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NV SB236
Bill
AI Summary
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Defines "squatter" as a person who enters property without permission and occupies it without title or right, and explicitly excludes squatters from the legal definition of "tenant" for property possession proceedings
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Reduces the timeframe for unlawful occupants to contest a lockout from 21 calendar days to 5 calendar days, and similarly reduces the property owner's obligation to store the occupant's personal property from 21 days to 5 days
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Expands the crime of unlawful occupancy to apply to any dwelling where a person resides without owner permission, removing the previous requirement that the dwelling be "uninhabited or vacant"
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Unlawful occupancy is punishable as a gross misdemeanor, escalating to a category D felony upon a third or subsequent conviction
Legislative Description
Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 3-222)
Last Action
(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
4/12/2025