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is later. 8. Upon the filing of a motion pursuant to subsection 7, the court shall schedule a hearing on the motion. The hearing must be held within 10 days after the filing of the motion. The court shall affix the date of the hearing to the motion and order a copy served upon the landlord by the sheriff, constable or other process server. At the hearing, the court may: (a) Determine the costs, if any, claimed by the landlord pursuant to NRS 118A.460, and any accumulating daily costs; and (b) Order the release of the tenant’s property upon the payment of the charges determined to be due or if no charges are determined to be due. 9. A landlord shall not refuse to accept rent from a tenant that is submitted after the landlord or his agent has served or had served a notice pursuant to subsection 1 if the refusal is based on the fact that the tenant has not paid collection fees, attorney’s fees or other costs other than rent, a reasonable charge for late payments of rent or dishonored checks, or a security. As used in this subsection, “security” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118A.240. 10. This section does not apply to the tenant of a mobile home lot in a mobile home park or to the tenant of a recreational vehicle lot in an area of a mobile home park in this State other than an area designated as a recreational vehicle lot pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6 of NRS 40.215. (Added to NRS by 1967, 195; A 1969, 263, 575; 1973, 1085; 1975, 1202; 1977, 418, 1346; 1979, 1398, 1879; 1985, 229; 1987, 1239; 1989, 1082, 1232; 1991, 113; 1995, 1851; 1997, 3511; 1999, 981) NRS 40.254 Unlawful detainer: Supplemental remedy of summary eviction and exclusion of tenant from certain types of property. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, in addition to the remedy provided in NRS 40.251 and in NRS 40.290 to 40.420, inclusive, when the tenant of a dwelling unit which is subject to the provisions of chapter 118A of NRS, part of a low-rent housing program operated by a public housing authority, a mobile home or a recreational vehicle is guilty of an unlawful detainer, the landlord is entitled to the summary procedures provided in NRS 40.253 except that: 1. Written notice to surrender the premises must: (a) Be given to the tenant in accordance with the provisions of NRS 40.280; (b) Advise the tenant of the court that has jurisdiction over the matter; and (c) Advise the tenant of his right to contest the notice by filing within 5 days an affidavit with the court that has jurisdiction over the matter that he is not guilty of an unlawful detainer. 2. The affidavit of the landlord or his agent submitted to the Justice Court or the district court must contain: (a) The date when the tenancy commenced, the term of the tenancy, and, if any, a copy of the rental agreement. (b) The date when the tenancy or rental agreement allegedly terminated. (c) The date when the tenant became subject to the provisions of NRS 40.251 to 40.2516, inclusive, together with any supporting facts. (d) The date when the written notice was given, a copy of the notice and a statement that notice was served in accordance with NRS 40.280. (e) A statement that the claim for relief was authorized by law. 3. If the tenant is found guilty of unlawful detainer as a result of his violation of any of the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, except NRS 453.336, the landlord is entitled to be awarded any reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the landlord or his agent as a result of a hearing, if any, held pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 40.253 wherein the tenant contested the eviction. (Added to NRS by 1985, 227; A 1989, 1084, 1234; 1991, 115; 1995, 1853; 2001, 1065; 2003, 561) NRS 40.255 Removal of person holding over after 3-day notice to quit; circumstances authorizing removal. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, in any of the following cases, a person who holds over and continues in possession of real property or a mobile home after a 3-day written notice to quit has been served upon him, and also upon any subtenant in actual occupation of the premises, pursuant to NRS 40.280, may be removed as prescribed in NRS 40.290 to 40.420, inclusive: (a) Where the property or mobile home has been sold under an execution against him or a person under whom he claims, and the title under the sale has been perfected; (b) Where the property or mobile home has been sold upon the foreclosure of a mortgage, or under an express power of sale contained therein, executed by him or a person under whom he claims, and the title under the sale has been perfected; (c) Where the property or mobile home has been sold under a power of sale granted by NRS 107.080 to the trustee of a deed of trust executed by such person or a person under whom he claims, and the title under such sale has been perfected; or (d) Where the property or mobile home has been sold by him or a person under whom he claims, and the title under the sale has been perfected. 2. This section does not apply to the tenant of a mobile home lot in a mobile home park. (Added to NRS by 1961, 412; A 1969, 263; 1979, 1880) NRS 40.260 Tenant of agricultural lands may hold over if not notified. In all cases of tenancy upon agricultural land where the tenant has held over and retained possession for more than 60 days after the expiration of his term, without any demand of possession or notice to quit by the landlord, or the successor in estate of his landlord, if any there be, he shall be deemed to be holding by permission of the landlord, or the successor in the estate of his landlord, if any there be, and shall be entitled to hold under the terms of the lease for another full year, and shall not be guilty of an unlawful detainer during the year, and such holding over for the period aforesaid shall be taken and construed as a consent on the part of the tenant to hold for another year. [1911 CPA § 647; RL § 5589; NCL § 9136] NRS 40.270 Tenant has similar remedies against subtenant. A tenant may take proceedings similar to those prescribed in this chapter, to obtain possession of the premises let to any under tenant, in case of his unlawful detention of the premises underlet to him. [1911 CPA § 648; RL § 5590; NCL § 9137] NRS 40.280 Service of notices to quit; proof required before issuance of order to remove. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 40.253, the notices required by NRS 40.251 to 40.260, inclusive, may be served: (a) By delivering a copy to the tenant personally, in the presence of a witness; (b) If he is absent from his place of residence or from his usual place of business, by leaving a copy with a person of suitable age and discretion at either place and mailing a copy to the tenant at his place of residence or place of business; or (c) If the place of residence or business cannot be ascertained, or a person of suitable age or discretion cannot be found there, by posting a copy in a conspicuous place on the leased property, delivering a copy to a person there residing, if the person can be found, and mailing a copy to the tenant at the place where the leased property is situated. 2. Service upon a subtenant may be made in the same manner as provided in subsection 1. 3. Before an order to remove a tenant is issued pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 40.253, a landlord shall file with the court a proof of service of any notice required by that section. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, this proof must consist of: (a) A statement, signed by the tenant and a witness, acknowledging that the tenant received the notice on a specified date; (b) A certificate of mailing issued by the United States Postal Service; or (c) The endorsement of a sheriff, constable or other process server stating the time and manner of service. 4.

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