Nevada Revised Statutes 279B.040 – Qualifications for rehabilitation
1. An applicant for rehabilitation of abandoned residential property must, at the time application is made:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 279B.040
- Abandoned residential property: means residential property which has been:
(a) Acquired by the governing body pursuant to the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes 279B.020
- Affordable housing: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 279B.020
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Governing body: means the governing body of a county or city. See Nevada Revised Statutes 279B.020
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Rehabilitation: includes structural improvements, landscaping and any other measure to improve the appearance of property or maintain property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition. See Nevada Revised Statutes 279B.020
(a) Be a natural person who:
(1) Is a resident of the city or an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be;
(2) Is a member of a household having a gross income of less than 120 percent of the median gross income for households of the same size residing in the same county or city, as applicable, as that percentage is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(3) Intends to reside on the abandoned residential property for which the rehabilitation is sought;
(4) Has the financial resources to rehabilitate the abandoned residential property in accordance with the terms of the agreement;
(5) Has the ability to complete the rehabilitation within a reasonable time and maintain the property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition; and
(6) Meets such other requirements as are imposed by the governing body; or
(b) Be an organization that:
(1) Is recognized as exempt pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4);
(2) Provides affordable housing to natural persons who meet the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a); and
(3) Has the financial resources to rehabilitate the abandoned residential property in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
2. Any abandoned residential property for which an application for the rehabilitation is sought must be:
(a) Entirely situated within the boundaries of the city or within an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be;
(b) Capable of rehabilitation within reasonable limits; and
(c) Subject to not more than two encumbrances.