{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-40.640","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 40.640","heading":"Liability of contractor.","body":"In a claim to recover damages resulting from a constructional defect, a contractor is liable for the contractor’s acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of the contractor’s agents, employees or subcontractors and is not liable for any damages caused by:\n1. The acts or omissions of a person other than the contractor or the contractor’s agent, employee or subcontractor;\n2. The failure of a person other than the contractor or the contractor’s agent, employee or subcontractor to take reasonable action to reduce the damages or maintain the residence;\n3. Normal wear, tear or deterioration;\n4. Normal shrinkage, swelling, expansion or settlement; or\n5. Any constructional defect disclosed to an owner before the owner’s purchase of the residence, if the disclosure was provided in language that is understandable and was written in underlined and boldfaced type with capital letters.","path":["TITLE 3 — REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 40 - ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN PARTICULAR CASES CONCERNING PROPERTY","ACTIONS RESULTING FROM CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECT","Conditions and Limitations on Actions"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-040.html#NRS040Sec640","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"4089c8afcf0db1ccdd95ae66f1652564b08c114e0f79256dae825cc620f6605e","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-40.635","next":"us-nv/nrs-40.645"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}