624.520 - Contractor to notify owner of rights related to account; written statement; administrative fine for noncompliance. - Nevada Statutes

624.520  Contractor to notify owner of rights related to account; written statement; administrative fine for noncompliance.

      1.  A residential contractor shall notify an owner with whom he or she contracts of the rights of the owner pursuant to NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, including, without limitation, providing a written statement explaining those rights in any agreement or contract for qualified services. The written statement must be in substantially the following form:

 

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY FUND

 

Payment may be available from the Recovery Fund if you are damaged financially by a project performed on your residence pursuant to a contract, including construction, remodeling, repair or other improvements, and the damage resulted from certain specified violations of Nevada law by a contractor licensed in this State. To obtain information relating to the Recovery Fund and filing a claim for recovery from the Recovery Fund, you may contact the State Contractors’ Board at the following locations:

 

State Contractors’ Board                            State Contractors’ Board

9670 Gateway Drive, Suite 100                 2310 Corporate Circle, Suite 200

Reno, Nevada 89521                                  Henderson, Nevada 89074

Telephone number: [phone]           Telephone number: [phone]

 

      2.  The Board may impose upon a contractor an administrative fine:

      (a) Of not more than $100 for the first violation of subsection 1; and

      (b) Of not more than $250 for a second or subsequent violation of subsection 1.

      3.  The Board shall deposit any money received pursuant to this section in the account established pursuant to NRS 624.470.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1970)