NRS 40.459
Limitations on amount of money judgment.

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1. After the hearing, the court shall award a money judgment against the debtor, guarantor or surety who is personally liable for the debt.

2.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the court shall not render judgment for more than:

(a)

The amount by which the amount of the indebtedness which was secured exceeds the fair market value of the property sold at the time of the sale, with interest from the date of the sale; or

(b)

The amount which is the difference between the amount for which the property was actually sold and the amount of the indebtedness which was secured, with interest from the date of sale,
Ê whichever is the lesser amount.

3.

If the debt was secured by property upon which the debtor, guarantor or surety maintains his or her principal residence, there is not more than one residential structure and not more than four families reside, the court shall not render judgment for more than:

(a)

The amount by which the amount of the indebtedness which was secured exceeds the fair market value of the property sold at the time of the sale, with interest from the date of the sale;

(b)

The amount which is the difference between the amount for which the property was actually sold and the amount of the indebtedness which was secured, with interest from the date of sale; or

(c)

If the person seeking the judgment acquired the right to obtain the judgment from a person who previously held that right, the amount by which the amount of the consideration paid for that right exceeds the fair market value of the property sold at the time of sale or the amount for which the property was actually sold, whichever is greater, with interest from the date of sale and reasonable costs,
Ê whichever is the lesser amount.

4.

For the purposes of this section, the “amount of the indebtedness” does not include any amount received by, or payable to, the judgment creditor or beneficiary of the deed of trust pursuant to an insurance policy to compensate the judgment creditor or beneficiary for any losses incurred with respect to the property or the default on the debt.

Source: Section 40.459 — Limitations on amount of money judgment., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-040.­html#NRS040Sec459.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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