2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 244 - Counties: Government
NRS 244.35356 - Application for authorization; powers and duties of board of county commissioners related to processing application; requirements for person granted authorization. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
1. A person who wishes to offer for rent a residential unit or a room within a residential unit for the purposes of transient lodging independently or using an accommodations facilitator must file a written application for an authorization with the agency, officer or department designated by the board of county commissioners in the ordinance and in the form set forth in the ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 244.353545.
2. Upon receipt of an application for an authorization, the board of county commissioners may hold a public hearing on the application.
3. Before granting, denying or renewing an authorization, the board of county commissioners or its designee may conduct any necessary health, safety or fire inspection of the residential unit. The costs of any inspection must be paid by the applicant.
4. The board of county commissioners or its designee may grant or deny the authorization. If the board of county commissioners or its designee grants an authorization, the board or its designee, as applicable, shall include such terms and conditions for the rental of the residential unit or a room within the residential unit for the purposes of transient lodging that the board or its designee deems necessary for the health and safety of the residents of the county. The conditions imposed by the board or designee must include, without limitation, provisions stipulating that the holder of the authorization is subject to the oversight and enforcement authority of the county and the local health authority, law enforcement agency and fire department having jurisdiction in the county.
5. A person who is granted an authorization pursuant to this section must, without limitation:
(a) Pay an annual fee for the authorization in an amount established in the ordinance adopted by the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 244.353545. The board of county commissioners may increase the annual fee in an amendment to the ordinance.
(b) Maintain insurance which identifies that the property is used for transient lodging with a minimum liability coverage in an amount set forth in the ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 244.353545.
(c) Have a designated local representative who is responsible for the rental and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to any issues relating to the residential unit.
(d) Include educational information in the residential unit for any renters, which must include, without limitation, the occupancy limitations for the residential units, emergency telephone numbers, the telephone number of the designated local representative, safety information, trash requirements, parking rules and noise regulations.
(e) Ensure that the address of the residential unit is clearly visible from the roadway.
(f) Maintain the residential unit in a safe and hazard-free condition, including, without limitation, all mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems within the residential unit.
(g) Ensure that the residential unit is equipped with a fire extinguisher, a smoke alarm or detector and a carbon monoxide alarm or detector.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2394, effective July 1, 2022)
