Nevada Code § 645.8781

Duties of escrow agent upon notice of claim
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, if:
(a) An escrow agent receives a notice of a claim
pursuant to NRS 645.8765 ;
(b) A notice of claim is recorded pursuant to NRS 645.8775 ; or
(c) An escrow agent has actual notice of a claim
specified in paragraph (b),
the escrow
agent shall reserve from the owners net proceeds an amount that is equal to
the amount claimed by the real estate broker in his or her recorded claim. If
the amount of the owners net proceeds is insufficient to satisfy the amount of
the claim, the escrow agent shall reserve the entire amount of the owners net
proceeds. In determining whether the amount of the owners net proceeds is
insufficient to satisfy the amount of the claim, the escrow agent may consider
any encumbrance, claim or lien that has priority over the claim of the real
estate broker pursuant to NRS 645.8795 .
2. If the escrow agent determines that the
amount of the owners net proceeds is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the
claim, the escrow agent:
(a) Shall, within 3 days after making that
determination but not later than the close of escrow, notify the real estate
broker of that fact in writing; and
(b) Shall not release to the owner any portion of
the owners net proceeds unless the escrow agent receives a copy of the written
agreement executed by the owner and the real estate broker authorizing the
escrow agent to release those proceeds to the owner.
3. Except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (b) of subsection 2 and NRS
645.8791 , if an owners net proceeds or any portion of an owners net
proceeds are reserved pursuant to this section, the escrow agent who reserves
those proceeds shall not release the proceeds to any person until the rights of
the owner and the real estate broker are determined pursuant to NRS 645.8791 .
4. A reservation of an owners net
proceeds or any portion of an owners net proceeds pursuant to this section
does not relieve the owner of the obligation to close escrow for the commercial
real estate.

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