Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 361.600 (2026)

Limitation of action to recover land sold for taxes

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NRS 361.600  Limitation of action to recover land sold for taxes.  No action or counterclaim for the recovery of lands sold for taxes lies unless it is brought or interposed within 2 years after the execution and delivery to the purchaser of the quitclaim deed therefor by the county treasurer.

      [Part 37:344:1953]—(NRS A 1979, 771; 1993, 2785)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1964–2022 · leading case: Sutro Tunnel Co. v. Lipscomb, 720 P.2d 1204 (Nev. 1986).
Sutro Tunnel Co. v. Lipscomb, 720 P.2d 1204 (Nev. 1986). · cites it 3× “The district court then concluded that appellant’s cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations contained in NRS 361.600. 3 In this conclusion, the district court erred.”
Bogart v. Lathrop, 523 P.2d 838 (Nev. 1974). · cites it 2× “Finally, appellant argues that the Lathrops were barred from commencing the instant action by the 3-year statute of limitation provision of NRS 361.600. 2 Not so. Where the tax deed and sale are void because of a jurisdictional defect, the 3-year limitation does not apply.”
Cnty. of Clark v. Roosevelt Title Ins., 396 P.2d 844 (Nev. 1964). · cites it 2× “NRS 361.600; Pender v. Clark County, infra.”
Bissell v. Coll. Dev. Co., 469 P.2d 705 (Nev. 1970). · cites it 3× “600, any interest she had in the property absolutely terminated before her death.”
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Thunder Props., Inc. (nrap 5), 2022 NV 3 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “Finally, amicus argues that the action is analogous to a suit to recover property sold for taxes, see NRS 361.600, but again, the bank at no point possessed and does not seek to recover the premises at issue here.”
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