Nevada Statutes

§ 40.640 — Liability of contractor

Nevada·Title 3 REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS·Ch. 40 Actions· Conditions and Limitations on Actions

In a claim to recover damages resulting from a constructional defect, a contractor is liable for the contractor’s acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of the contractor’s agents, employees or subcontractors and is not liable for any damages caused by:

1.The acts or omissions of a person other than the contractor or the contractor’s agent, employee or subcontractor;
2.The failure of a person other than the contractor or the contractor’s agent, employee or subcontractor to take reasonable action to reduce the damages or maintain the residence;
3.Normal wear, tear or deterioration;
4.Normal shrinkage, swelling, expansion or settlement; or
5.Any constructional defect disclosed to an owner before the owner’s purchase of the residence, if the disclosure was provided in language that i

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Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2540 ; A 1997, 2718 )

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