1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit or premises located within this State.

2. This chapter does not apply to:

(a) A rental agreement subject to the provisions of chapter 118B of NRS;

(b) Low-rent housing programs operated by public housing authorities and established pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1437 et seq.;

(c) Residence in an institution, public or private, incident to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious or similar service;

(d) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or his or her successor in interest;

(e) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;

(f) Occupancy in a hotel or motel for less than 30 consecutive days unless the occupant clearly manifests an intent to remain for a longer continuous period;

(g) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is solely conditional upon employment in or about the premises;

(h) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or by a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative apartment;

(i) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; or

(j) Occupancy by a person who is guilty of a forcible entry, as defined in NRS 40.230, or a forcible detainer, as defined in NRS 40.240.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 1332; A 1985, 1413; 1999, 1228; 2003, 2967; 2005, 1009; 2015, 3133)