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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 37.020 (2026)

Estates in property subject to condemnation

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NRS 37.020  Estates in property subject to condemnation.

      1.  The fee simple or lesser estate in real property, and any other property, are subject to be taken for public use from the owners thereof.

      2.  The right to take property under this chapter includes the right to acquire and take the fee to the whole of a particular parcel of land whenever the acquisition of the portion thereof actually needed would leave the remainder of such parcel in such irregular shape, uneconomical size, utility or condition as to be of little value or would give rise to claims or litigation concerning damages which, when added to the compensation for the portion taken, would equal or exceed the value of the parcel as a whole.

      [1911 CPA § 665; RL § 5607; NCL § 9154]—(NRS A 1969, 1051)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1966–1997 · leading case: Dermody v. City of Reno, 931 P.2d 1354 (Nev. 1997).
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Dermody v. City of Reno, 931 P.2d 1354 (Nev. 1997). “With respect to condemnation of appurtenant water rights, NRS 37.020(1) states, “The fee simple or lesser estate in real property, and any other property, are subject to be taken for public use from the owners thereof.”
Meredith v. Washoe Cnty. Sch. Dist., 435 P.2d 750 (Nev. 1968). · cites it 2× “NRS 37.020, classifying estates and rights in land subject to be taken for public use, provides for the condemnation of easements when taken for any other use.”
Probasco v. City of Reno, 459 P.2d 772 (Nev. 1969). “In Nevada, such an easement is expressly subject to condemnation for public use (NRS 37.020), and compensable. Similarly, we have ruled that the extinguishment of a restrictive covenant by public authority for public use is compensable (Meredith v.”
State ex rel. Dep't of Highways v. Wells Cargo, Inc., 411 P.2d 120 (Nev. 1966). “NRS 37.020 (2). 2. The value of the interests taken in parcels “A” and “B,” as well as all severance damages, was a question of fact and there is ample testimony indicating substantial evidence in support of the judge below as fact-finder.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 37.020(1): 1 case
Dermody v. City of Reno, 931 P.2d 1354 (Nev. 1997). “With respect to condemnation of appurtenant water rights, NRS 37.020(1) states, “The fee simple or lesser estate in real property, and any other property, are subject to be taken for public use from the owners thereof.”
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