If land is granted or devised to a person and after the person’s death to his or her heirs or the heirs of his or her body, regardless of how the grant or devise is expressed, an estate for life vests in that person and his or her heirs take the remainder pursuant to the grant or devise and not through that person. The purpose of this section is to abolish the Rule in Shelley’s Case.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 111.101

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
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