The Nevada theaters

THE ARBITRATION LADDER — Nevada's signature machine

Civil actions at or under $100,000 per plaintiff must enter nonbinding arbitration (NRS 38.250) — with the population condition living at the RULE layer: mandatory in judicial districts including a 100,000+ county (ADR B-1; the 2nd and 8th today). The award becomes judgment unless a written request for trial de novo is filed within 30 days of service — a JURISDICTIONAL window, and bad-faith participation WAIVES it (B-22). De novo cases enter the Short Trial Program: 14-day removal demand, four-member juries, 3.5 hours per side. Exemptions (med-mal, title, declaratory, equitable, class, business court) are the rules' own list.

NRS 38.250; NV-ADR A-2, B-1, B-18, B-22; NV-STR 4, 5, 21

The CIC/HOA pre-suit gate — mediation or dismissal

No civil action on CC&R interpretation or enforcement may be COMMENCED before mediation (or an agreed referral) under NRS 38.310 — and subsection 2 is the teeth: a court SHALL DISMISS an action commenced in violation. The 60-day mediation window (38.330) runs first; Nevada's CIC density makes this the most-hit gate in the state.

NRS 38.310; NRS 38.330; NRS 116

The construction-defect standstill (Chapter 40)

Before a defect action: written notice by certified mail to the contractor's registered address (40.645), then the claimant must allow inspection and a reasonable opportunity to repair with the claimant or expert present (40.647) — noncompliance has statutory consequences. The expert-affidavit requirement (NRS 11.256-11.259) rides alongside; the arbitration ladder exempts these cases.

NRS 40.645; NRS 40.647; NRS 11.256-11.259

The medical-malpractice gate

Filed without a supporting expert affidavit, the action is DISMISSED without prejudice (41A.071). The clock is the earlier of 3 years from injury or 2 from discovery (41A.097), and the noneconomic cap is THE ESCALATOR — a function of the year (41A.035), computed by the deadline engine and published annually by the Supreme Court.

NRS 41A.071; NRS 41A.097; NRS 41A.035

Summary eviction — the judicial-day machine

Nonpayment notices run in JUDICIAL DAYS (pay or surrender by close of business on the seventh judicial day, 40.253); the tenant's affidavit contests, and the no-cause track (40.254) rides the unlawful-detainer definitions. The deadline engine computes these windows with the NRS 236.015 holiday table.

NRS 40.253; NRS 40.254; NRS 236.015

The government-tort lane

Nevada waives sovereign immunity (41.031) but caps tort awards at $200,000 with no punitives (41.035), and the claim must be FILED FIRST: within 2 years of accrual with the Attorney General (state) or the political subdivision's governing body (41.036). Presentment is the door; the cap is the ceiling.

NRS 41.031; NRS 41.035; NRS 41.036

The anti-SLAPP special motion

An action based on a good-faith communication on an issue of public concern (41.637) meets the special motion to dismiss — filed within 60 days after service of the complaint, with the statute's own discovery stay and merits adjudication (41.660).

NRS 41.637; NRS 41.660

The deed-of-trust machine

Nevada foreclosure runs on the trustee's power of sale under 107.080 — required notices, void-sale consequences, and civil actions for noncompliance are the statute's own. The CIC superpriority lien (116.3116) intersects here; both texts are loaded verbatim.

NRS 107.080; NRS 116.3116

Provisional remedies — attachment and the writs

Attachment applies through the court on the statute's timing and grounds (31.010); extraordinary relief (mandamus and its siblings, NRS 34) and appellate stays/supersedeas bonds (NRAP 8: district court first, then the appellate court) are the pressure valves.

NRS 31.010; NRS 34; NRAP 8

The enforcement ladder

Execution issues on the writ within the statute's time limits (21.010); the judgment lives 6 years and renews through the 90-day affidavit window (17.214); interest runs at prime-plus-2 (17.130/99.040). The deadline engine computes the renewal window.

NRS 21.010; NRS 17.214; NRS 17.130