Except as otherwise provided in NRS 461.175, the provisions of this chapter apply to all factory-built housing manufactured after July 1, 1971 and to all other manufactured buildings and modular components manufactured after July 1, 1973. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1311; A 1973, 454; 1991, 1169)
1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in an effort to meet the housing needs within the State of Nevada, the private housing and construction industry has developed mass production techniques which can substantially reduce housing construction costs, and that the mass production of housing, consisting primarily of factory manufacture of dwelling units or […]
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 461.050 to 461.160, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in such sections. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1311; A 1973, 455; 1979, 1219; 2001, 1727)
“Approval” means conforming to the requirements, and obtaining the approval, of the Division. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1311; A 1979, 1219)
“Division” means the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1219; A 1993, 1635; 2017, 3620)
“Dwelling unit” means one or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1311)
“Factory-built housing” means a residential building, dwelling unit or habitable room thereof which is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an off-site location to be wholly or partially assembled on-site in accordance with regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 461.170, but does not include a mobile home or recreational […]
“First user” means the person, firm or corporation that initially installs factory-built housing or manufactured buildings within this State. A person who subsequently purchases a building which wholly or partially consists of factory-built housing or manufactured buildings is not a first user within the meaning of this definition. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312; A […]
“Habitable room” means any room meeting the requirements of this chapter designed for sleeping, living, cooking or dining purposes, excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, connecting corridors, unfinished attics, laundries, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, utility rooms and similar spaces. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312)
“Installation” means the assembly of any factory-built housing or any manufactured building on-site and the process of affixing such factory-built housing or manufactured building to land, a foundation, footings or an existing building. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312; A 1973, 455)
“Local enforcement agency” means any county or incorporated city or town, including Carson City, in which factory-built housing or any manufactured building is installed. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312; A 1973, 455)
“Manufacture” or “fabricate” is the process of making, fabricating, constructing, forming or assembling a product from raw, unfinished or semifinished materials. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312; A 1973, 455)
“Manufactured building” means any modular building or any building which is constructed in whole or in substantial part using modular components, but does not include a recreational park trailer. (Added to NRS by 1973, 454; A 2001, 1727; 2009, 1935)
“Mobile home” means a vehicular structure which is built on a chassis or frame, is designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation, is capable of being drawn by a motor vehicle and is used as a dwelling when connected to utilities. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312)
“Modular building” means an office, apartment, school, motel or other building, whether it is a total building or a room, which is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an off-site location to be wholly or partially assembled on-site in accordance with regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 461.170, but […]
“Modular component” means any closed unit of construction which bears or requires any electrical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning or any other mechanical connection. (Added to NRS by 1973, 454)
“Recreational park trailer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.1005. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1727)
“Residential building” means any structure designed solely for dwelling occupancy, containing one or more dwelling units and structures accessory thereto. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312)
“Site” is the entire tract, subdivision or parcel of land on which factory-built housing or any manufactured building is installed. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1312; A 1973, 455)
1. The Division shall adopt by regulation nationally recognized codes and standards for the construction of factory-built housing, manufactured buildings and modular components. 2. The Division shall adopt regulations for the: (a) Reconstruction; and (b) Alteration, including, without limitation, alteration to a plumbing, heating or electrical system, of factory-built housing, manufactured buildings and modular components […]
