Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.220

Action for relief not otherwise provided for

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NRS 11.220  Action for relief not otherwise provided for.  An action for relief, not hereinbefore provided for, must be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action shall have accrued, regardless of whether the underlying cause of action is analogous to that of any other cause of action with a statute of limitations expressly prescribed by law.

      [1911 CPA § 28; RL § 4970; NCL § 8527]—(NRS A 2021, 723)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 123 cases (42 in the last 5 years), 1965–2025 · leading case: Oak Grove Investors v. Bell & Gossett Co.
Oak Grove Investors v. Bell & Gossett Co. (1983) nev · cites it 6× “205 in its opening brief; rather, appellant argued that NRS 11.220 was the relevant statute. Both statutes of limitation were discussed during the district court hearing.”
Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. LN Mgmt. LLC (2019) nvd · cites it 5× “…url="https://cite.case.law/citations/?q=Nev.%20Rev.%20Stat.%20%C2%A7%2011.220"> Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.220 . Had I not dismissed U.S. Bank's claims based on L.R. 7-2, I would have found that, like Freddie Mac's claims, U.S. Bank's are governed by NRS 11.220 and s”
Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2012) ca8 · cites it 3× “See Nev.Rev.Stat. § 11.220 (“An action for relief, not hereinbefore provided for, must be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action shall have accrued.”
Siragusa v. Brown (1998) nev · cites it 4× “Civil conspiracy is governed by the catchall provision of NRS 11.220, which provides that an action "must be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action shall have accrued.”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. SFR Invs. Pool 1, LLC (2019) nvd · cites it 5× “…url="https://cite.case.law/citations/?q=Nev.%20Rev.%20Stat.%20%C2%A7%2011.220"> Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.220 . Because I grant summary judgment on this basis, I need not and do not reach SFR's or the HOA's other challenges to the bank's claims. <foot”
Bank of N.Y. v. S. Highlands Cmty. Ass'n (2018) nvd · cites it 3× “Alternatively, SFR argues the four-year catchall provision in § 11.220 applies. BONY responds that no limitation period applies because the sale was conducted pursuant to an unconstitutional statute and thus is void as a matter of law.”
Hanneman v. Downer (1994) nev · cites it 5× “Our legislature has not enacted a specific period of limitations for surveyors, and therefore the “catch-all” statute, NRS 11.220, applies. 8 The Hanne- *181 mans were placed on notice that they may have had a cause of action against Downer in 1981.”
Bank of N.Y. v. Foothills at MacDonald Ranch Master Ass'n (2018) nvd · cites it 3× “Alternatively, they argue the four-year catchall provision in § 11.220 applies. BONY responds that no limitation period applies because the sale was conducted pursuant to an unconstitutional statute and thus is void as a matter of law.”
Bemis v. Estate of Bemis (1998) nev · cites it 2× “2d 1075, 1079 (1983) (holding that where the "catch all" statute of limitations, NRS 11.220, was silent as to time of accrual, the discovery rule would apply).”
ADKINS v. UNION PAC. R.R. CO. (2024) nev · cites it 3× “For example, in Oak Grove, the court applied the discovery rule to the catch-all , limitations statute, NRS 11.220, which also does not include express discovery-rule language but merely bars an action four years "after the cause of action shall have accrued.”
Lotter v. Clark County Ex Rel. Board of Commissioners (1990) nev · cites it 3× “Since the former and current statutes of repose are inapplicable in this case, the question is whether Lotter’s cause of action is barred by the statute of limitations applicable to a claim based upon tortious injury to real property — NRS 11.220. We hold that it is not. The…”
Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC v. Tapestry At Town Ctr. Homeowners Ass'n (2019) nvd “However, to the extent Carrington seeks relief based on alleged unconstitutionality or on equitable grounds, Carrington's claims fall within the four-year catch-all provision at NRS 11.220 and are therefore timely. The Court finds Carrington is not entitled to the five-year…”
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