2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 279A - Rehabilitation of Property in Residential Neighborhoods
NRS 279A.040 - Loan for rehabilitation: Qualifications.

1. An applicant for a loan for the rehabilitation of residential property must, at the time application is made:

(a) Be a natural person who:

(1) Is a resident of or an owner of residential property in the city or an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be;

(2) Is a member of a household having a gross income of less than 120 percent of the median gross income for households of the same size residing in the same county or city, as applicable, as that percentage is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or rents residential property to such households;

(3) Owns and resides on or rents for residential purposes only the property for which the loan is sought;

(4) Has the financial resources to repay the loan in accordance with the terms of the agreement;

(5) Has the ability to complete the rehabilitation within a reasonable time and maintain the property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition; and

(6) Meets such other requirements as are imposed by the governing body; or

(b) Be an organization that:

(1) Is recognized as exempt pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4);

(2) Provides affordable housing to natural persons who meet the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a); and

(3) Has the financial resources to repay the loan in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

2. Any residential property for which a loan for rehabilitation is sought must be:

(a) Entirely situated within the boundaries of the city or within an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be;

(b) Capable of rehabilitation within reasonable limits; and

(c) Subject to not more than two encumbrances.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 2204; A 2005, 1303; 2019, 1413)