Obligations of landlord for conversion of park to other use: Notices; liability for payment of cost of moving or fair market value of manufactured home; restrictions regarding increase in rent.
1. A landlord may convert an existing manufactured home park to any other use of the land if the change is approved by the appropriate local zoning board, planning commission or governing body, and:
(a) The landlord gives notice in writing to each tenant within 5 days after he files his application for the change in land use with the local zoning board, planning commission or governing body;
(b) The landlord pays the amount described in subsection 2 or 3, in accordance with the choice of the tenant; and
(c) After the landlord is granted final approval of the change by the appropriate local zoning board, planning commission or governing body, written notice is served on each tenant in the manner provided in NRS 40.280, giving the tenant at least 180 days after the date of the notice before he is required to move his manufactured home from the lot.
2. If the tenant chooses to move the manufactured home, the landlord shall pay to the tenant:
(a) The cost of moving the tenant’s manufactured home and its appurtenances to a new location within 50 miles from the manufactured home park; or
(b) If the new location is more than 50 miles from the manufactured home park, the cost of moving the manufactured home for the first 50 miles,
Êincluding fees for inspection, any deposits for connecting utilities and the cost of taking down, moving, setting up and leveling his manufactured home and its appurtenances in the new lot or park.
3. If the tenant chooses not to move the manufactured home, the manufactured home cannot be moved without being structurally damaged, or there is no manufactured home park within 50 miles that is willing to accept the manufactured home, the landlord:
(a) May remove and dispose of the manufactured home; and
(b) Shall pay to the tenant the fair market value of the manufactured home less the reasonable cost of removing and disposing of the manufactured home.
4. A landlord shall not increase the rent of any tenant for 180 days before applying for a change in land use, permit or variance affecting the manufactured home park.
5. For the purposes of this section, the fair market value of a manufactured home and the reasonable cost of removing and disposing of a manufactured home must be determined by:
(a) A dealer licensed pursuant to chapter 489 of NRS who is agreed upon by the landlord and tenant; or
(b) If the landlord and tenant cannot agree pursuant to paragraph (a), a dealer licensed pursuant to chapter 489 of NRS who is selected for this purpose by the Division.
6. The provisions of this section do not apply to a corporate cooperative park.
Last modified: February 27, 2006