Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.070
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Damages may be recovered for injury to possession after sale and before delivery
Official statutory text
When real property shall have been sold on execution, the purchaser thereof, or any person who may have succeeded to the purchaser’s interest, may, after the purchaser’s estate becomes absolute, recover damages for injury to the property by the tenant in possession, after sale and before possession is delivered under the conveyance.
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