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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.620 (2026)

“Contractor” defined

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NRS 40.620  “Contractor” defined.  “Contractor” means a person who, with or without a license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS, by himself or herself or through the person’s agents, employees or subcontractors:

      1.  Develops, constructs, alters, repairs, improves or landscapes a residence, appurtenance or any part thereof;

      2.  Develops a site for a residence, appurtenance or any part thereof; or

      3.  Sells a residence or appurtenance, any part of which the person, by himself or herself or through the person’s agents, employees or subcontractors, has developed, constructed, altered, repaired, improved or landscaped.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2539; A 1997, 2717)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: Westpark Owners' Ass'n v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 167 P.3d 421 (Nev. 2007).
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Westpark Owners' Ass'n v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 167 P.3d 421 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 2× “615 defines “Constructional defect” as a defect in the design, construction, manufacture, repair or landscaping of a new residence, [sic] of an alteration of or addition to an existing residence; • Oxbow was not a contractor as defined by NRS 40.620 because it constructed an…”
Westpark Owners'ass'n v. Dist. Ct., 167 P.3d 421 (Nev. 2007). · cites it 2× “615 defines "Constructional defect" as a defect in the design, construction, manufacture, repair or landscaping of a new residence, [sic] of an alteration of or addition to an existing residence; • Oxbow was not a contractor as defined by NRS 40.620 because it constructed an…”
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