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Introduced Session

Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides, under certain circumstances, for the early termination of a rental agreement if a tenant, cotenant or household member is a victim of domestic violence. (NRS 118A.345) Section 1 of this bill similarly provides, under certain circumstances, for the early termination of a rental agreement if a tenant, cotenant or household member is a victim of the crime of harassment, sexual assault or stalking. Existing law prohibits a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions against a tenant, cotenant or household member who is a victim of domestic violence or who terminates a rental agreement because he or she is a victim of domestic violence. (NRS 118A.510) Section 3 of this bill similarly prohibits a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions against a tenant, cotenant or household member who is a victim of harassment, sexual assault or stalking or who terminates a rental agreement because he or she is a victim of harassment, sexual assault or stalking.

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Richard Carrillo (D)*,  Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)*,  James Ohrenschall (D)*,  Justin Watkins (D)*,  Steve Yeager (D)*,  Nelson Araujo (D),  Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D),  Christopher Brooks (D),  Skip Daly (D),  Jason Frierson (D),  Osvaldo Fumo (D),  Sandra Jauregui (D),  Amber Joiner (D),  William McCurdy (D),  Brittney Miller (D),  Dina Neal (D),  Michael Sprinkle (D),  Tyrone Thompson (D),  Jill Tolles (R), 

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 109. (on 05/24/2017)

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