NRS118A.180. Applicability.

      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 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; or

      (i) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 1332; A 1985, 1413; 1999, 1228; 2003, 2967; 2005, 1009)