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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 111.210 (2026)

Contracts for sale or lease of land for periods in excess of 1 year void unless in writing

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NRS 111.210  Contracts for sale or lease of land for periods in excess of 1 year void unless in writing.

      1.  Every contract for the leasing for a longer period than 1 year, or for the sale of any lands, or any interest in lands, shall be void unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed by the party by whom the lease or sale is to be made.

      2.  Every instrument required to be subscribed by any person under subsection 1 may be subscribed by the agent of the party lawfully authorized.

      [57:9:1861; B § 285; BH § 2626; C § 2696; RL § 1071; NCL § 1529] + [58:9:1861; B § 286; BH § 2627; C § 2697; RL § 1072; NCL § 1530]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1963–2022 · leading case: Haspray v. Pasarelli, 380 P.2d 919 (Nev. 1963).
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Haspray v. Pasarelli, 380 P.2d 919 (Nev. 1963). · cites it 6× “es that the alleged agreement fails to set forth the specific terms and conditions of the second trust deed; that the agreement would not come into existence until all details, terms, and conditions of the various encumbrances were fully agreed upon and which would be…”
Butler v. Lovoll, 620 P.2d 1251 (Nev. 1980). · cites it 4× “205 3 and NRS 111.210 4 that the memoranda adequately describe the real property and that the terms of the memoranda are sufficiently definite and certain to create an interest in the real property and that the handwritten documents are properly “subscribed by the party by whom…”
Matter of Est. of Kern, 823 P.2d 275 (Nev. 1991). · cites it 4× “NRS 111.210(1) states that a contract for the sale of land "shall be void unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed by the party by whom the lease or sale is to be made.”
Wiley v. Cook, 583 P.2d 1076 (Nev. 1978). · cites it 4× “The 99-year leasehold is governed by NRS 111.210; the option by NRS 111.205(1).”
Hanneman v. Downer, 871 P.2d 279 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 2× “Swenson cites NRS 111.210, the statute of frauds respecting real property, to support her argument.”
Capital Mortg. Holding v. Hahn, 705 P.2d 126 (Nev. 1985). · cites it 2× “Capital sought enforcement of the oral agreement, but respondents would not comply.”
Jones v. Barnhart, 506 P.2d 430 (Nev. 1973). · cites it 4× “NRS 111.210(1) provides: “Every contract for the leasing for a longer period than 1 year, or for the sale of any lands, or any interest in lands, shall be void unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed…”
Dasco, Inc. v. Am. City Bank & Trust Co., 429 F. Supp. 767 (D. Nev. 1977). “Although it is this Court’s conclusion that the oral agreement is unenforceable as against the FDIC for the reasons herein stated, it also appears that the oral agreement is unenforceable under the Nevada Statute of Frauds, sections 111.210 and 111.220 of the Nevada Revised…”
Ray Motor Lodge, Inc. v. Shatz, 390 P.2d 42 (Nev. 1964). · cites it 3× “The sellers also contend that the writings were incomplete because no mention was made of title insurance and whose obligation it was to pay for the policy.”
Alpark Distrib., Inc. v. Poole, 600 P.2d 229 (Nev. 1979). “In this appeal, Alpark contends (1) the alleged contract was within the statute of frauds, and the evidence admitted at the trial was insufficient as a matter of law to support an estoppel to assert the statute of frauds because the Pooles suffered no detriment; and (2) the…”
Zunino v. Paramore, 435 P.2d 196 (Nev. 1967). “” NRS 111.210. "Contracts for sale or lease of land for periods in excess of 1 year void unless in writing.”
Lear v. Bishop, 476 P.2d 18 (Nev. 1970). “NRS 111.210 voids every contract for the sale of land unless “the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed by the party .”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 111.210(1) — 7 cases
Matter of Est. of Kern, 823 P.2d 275 (Nev. 1991). “NRS 111.210(1) states that a contract for the sale of land "shall be void unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed by the party by whom the lease or sale is to be made.”
Capital Mortg. Holding v. Hahn, 705 P.2d 126 (Nev. 1985). “Capital sought enforcement of the oral agreement, but respondents would not comply.”
Jones v. Barnhart, 506 P.2d 430 (Nev. 1973). “NRS 111.210(1) provides: “Every contract for the leasing for a longer period than 1 year, or for the sale of any lands, or any interest in lands, shall be void unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be in writing, and be subscribed…”
Hanneman v. Downer, 871 P.2d 279 (Nev. 1994). “Swenson cites NRS 111.210, the statute of frauds respecting real property, to support her argument.”
Ray Motor Lodge, Inc. v. Shatz, 390 P.2d 42 (Nev. 1964). “The sellers also contend that the writings were incomplete because no mention was made of title insurance and whose obligation it was to pay for the policy.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 111.210(2) — 2 cases
Wiley v. Cook, 583 P.2d 1076 (Nev. 1978). “The 99-year leasehold is governed by NRS 111.210; the option by NRS 111.205(1).”
Ray Motor Lodge, Inc. v. Shatz, 390 P.2d 42 (Nev. 1964). “The sellers also contend that the writings were incomplete because no mention was made of title insurance and whose obligation it was to pay for the policy.”
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