1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF __________________________ TOWNSHIP 7 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF _________________, STATE OF NEVADA 8 9 10 Name: Address: Phone: 11 12 13 ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ Landlord/Plaintiff vs. 14 Name: Address: 15 Phone: 16 CASE NO: ________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ Tenant/Defendant DEPT. NO:________________ 17 18 ANSWER TO COMPLAINT FOR UNLAWFUL DETAINER 19 Defendant, by way of Answer to the Complaint herein alleges as follows: 20 1. 21 22 ___________________________________ of the Complaint. 2. 23 24 Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraphs numbered Defendant denies the allegations contained in paragraphs numbered ___________________________________ of the Complaint. 3. Defendant denies sufficient knowledge and information as to form a 25 belief as to the truth of the allegations contained in paragraphs 26 numbered __________________________________ of the Complaint. 27 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 1 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 DEFENSES 2 FAILURE TO ESTABLISH GROUNDS 3 _____ 4. 4 5 The Landlord has not established grounds to terminate my tenancy as required by NRS 118B.200: (Check any and all below that apply) _____ A. Rent Delinquency and Termination Notice Failure to Pay 6 Rent. 7 _____ 1. The landlord has not served me with a 10-Day 8 Notice of delinquency as required by NRS 9 118B.200(1)(a). 10 _____ 2. 11 I have tendered my rent and my landlord has refused to accept it. 12 _____ 3. I am not in default of payment of rent 13 _____ 4. Other (specify) ____________________________ 14 15 ________________________________________ _____ 16 B. Non-compliance with Law, Ordinance, Government Regulation or Rules of Park. 17 _____ 1. The landlord has not provided me with a written 18 notice advising me of my right to cure the alleged 19 non-compliance within a reasonable time as 20 required by NRS 118B.200(1)(b) 21 _____ 2. 22 I have cured any alleged non-compliance within a reasonable time. 23 _____ 3. I am in compliance (specify) _________________ 24 ________________________________________ 25 ________________________________________. 26 27 _____ C. Violation of Rules of Park. _____ 1. 28 The landlord has not provided me with prior written notice that a violation of the rule would result in Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 2 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 termination of my tenancy as required by NRS 2 118B.200(1)(d). 3 4 _____ 2. _____ D. 5 I have not violated any valid rules. Nuisance or violation of state law or local ordinance. _____1. My alleged conduct does not amount to a 6 nuisance as defined by law as required by NRS 7 40.140. 8 _____ 2. 9 My alleged conduct does not violate a specific state law or local ordinance listed in NRS 10 118B.200(1)(f). 11 _____ 3. I have not engaged in any conduct that could be 12 considered as a nuisance (specify) ____________ 13 ________________________________________ 14 _____ E. Annoyance -- I have not engaged in any activity that could be 15 considered an annoyance to other tenants. 16 FACTUAL DISPUTE 17 _____ 5. I dispute the facts as alleged by the Landlord, specifically:__________ 18 ________________________________________________________ 19 ________________________________________________________ 20 ________________________________________________________ 21 ________________________________________________________ 22 ________________________________________________________ 23 ________________________________________________________ 24 ________________________________________________________ 25 ________________________________________________________ 26 _______________________________________________________. 27 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 3 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 2 3 TERMINATION NOTICE CONTENT _____ 6. I have not received a legally sufficient notice to terminate my tenancy. _____ A. I have not been served with a 10-Day Notice of Rent 4 Delinquency/Termination 5 118B.190(1)(c)/NRS 118B.200(1)(a). 6 _____ B. 7 as required by NRS I have not received the proper termination notice time period. _____ 1. _____ a. 8 5-Day Nuisance Notice – NRS 118B.190(1)(a)/NRS 118B.200(1)(f) 9 _____ b. 10 3-Day Nuisance Notice – NRS 118B.190(1)(b)/NRS 118B.200(1)(f) 11 _____ 2. 45 days for all other reasons [NRS Non-compliance [NRS 12 118B.190(1)(e)] 13 118B.200(1)(b)], or Annoyance (1)(c), or Violation 14 (1)(d) 15 _____ 3. 16 17 180 days and for change in park use. 118B.190(1)(d)/NRS 118B.200(1)(e) _____ C. The termination Notice I received is deficient pursuant to NRS 18 118B.190(2) in that: 19 _____ 1. 20 21 There is no specified reason stated for the termination. _____ 2. There are no specific facts stated which would 22 enable me to determine: 23 _____ a. The date(s) on which an event(s) 24 occurred which gives rise to the 25 landlord’s reason for terminating my 26 tenancy. 27 _____ b. 28 The place where the alleged events took place; and Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 4 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 _____ c. 2 event. 3 4 TERMINATION NOTICE – TIMING AND SERVICE _____ 7. 5 6 The circumstances of the alleged I have not been properly served with the required Notice pursuant to NRS 40.280. _____ A. NOTICE PURPORTING TO ESTABLISH 7 GROUNDS (non-compliance and violation) was not 8 _____ 1. 9 personally served on me; and _____ a. my signature is not on the proof of 10 service posted and properly mailed 11 to me; and 12 _____ b. 13 14 _____ 2. _____ B. 15 there is no signature of witness. received by me by mail. NOTICE OF TERMINATION was not _____ 1. 16 personally served on me; and _____ a. my signature is not on the proof of 17 service posted and properly mailed 18 to me; and 19 _____ b. 20 _____ 2. 21 received by me by mail. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES (Retaliation) 22 23 there is no signature of witness. _____ 8. _____ A. The Landlord has improperly terminated my tenancy 24 under NRS 118B.210 in retaliation for 25 _____ 1. violation. 26 27 my complaining in good faith of a code _____ 2. my complaints to the landlord about park conditions. 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 5 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 _____ 3. 2 my organizing or becoming a member of a tenant’s league. 3 _____ 4. 4 my request for a reduction in rent because _____ a. 5 of a reduction in property taxes. 6 _____ b. the landlord decreased or 7 eliminated 8 specifically _______________ 9 _______________________. 10 _____ 5. 11 service, a citation being issued to the landlord as a result of my complaint. 12 _____ 6. 13 14 a I prevailed in a previous judicial proceeding or arbitration. _____B. Rent Withholding. 15 As the landlord’s failure to maintain has made my mobile 16 home unfit for occupancy, pursuant to NRS 118B.220, I 17 have withheld rent. 18 WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests that: 19 _____ (a) Plaintiff take nothing by way of his complaint; 20 _____ (b) Plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed; 21 _____ (c) the Court award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the 22 23 24 Defendant; _____ (d) the Court grant any and all other relief as this Court deems just and proper. 25 26 27 Submitted by, _______________________ Date __________________________________ Signature of Tenant/Defendant __________________________________ Print Name of Tenant/Defendant 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 6 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 2 VERIFICATION 3 4 I, _______________________________, am the Tenant/Defendant in the 5 above-entitled action; that I have read the foregoing document and am competent to 6 testify that the contents are true of my own knowledge except for those matters 7 stated therein on information and belief; and, as to those matters, I believe them to 8 be true. 9 10 11 _______________________ Date __________________________________ Signature of Tenant/Defendant 12 13 ______________________________ Print Name of Tenant/Defendant 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 7 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 2 I swear the above is true. Signature:__________________________________ 3 4 5 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ____ day of _________________, 6 7 20____. 8 9 10 11 NOTARY PUBLIC OR DEPUTY CLERK _____________________________ 12 13 OR 14 THE FOLLOWING: 15 16 17 18 19 Pursuant to NRS 53.045: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct." 20 21 Executed on _____________, 20____ 22 23 ______________________________ Signature 24 25 26 ______________________________ Print Name 27 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 8 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 3 Pursuant to NRCP 5(b) and JCRCP 5(b), I hereby certify that I am a 4 non-party over the age of 18 years, and that on ______________________, 20____, 5 I 6 __________________________________________________________________, served true and correct copy of the foregoing (Name of document that was served) 7 8 a addressed to: 9 _______________________________________ 10 _______________________________________ 11 _______________________________________ 12 13 [ ] _______________________________________ BY U.S. MAIL: I deposited for mailing in the United States mail, with postage 14 fully prepaid, an envelope containing the above-identified document at 15 _______________________________ (City and State), 16 course of business. in the ordinary 17 [ ] BY FACSIMILE TO: _________________________________ (FAX number). 18 [ ] BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I personally hand delivered the above-identified 19 document to the address/offices of the person named above. 20 21 _______________________________ Signature of Server 22 23 24 _______________________________ Print Name of Server 25 26 27 28 Mobile Home Tenant Answer to Complaint for Unlawful Detainer Form #21 9 of 9 ©2006 Nevada Supreme Court Revised: April 17, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com