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What is the statute of limitations for a creditor (lienholder) to go after a debtor (seller/borrower) on a foreclosure & short-sale in Nevada?

By
Real Estate Agent with Realty ONE Group

In a foreclosure, the senior lienholder has 6 months after the date of the foreclosure sale or the trustee's sale held pursuant to NRS 107.080. If there are any junior lienholders, aka "sold-out lienholders", they would have 6 years years under a breach of written contract in the State of Nevada. In a short-sale, if full satisfaction for the debt is not agreed to, the senior and any junior lienholders would have 6 years.


NRS 40.455 Deficiency judgment: Award to judgment creditor or beneficiary of deed of trust.
1. Upon application of the judgment creditor or the beneficiary of the deed of trust within 6 months after the date of the foreclosure sale or the trustee's sale held pursuant to NRS 107.080, respectively, and after the required hearing, the court shall award a deficiency judgment to the judgment creditor or the beneficiary of the deed of trust if it appears from the sheriff's return or the recital of consideration in the trustee's deed that there is a deficiency of the proceeds of the sale and a balance remaining due to the judgment creditor or the beneficiary of the deed of trust, respectively.

2. If the indebtedness is secured by more than one parcel of real property, more than one interest in the real property or more than one mortgage or deed of trust, the 6-month period begins to run after the date of the foreclosure sale or trustee's sale of the last parcel or other interest in the real property securing the indebtedness, but in no event may the application be filed more than 2 years after the initial foreclosure sale or trustee's sale.

NRS 11.190 Periods of limitation. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125B.050 and 217.007, actions other than those for the recovery of real property, unless further limited by specific statute, may only be commenced as follows:

1. Within 6 years:
(a) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory within the United States, or the renewal thereof.

(b) An action upon a contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, except those mentioned in the preceding sections of this chapter.

This is for informational purposes only!  Do not offer legal advice.  Seek a competent attorney.

Steven Kitnick

Steven Kitnick Seminars, LLC

www.NevadaCE.com