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