Nevada § 116.1206 - Provisions of governing documents in violation of chapter deemed to conform with chapter by operation of law; procedure for certain amendments to governing documents
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 116.1206 — Provisions of governing documents in violation of chapter deemed to conform with chapter by operation of law; procedure for certain amendments to governing documents, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 116.1206. Provisions of governing documents in violation of chapter deemed to conform with chapter by operation of law; procedure for certain amendments to governing documents
1. Any provision contained in a declaration, bylaw or other governing document of
a common-interest community that violates the provisions of this chapter: (a) Shall be deemed to conform with those provisions by operation of law, and any
such declaration, bylaw or other governing document is not required to be amended
to conform to those provisions. (b) Is superseded by the provisions of this chapter, regardless of whether the provision
contained in the declaration, bylaw or other governing document became effective before
the enactment of the provision of this chapter that is being violated. 2. In the case of amendments to the declaration, bylaws or plats of any common-interest
community created before January 1, 1992: (a) If the result accomplished by the amendment was permitted by law before January
1, 1992, the amendment may be made either in accordance with that law, in which case
that law applies to that amendment, or it may be made under this chapter; and (b) If the result accomplished by the amendment is permitted by this chapter, and
was not permitted by law before January 1, 1992, the amendment may be made under this
chapter. 3. An amendment to the declaration, bylaws or plats authorized by this section to
be made under this chapter must be adopted in conformity with the applicable provisions
of chapter 117 or 278A of NRS and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 8 of NRS 116.2117 , with the procedures and requirements specified by those instruments. If an amendment grants to a person a right, power or privilege permitted by this
chapter, any correlative obligation, liability or restriction in this chapter also
applies to the person.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 116.1206 ("Provisions of governing documents in violation of chapter deemed to conform with chapter by operation of law; procedure for certain amendments to governing documents") 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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