NRS 118A.340 Right of tenant or cotenant to terminate lease due to physical
or mental disability or death.
1. Notwithstanding any provision in a lease
of a dwelling to the contrary, if a physical or mental condition of a tenant
requires the relocation of the tenant from his or her dwelling because of a
need for care or treatment that cannot be provided in the dwelling and the
tenant is 60 years of age or older or has a physical or mental disability:
(a) That tenant may terminate the lease by giving
the landlord 30 days’ written notice within 60 days after the tenant relocates;
and
(b) A cotenant of that tenant may terminate the
lease by giving the landlord 30 days’ written notice within 60 days after the
tenant relocates if:
(1) The cotenant became a tenant of the
dwelling before the date on which the lease was signed by the tenant who is
relocating and the cotenant is 60 years of age or older or has a physical or
mental disability; or
(2) The cotenant became a tenant of the
dwelling on or after the date on which the lease was signed by the tenant who
is relocating.
2. Notwithstanding any provision in a
lease of a dwelling to the contrary, upon the death of the spouse or cotenant
of:
(a) A tenant who is 60 years of age or older; or
(b) A tenant who has a physical or mental
disability,
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may terminate the lease by giving the landlord 60 days’ written notice within 3
months after the death.
3. The written notice provided to a
landlord pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must set forth the facts which
demonstrate that the tenant or cotenant is entitled to terminate the lease. If
the tenant or cotenant is terminating the lease pursuant to subsection 1, the
tenant or cotenant shall include reasonable verification: