Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449.017 (2026)

“Residential facility for groups” defined. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

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NRS 449.017  “Residential facility for groups” defined. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “residential facility for groups” means an establishment that furnishes food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision to a person with an intellectual disability or with a physical disability or a person who is aged or infirm. The term includes, without limitation, an assisted living facility.

      2.  The term does not include:

      (a) An establishment which provides care only during the day;

      (b) A natural person who provides care for no more than two persons in his or her own home;

      (c) A natural person who provides care for one or more persons related to him or her within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity;

      (d) A recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders; or

      (e) A home in which community-based living arrangement services or supported living arrangement services are provided by a provider of such services during any period in which the provider is providing the services.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1278; A 1979, 212; 1983, 1657; 1985, 930, 1736; 1991, 1974; 1993, 1213; 1999, 114, 125; 2001, 57, 546, 2519, 2522; 2013, 696; 2017, 1411)

      NRS 449.017  “Residential facility for groups” defined. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “residential facility for groups” means an establishment that furnishes food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision to a person with an intellectual disability or with a physical disability or a person who is aged or infirm. The term includes, without limitation, an assisted living facility.

      2.  The term does not include:

      (a) An establishment which provides care only during the day;

      (b) A natural person who provides care for no more than two persons in his or her own home;

      (c) A natural person who provides care for one or more persons related to him or her within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity;

      (d) A recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders;

      (e) A home in which community-based living arrangement services or supported living arrangement services are provided by a provider of such services during any period in which the provider is providing the services; or

      (f) A location where rehabilitative residential mental health care is provided by a provider of such care.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1278; A 1979, 212; 1983, 1657; 1985, 930, 1736; 1991, 1974; 1993, 1213; 1999, 114, 125; 2001, 57, 546, 2519, 2522; 2013, 696; 2017, 1411; 2025, 3162, effective July 1, 2026)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Nevada Fair Hous. Ctr., Inc. v. INC. v. CLARK Cnty., 565 F. Supp. 2d 1178 (D. Nev. 2008).
Nevada Fair Hous. Ctr., Inc. v. INC. v. CLARK Cnty., 565 F. Supp. 2d 1178 (D. Nev. 2008). · cites it 2× “” Nev.Rev.Stat. § 449.017. The term “residential facility for groups” includes, “without limitation,” assisted living facilities.”
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