Nevada § 108.270 - Lien for labor, materials, storage or services; detention of vehicle, trailer, recreational vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home, aircraft, equipment or parts

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 108.270 — Lien for labor, materials, storage or services; detention of vehicle, trailer, recreational vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home, aircraft, equipment or parts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 108.270. Lien for labor, materials, storage or services; detention of vehicle, trailer, recreational vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home, aircraft, equipment or parts

Subject to the provisions of NRS 108.315 : 1. A person engaged in the business of: (a) Buying or selling automobiles; (b) Keeping a garage or place for the storage, maintenance, keeping or repair of motor

vehicles, motorcycles, motor equipment, trailers, mobile homes or manufactured homes,

including the operator of a salvage pool; or (c) Keeping a mobile home park, mobile home lot or other land for rental of spaces

for trailers, mobile homes or manufactured homes, and who in connection therewith stores, maintains, keeps or repairs any motor vehicle,

motorcycle, motor equipment, trailer, mobile home or manufactured home, or furnishes

accessories, facilities, services or supplies therefor, at the request or with the

consent of the owner or the owner's representatives, or at the direction of any peace

officer or other authorized person who orders the towing or storage of any vehicle

through any action permitted by law, has a lien upon the motor vehicle, motorcycle,

motor equipment, trailer, mobile home or manufactured home or any part or parts thereof

for the sum due for the towing, storing, maintaining, keeping or repairing of the

motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor equipment, trailer, mobile home or manufactured home

or for labor furnished thereon, or for furnishing accessories, facilities, services

or supplies therefor, and for all costs incurred in enforcing such a lien. 2. A person engaged in the business of keeping a recreational vehicle park who, at

the request or with the consent of the owner of a recreational vehicle or the owner's

representative, furnishes facilities or services in the recreational vehicle park

for the recreational vehicle, has a lien upon the recreational vehicle for the amount

of rent due for furnishing those facilities and services, and for all costs incurred

in enforcing such a lien. 3. A person who at the request of the legal owner performed labor on, furnished materials

or supplies or provided storage for any aircraft, aircraft equipment or aircraft parts

is entitled to a lien for such services, materials or supplies and for the costs incurred

in enforcing the lien. 4. A person who owns private property on which a recreational vehicle is abandoned

has a lien upon the recreational vehicle for the amount of rent due for the use of

the private property to store the recreational vehicle and for the costs incurred

in enforcing the lien. 5. Any person who is entitled to a lien as provided in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive,

may, without process of law, detain the motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor equipment,

trailer, recreational vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home, aircraft, aircraft

equipment or aircraft parts at any time it is lawfully in the person's possession

until the sum due is paid. 6. As used in this section, “ private property ” means any property not owned by a governmental entity or devoted to public use.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 108.270

What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 108.270 cover?

Section 108.270 ("Lien for labor, materials, storage or services; detention of vehicle, trailer, recreational vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home, aircraft, equipment or parts") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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