the used manufactured home, used mobile home or used commercial coach.
3. The order to vacate must include a reasonable time within which the violation may be corrected.
4. A person shall not occupy or use the used manufactured home, used mobile home or used commercial coach in violation of the order to vacate.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1190; A 1983, 783; 1985, 344)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.297 - Order to stop work.

1. 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.
2. The order to stop work must be served upon the person doing the work or upon the person causing the work to be done. The person served with the order shall immediately cease the work until authorized by the Division to continue it.
3. A copy of the order to stop work must be posted at or upon a recognized entrance of the used manufactured home, used mobile home or used commercial coach.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1190; A 1983, 783)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.301 - License for manufacturing plant: Requirements; regulations.

1. In order to engage in business in this state or be entitled to any other license or permit required by this chapter, each manufacturing plant must be issued a license for the manufacturing plant by the Division.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations providing for the issuance of the license for the manufacturing plant.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1205; A 1983, 784)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.305 - License for branch office of dealer, distributor, general serviceperson or specialty serviceperson.

To open a branch office, a dealer, distributor, general serviceperson or specialty serviceperson must:
1. Obtain a license from the Division to operate the branch office; and
2. Provide for direct supervision of the branch office, either alone or by employing a responsible managing employee.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1191; A 1987, 1862; 2005, 1629; 2009, 1907)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.311 - License to engage in business of dealer, distributor, manufacturer, general serviceperson or specialty serviceperson: Requirements.

1. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 489.331, no person may engage or offer to engage in the business of a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, general serviceperson or specialty serviceperson in this State, or be entitled to any other license or permit required by this chapter, until the person has applied for and has been issued a license by the Division.
2. For the purposes of this section, a person engages in the business of a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, general serviceperson or specialty serviceperson in this State if the person, without limitation, submits a bid to perform any activity requiring a license pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1203; A 1981, 1853; 1983, 784; 2005, 809, 1630; 2009, 1907)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.323 - Proof of completion of continuing education required for renewal of license of dealer, distributor, general serviceperson, specialty serviceperson, responsible managing employee or salesperson; waiver.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a licensee is a dealer, distributor, general serviceperson, specialty serviceperson, responsible managing employee or salesperson, the Division shall not renew a license issued to that licensee until the licensee has submitted proof satisfactory to the Division that the licensee has, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal of the license, completed at least 8 hours of continuing education approved by the Division pursuant to NRS 489.285.
2. The Administrator may waive the requirement for continuing education set forth in subsection 1 for a licensee who is a specialty serviceperson if:
(a) The licensee holds a license issued by the State Contractors’ Board; and
(b) The Administrator determines that, based upon the license described in paragraph (a) and the services provided by the licensee, it is in the best interest of this State for the Administrator to waive the requirement for continuing education for the licensee.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2987; A 2001, 487; 2005, 1631; 2009, 1909; 2013, 45)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.325 - Regulations providing for licensing of specialty servicepersons.

1. The Administrator may adopt regulations which provide for the licensing of specialty servicepersons. A person licensed as a specialty serviceperson pursuant to this section must be limited in the scope of the work he or she may perform to installation or repair in one of the following categories:
(a) Awnings, roofing or skirting;
(b) Plumbing;
(c) Heating and air-conditioning systems;
(d) Electrical systems; or
(e) Any other category that may be similarly licensed by the State Contractors’ Board.
2. The Administrator shall provide in those regulations for:
(a) The imposition of reasonable fees for application, examination and licensure.
(b) The creation and administration of a written or oral examination for each category of limited licensure.
(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.
3. A person who is licensed as a specialty serviceperson shall comply with each statute and regulation which applies to general servicepersons, including, without limitation, the payment of a fee required pursuant to subparagraph 1 of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 489.4971.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 827; A 1999, 861; 2003, 587; 2005, 1631; 2007, 383)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 489 - Manufactured Homes; Mobile Homes and Similar Vehicles; Factory-Built Housing › NRS 489.331 - Authority to sell used manufactured and mobile homes in connection with sale of real property without license issued pursuant to this chapter.

A licensed real estate broker and his or her licensed salespersons may, without applying for or obtaining any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, sell used manufactured homes and used mobile homes when the sale is in connection with the sale of a fee simple interest in real property and the used manufactured home or used mobile home is situated on the real property sold.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1204; A 1983, 785; 1991, 1326; 2005, 664)