Nevada § 268.09797 - Application for authorization; powers and duties of governing body related to processing applications; requirements for person granted authorization

§ 268.09797. Application for authorization; powers and duties of governing body related to processing applications; requirements for person granted authorization

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 268.09795 , a person who wishes to offer for rent a residential unit or a room within a residential

unit for the purposes of transient lodging in this State independently or using an

accommodations facilitator must file a written application for an authorization with

the agency, officer or department designated by the city council or other governing

body of an incorporated city in the ordinance and in the form set forth in the ordinance

adopted pursuant to NRS 268.09795 . 2. Upon receipt of an application for an authorization, the city council or other

governing body of an incorporated city may hold a public hearing on the application. 3. Before granting, denying or renewing an authorization, the city council or other

governing body of the incorporated city or its designee, as applicable, may conduct

any necessary health, safety or fire inspection of the residential unit. The costs of any inspection must be paid by the applicant. 4. The city council or other governing body of the incorporated city or its designee,

as applicable, may grant or deny the authorization. If the city council or governing body or its designee grants an authorization, the

city council or governing body or its designee, as applicable, shall include such

terms and conditions for the rental of the residential unit or a room within the residential

unit for the purposes of transient lodging that the city council or governing body

or its designee deems necessary for the health and safety of the residents of the

incorporated city. The conditions imposed by the city council or governing body or its designee, as

applicable, must include, without limitation, provisions stipulating that the holder

of the authorization is subject to the oversight and enforcement authority of the

city and the local health authority, law enforcement agency and fire department having

jurisdiction in the city. 5. A person who is granted an authorization pursuant to this section must, without

limitation: (a) Pay an annual fee for the authorization in an amount established in the ordinance

adopted by the city council or other governing body of the incorporated city pursuant

to NRS 268.09795 . The city council or governing body, as applicable, may increase the annual fee in

an amendment to the ordinance. (b) Maintain insurance which identifies that the property is used for transient lodging

with a minimum liability coverage in an amount set forth in the ordinance adopted

pursuant to NRS 268.09795 . (c) Have a designated local representative who is responsible for the rental and available

24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to any issues relating to the residential

unit. (d) Include educational information in the residential unit for any renters, which

must include, without limitation, the occupancy limitations for the residential unit,

emergency telephone numbers, the telephone number of the designated local representative,

safety information, trash requirements, parking rules and noise regulations. (e) Ensure that the address of the residential unit is clearly visible from the roadway. (f) Maintain the residential unit in a safe and hazard-free condition, including,

without limitation, all mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems within the residential

unit. (g) Ensure that the residential unit is equipped with a fire extinguisher, a smoke

alarm or detector and a carbon monoxide alarm or detector.