Nevada Code § 159.154

Place and manner of sale of personal property of protected person; report by guardian; first right of refusal of family members; priority of claims
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1. The guardian may sell the personal
property of a protected person at:
(a) The residence of the protected person; or
(b) Any other location designated by the
guardian.
2. The guardian may sell the personal
property only if the property is made available for inspection at the time of
the sale or photographs of the personal property are posted on an appropriate
auction website on the Internet.
3. Personal property may be sold for cash
or upon credit.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 159.1515 , a sale or disposition of any
personal property of the protected person must not be commenced until 30 days
after an inventory of the property is filed with the court and a copy thereof
is sent by regular mail to the persons specified in NRS 159.034 . An affidavit of mailing must
be filed with the court.
5. The guardian is responsible for the
actual value of the personal property unless the guardian makes a report to the
court, not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the sale, showing that
good cause existed for the sale and that the property was sold for a price that
was not disproportionate to the value of the property.
6. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 7, the family members of the protected person and any interested
persons must be offered the first right of refusal to acquire the personal
property of the protected person at fair market value. Claims to acquire the
personal property must be considered in the following order of priority:
(a) The spouse or domestic partner of the protected
person;
(b) A child of the protected person;
(c) The parents of the protected person;
(d) A sibling of the protected person;
(e) The nearest living relative of the protected
person by blood or adoption; and
(f) Any other interested party.
7. If multiple claims are received from
the same priority group pursuant to subsection 6 and an agreement cannot be
reached after good faith efforts have been made, the guardian may sell the
property.

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