Nevada Code § 40.215

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As
used in NRS 40.215 to 40.425 , inclusive, unless the context
requires otherwise:
1. Dwelling or dwelling unit means a
structure or part thereof that is occupied, or designed or intended for
occupancy, as a residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a
household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household.
2. Landlords agent means a person who
is hired or authorized by the landlord or owner of real property to manage the
property or dwelling unit, to enter into a rental agreement on behalf of the
landlord or owner of the property or who serves as a person within this State
who is authorized to act for and on behalf of the landlord or owner for the
purposes of service of process or receiving notices and demands. A landlords
agent may also include a successor landlord or a property manager as defined in NRS 645.0195 .
3. Mobile home means every vehicle,
including equipment, which is constructed, reconstructed or added to in such a
way as to have an enclosed room or addition occupied by one or more persons as
a residence or sleeping place and which has no foundation other than wheels,
jacks, skirting or other temporary support.
4. Mobile home lot means a portion of
land within a mobile home park which is rented or held out for rent to
accommodate a mobile home.
5. Mobile home park or park means an
area or tract of land where two or more mobile homes or mobile home lots are
rented or held out for rent. Mobile home park or park does not include
those areas or tracts of land, whether within or outside of a park, where the
lots are held out for rent on a nightly basis.
6. Premises includes a mobile home.
7. Recreational vehicle means a
vehicular structure primarily designed as temporary living quarters for travel,
recreational or camping use, which may be self-propelled or mounted upon or
drawn by a motor vehicle.
8. Recreational vehicle lot means a
portion of land within a recreational vehicle park, or a portion of land so
designated within a mobile home park, which is rented or held out for rent to
accommodate a recreational vehicle overnight or for less than 3 months.
9. Recreational vehicle park means an
area or tract of land where lots are rented or held out for rent to accommodate
a recreational vehicle overnight or for less than 3 months.
10. Short-term tenancy means a tenancy
in which rent is reserved by a period of 1 week and the tenancy has not
continued for more than 45 days.

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