Nevada Revised Statutes 645F.420 – Homeowner may bring action to recover damages
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1. A homeowner who is injured as a result of a person‘s violation of a provision of NRS 645F.400 may bring an action against the person to recover damages caused by the violation, together with reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 645F.420
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
2. If the homeowner prevails in the action, the court may award such punitive damages as may be determined by a jury, or by a court sitting without a jury, but in no case may the punitive damages be less than one and one-half times the amount awarded to the homeowner as actual damages.