NRS278.374. Certificate of owner of land; report and guarantee of title company.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a final map presented for filing must include a certificate signed and acknowledged, in the manner provided in NRS 240.1665 or 240.167, by each person who is an owner of the land:

      (a) Consenting to the preparation and recordation of the final map.

      (b) Offering for dedication that part of the land which the person wishes to dedicate for public use, subject to any reservation contained therein.

      (c) Reserving any parcel from dedication.

      (d) Granting any permanent easement for utility or video service network installation or access, as designated on the final map, together with a statement approving such easement, signed by the public utility, video service provider or person in whose favor the easement is created or whose services are required.

      2.  If the map presented for filing is an amended map of a common-interest community, the certificate need only be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to record the map under chapter 116 of NRS.

      3.  A final map of a common-interest community presented for recording and, if required by local ordinance, a final map of any other subdivision presented for recording must include:

      (a) A report from a title company in which the title company certifies that it has issued a guarantee for the benefit of the local government which lists the names of:

             (1) Each owner of record of the land to be divided; and

             (2) Each holder of record of a security interest in the land to be divided, if the security interest was created by a mortgage or a deed of trust.

Ê The guarantee accompanying a final map of a common-interest community must also show that there are no liens of record against the common-interest community or any part thereof for delinquent state, county, municipal, federal or local taxes or assessments collected as taxes or special assessments.

      (b) The written consent of each holder of record of a security interest listed pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a), to the preparation and recordation of the final map. A holder of record may consent by signing:

             (1) The final map; or

             (2) A separate document that is filed with the final map and declares his or her consent to the division of land.

      4.  For the purpose of this section, the following shall be deemed not to be an interest in land:

      (a) A lien for taxes or special assessments.

      (b) A trust interest under a bond indenture.

      5.  As used in this section, “guarantee” means a guarantee of the type filed with the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 692A.120.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 1502; A 1991, 583; 1993, 205, 2337, 2378, 2566; 1995, 710; 2003, 2346; 2007, 1380)