Nevada Code § 148.105

Contracts to find purchaser of personal property: Liability of personal representative; limitations on commission
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1. The personal representative may enter
into a written contract with any bona fide agent, broker, or multiple group of
agents or brokers to secure a purchaser for any personal property of the
estate, and by that contract, the personal representative may grant an
exclusive right to sell and shall provide for the payment to the agent, broker,
or multiple group of agents or brokers, out of the proceeds of a sale to any
purchaser secured pursuant to the contract, of a commission, the amount of
which must be fixed and allowed by the court upon confirmation of the sale. If
the sale is confirmed to the purchaser, the contract is binding and valid as
against the estate for the amount so allowed by the court.
2. By the execution of any such contract,
no personal liability is incurred by the personal representative, and no
liability of any kind is incurred by the estate unless a sale is made and
confirmed by the court.
3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, the commission must not exceed 25 percent of the proceeds from
the sale of any personal property pursuant to this section unless, before the
sale of the personal property, the court approves a commission that exceeds 25
percent of the proceeds from the sale.
4. If a manufactured home or motor vehicle
is sold pursuant to the provisions of this section, the commission for the sale
of the manufactured home or motor vehicle must not exceed 10 percent of the
proceeds from the sale.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Commission means all fees collected by an
agent, broker or group of agents or brokers to secure a purchaser for any
personal property of an estate pursuant to this section, including all fees for
costs related to the sale of any personal property pursuant to this section.
(b) Manufactured home has the meaning ascribed
to it in NRS 118B.015 .

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