1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit or premises located within this State. 2. This chapter does not apply to: (a) A rental agreement subject to the provisions of chapter 118B of NRS; (b) Low-rent housing programs operated by public housing authorities and established pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1437 et seq.; (c) Residence in an institution, public or private, incident to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious or similar service; (d) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or his or her successor in interest; (e) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization; (f) Occupancy in a hotel or motel for less than 30 consecutive days unless the occupant clearly manifests an intent to remain for a longer continuous period; (g) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to a hotel or motel for less than 30 consecutive days unless the occupant clearly manifests an intent to remain for a longer continuous period; (g) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is solely conditional upon employment in or about the premises; (h) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or by a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative apartment; (i) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; (j) Occupancy by a person who is guilty of a forcible entry, as defined in NRS 40.230, or a forcible detainer, as defined in NRS 40.240; or (k) Occupancy under an agreement for the purchase and sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part for a period not to exceed 90 days, if the occupant is the seller or his or her successor in interest. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1332; A 1985, 1413; 1999, 1228; 2003, 2967; 2005, 1009; 2015, 3133; 2023, 620)
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