Complaints: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; action by Commission; enforcement of order.
1. The tenant of a lot in a mobile home park or occupant of a dwelling in a company town who believes that the landlord or owner has violated the provisions of NRS 704.930, 704.940 or 704.960 may complain to the Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution of the Commission. The Division shall receive and promptly investigate the complaint. If the Division is unable to resolve the complaint, the Division shall transmit the complaint and its recommendation to the Commission.
2. The Commission shall investigate, give notice and hold a hearing upon the complaint, applying to the extent practicable the procedures provided for complaints against public utilities in chapter 703 of NRS.
3. If the Commission finds that the landlord of the mobile home park or owner of the company town has violated the provisions of NRS 704.930, 704.940 or 704.960, it shall order him to cease and desist from any further violation. If the violation involves an overcharge for a service, the Commission shall determine the amount of the overcharge and order the landlord or owner to return that amount to the tenant or occupant within a specified time.
4. If the landlord or owner fails or refuses to comply with its order, the Commission may compel compliance by any appropriate civil remedy available to it under this chapter. For the purposes of compelling compliance by the landlord or owner, the Commission may use such methods as are available for the Commission to compel the compliance of a public utility.
Last modified: February 26, 2006