…… Changes to the Nevada residential real property disclosure.  Effective October 1, 2011 the Seller’s Real Property Disclosure Form, also known as the S.R.P.D. can longer be waived. This form must be provided in just about every residential transaction in Nevada.  There are some exceptions, see below.

    …… The statute controlling this form (NRS 113) was modified within Senate Bill 314 in the July 2011 Nevada Legislative Session removing the section that allowed a seller and buyer to mutually agree that the SRPD would not be provided. Such a waiver had to be signed before a notary by a buyer.  The Law can be found here NRS 113

  …… This will affect many sales such as probate, short sales, and bank owned (REO). Exceptions are foreclosure (when the trustee sale occurs, not a bank selling after they have already foreclosed) between co-owners and new home. All sellers in Nevada must now provide this form. Some sellers have not lived in, or even seen these properties, but the statute is clear, it must still be filled out. If a Seller does not provide the form, a buyer may cancel, without penalty.

…… This should not affect the August 7, 2007 entry on disclosure – New Clarification of Real Estate Disclosure Laws in Nevada.  Remember in that case (the Nelson Case), the Nevada Supreme Court ruled on the scenario where a defect, now repaired, was not disclosed on the Nevada SRPD – “Once the [damage] was repaired … it no longer constituted a condition
that materially lessened the value or use of the [home. Accordingly, [the Seller] did not have a duty to disclose the …. damage.” This rule would still apply.

This is a series of Disclosure Entries see also:

An Updated All Inclusive & Belt Way Disclosure

The New, Improved All Inclusive Disclosure

Nevada Condominium Hotel Disclosure

Nevada S.R.P.D. New Clarification of Real Estate Disclosure  Laws in Nevada

Any questions, you can call me Darren Welsh 702 245 1787.