Trustee’s power of sale: Requirements and conditions; contents of notarized affidavits; circumstances in which sale must be declared void. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

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1. In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 107.080, 107.085 and 107.086, the power of sale for a residential foreclosure is subject to the following requirements and conditions and must not be executed until:

(a) In the case of any deed of trust which concerns owner-occupied housing, the grantor, the person who holds the title of record, a beneficiary under a subordinate deed of trust or any other person who has a subordinate lien or encumbrance of record on the property has, for a period that commences in the manner and subject to the requirements described in subsection 2 and expires 5 days before the date of sale, failed to make good the deficiency in performance or payment.

(b) The beneficiary, the successor in interest of the beneficiary or the trustee first executes and causes to be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county wherein the trust property, or some part thereof, is situated a notice of the breach and of the election to sell or cause to be sold the property pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 107.080, together with a notarized affidavit of authority to exercise the power of sale. The affidavit required by this paragraph must state under penalty of perjury the following information, which must be based on the direct, personal knowledge of the affiant or the personal knowledge which the affiant acquired by a review of the business records of the beneficiary, the successor in interest of the beneficiary or the servicer of the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust, which business records must meet the standards set forth in NRS 51.135:

(1) The full name and business address of the current trustee or the current trustee’s personal representative or assignee, the current holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, the current beneficiary of record and the current servicer of the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust.

(2) That the beneficiary under the deed of trust, the successor in interest of the beneficiary or the trustee is in actual or constructive possession of the note secured by the deed of trust or that the beneficiary or its successor in interest or the trustee is entitled to enforce the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust. For the purposes of this subparagraph, if the obligation or debt is an instrument, as defined in subsection 2 of NRS 104.3103, a beneficiary or its successor in interest or the trustee is entitled to enforce the instrument if the beneficiary or its successor in interest or the trustee is:

(I) The holder of the instrument;

(II) A nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder; or

(III) A person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to a court order issued under NRS 104.3309.

(3) That the beneficiary or its successor in interest, the servicer of the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust or the trustee, or an attorney representing any of those persons, has sent to the obligor or borrower of the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust a written statement of:

(I) That amount of payment required to make good the deficiency in performance or payment, avoid the exercise of the power of sale and reinstate the terms and conditions of the underlying obligation or debt existing before the deficiency in performance or payment, as of the date of the statement;

(II) The amount in default;

(III) The principal amount of the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust;

(IV) The amount of accrued interest and late charges;

(V) A good faith estimate of all fees imposed in connection with the exercise of the power of sale; and

(VI) Contact information for obtaining the most current amounts due and the local or toll-free telephone number described in subparagraph (4).

(4) A local or toll-free telephone number that the obligor or borrower of the obligation or debt may call to receive the most current amounts due and a recitation of the information contained in the affidavit.

(5) The date and the recordation number or other unique designation of, and the name of each assignee under, each recorded assignment of the deed of trust. The information required to be stated in the affidavit pursuant to this subparagraph may be based on:

(I) The direct, personal knowledge of the affiant;

(II) The personal knowledge which the affiant acquired by a review of the business records of the beneficiary, the successor in interest of the beneficiary or the servicer of the obligation or debt secured by the deed of trust, which business records must meet the standards set forth in NRS 51.135;

(III) Information contained in the records of the recorder of the county in which the property is located; or

(IV) The title guaranty or title insurance issued by a title insurer or title agent authorized to do business in this State pursuant to chapter 692A of NRS.

2. The period provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 commences on the first day following the day upon which the notice of default and election to sell is recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is located and a copy of the notice of default and election to sell is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and with postage prepaid, to the grantor or to the person who holds the title of record on the date the notice of default and election to sell is recorded, at their respective addresses, if known, otherwise to the address of the trust property or, if authorized by the parties, delivered by electronic transmission. In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in subsection 1 and NRS 107.080, the notice of default and election must:

(a) If the property is subject to the requirements of NRS 107.400 to 107.560, inclusive, contain the declaration required by subsection 6 of NRS 107.510;

(b) If, pursuant to NRS 107.130, an election has been made to use the expedited procedure for the exercise of the power of sale with respect to abandoned residential property, include the affidavit and certification required by subsection 6 of NRS 107.130; and

(c) Comply with the provisions of NRS 107.087.

3. In addition to providing notice pursuant to the requirements set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 107.080, the trustee, or other person authorized to make the sale under the terms of the deed of trust with respect to a residential foreclosure, shall, after expiration of the applicable period specified in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 107.080, following the recording of the notice of breach and election to sell, and before the making of the sale, comply with the provisions of NRS 107.087.

4. In addition to the grounds provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 5 of NRS 107.080, a sale made pursuant to this section must be declared void by any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the sale took place if the trustee or other person authorized to make the sale does not substantially comply with any applicable provisions set forth in NRS 107.086 and 107.087, and the applicant otherwise complies with subsection 5 of NRS 107.080.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 546, 4083; A 2019, 1356)


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