2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws
NRS 268.09797 - Application for authorization; powers and duties of governing body related to processing applications; requirements for person granted authorization. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 268.09795, a person who wishes to offer for rent a residential unit or a room within a residential unit for the purposes of transient lodging in this State independently or using an accommodations facilitator must file a written application for an authorization with the agency, officer or department designated by the city council or other governing body of an incorporated city in the ordinance and in the form set forth in the ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 268.09795.
2. Upon receipt of an application for an authorization, the city council or other governing body of an incorporated city may hold a public hearing on the application.
3. Before granting, denying or renewing an authorization, the city council or other governing body of the incorporated city or its designee, as applicable, 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 city council or other governing body of the incorporated city or its designee, as applicable, may grant or deny the authorization. If the city council or governing body or its designee grants an authorization, the city council or governing body 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 city council or governing body or its designee deems necessary for the health and safety of the residents of the incorporated city. The conditions imposed by the city council or governing body or its designee, as applicable, must include, without limitation, provisions stipulating that the holder of the authorization is subject to the oversight and enforcement authority of the city and the local health authority, law enforcement agency and fire department having jurisdiction in the city.
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 city council or other governing body of the incorporated city pursuant to NRS 268.09795. The city council or governing body, as applicable, 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 268.09795.
(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 unit, 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, 2402, effective July 1, 2022)
