461A.230 - Provision of service for electricity, gas and water. - Nevada Statutes

461A.230  Provision of service for electricity, gas and water.

      1.  Each mobile home park constructed after July 1, 1981, but before October 1, 1989, must provide direct electrical and gas service from a utility or an alternative seller to each lot if those services are available.

      2.  Each mobile home park constructed after October 1, 1989, must provide direct:

      (a) Electrical and gas service from a public utility or an alternative seller, or a city, county or other governmental entity which provides electrical or gas service, to each lot if those services are available.

      (b) Water service from a public utility or a city, county or other governmental entity which provides water service, the provisions of NRS 704.230 notwithstanding, to the park if that service is available.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in a county whose population is 400,000 or more, each mobile home park constructed after October 1, 1995, must provide direct water service, as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 2, that is connected to individual meters for each lot. The individual meters must be installed in compliance with any uniform design and construction standards adopted by the public utility or city, county or other governmental entity which provides water service in the county.

      4.  The provisions of subsection 3:

      (a) Do not apply to a mobile home park constructed after October 1, 1995, if the mobile home park is operated by:

             (1) A public housing authority; or

             (2) A nonprofit corporation. As used in this subparagraph, “nonprofit corporation” does not include a corporate cooperative park.

      (b) Do not prohibit a mobile home park constructed on or before October 1, 1995, from expanding the number of lots in the mobile home park if the expansion can be accommodated under the capacity, as it existed on October 1, 1995, of the service connection to the master meter for the mobile home park.

      5.  As used in this section, “alternative seller” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.994.

      (Added to NRS by 1981, 1236; A 1989, 1869; 1995, 920; 2001, 1770; 2003, 1732)