1. If a landlord of real property reasonably believes that his or her tenant has abandoned the property, and the tenant is in default in the payment of rent, the landlord may serve the tenant with a written notice of the landlord’s belief that the property has been abandoned. If the tenant fails, within 5 days after service of the notice by the landlord, to:
(a) Pay the rent due; and
(b) Provide the landlord with a written notice:
(1) Stating the tenant’s intention not to abandon the property; and
(2) Setting forth an address at which the tenant may be served with legal process,
the property shall be deemed abandoned by the tenant and the rental agreement shall be deemed terminated. The property shall not be deemed abandoned if the tenant pays the rent due and provides the written notice within the prescribed time.
2. Real property shall not be deemed abandoned pursuant to this section if the tenant proves that at the time the landlord served notice:
(a) The tenant was not in default in the payment of rent; or
(b) It was not reasonable for the landlord to believe that the tenant had abandoned the real property. The fact that the landlord knew that the tenant left personal property on the real property does not, of itself, justify a finding that the landlord did not reasonably believe that the tenant had abandoned the real property.
3. The provisions of this section do not preclude a landlord or tenant from otherwise proving that real property has been abandoned.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1040)
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