Actions for damages for injury or wrongful death caused by deficiency in construction of improvements to real property: Patent deficiencies.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 11.202, 11.203 and 11.206, no action may be commenced against the owner, occupier or any person performing or furnishing the design, planning, supervision or observation of construction, or the construction of an improvement to real property more than 6 years after the substantial completion of such an improvement, for the recovery of damages for:
(a) Any patent deficiency in the design, planning, supervision or observation of construction or the construction of such an improvement;
(b) Injury to real or personal property caused by any such deficiency; or
(c) Injury to or the wrongful death of a person caused by any such deficiency.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 11.190 and subsection 1 of this section, if an injury occurs in the sixth year after the substantial completion of such an improvement, an action for damages for injury to property or person, damages for wrongful death resulting from such injury or damages for breach of contract may be commenced within 2 years after the date of such injury, irrespective of the date of death, but in no event may an action be commenced more than 8 years after the substantial completion of the improvement.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to a claim for indemnity or contribution.
4. For the purposes of this section, “patent deficiency” means a deficiency which is apparent by reasonable inspection.
Last modified: February 26, 2006