Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.458
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Deficiency judgment: Award to judgment creditor or beneficiary of deed of trust prohibited under certain circumstances
Official statutory text
1. If the judgment creditor or the beneficiary of the deed of trust who applies for a deficiency judgment is a banking or other financial institution, the court may not award a deficiency judgment to the judgment creditor or the beneficiary of the deed of trust if: (a) The real property is a single-family dwelling and the debtor or the grantor of the deed of trust was the owner of the real property at the time of the sale in lieu of a foreclosure sale; (b) The debtor or grantor used the amount for which the real property was secured by the mortgage or deed of trust to purchase the real property; (c) The debtor or grantor continuously occupied the real property as the debtor's or grantor's principal residence after securing the mortgage or deed of trust; (d) The debtor or grantor and the banking or other financial institution entered into an agreement to sell the real property secured by the mortgage or deed of trust to a third party for an amount less than the indebtedness secured thereby; and (e) The agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (d): (1) Does not state the amount of money still owed to the banking or other financial institution by the debtor or grantor or does not authorize the banking or other financial institution to recover that amount from the debtor or grantor; and (2) Contains a conspicuous statement that has been acknowledged by the signature of the banking or other financial institution and the debtor or grantor which provides that the banking or other financial institution has waived its right to recover the amount owed by the debtor or grantor and which sets forth the amount of recovery that is being waived.
2. As used in this section, “ banking or other financial institution ” means any bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, thrift company, credit union or other financial institution that is licensed, registered or otherwise authorized to do business in this State.
2. As used in this section, “ banking or other financial institution ” means any bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, thrift company, credit union or other financial institution that is licensed, registered or otherwise authorized to do business in this State.
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