Can a Nevada park stop a resident from selling a home in place?

No. Under Nev. Rev. Stat. §118B.160, a landlord may not 'deny any tenant the right to sell his or her manufactured home ... within the park or require the tenant to remove the manufactured home ... from the park solely on the basis of the sale,' may not prohibit advertising or 'at least one sign of reasonable size,' and may not 'require that the landlord be an agent.' This is general information, not advice about a specific sale — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Nevada.

Selling a mobile home in Nevada

Q: Can a Nevada park approve or reject the buyer?

It may approve the buyer if the home stays, but not unreasonably. Under §118B.170, the landlord 'may require approval of a prospective buyer and tenant,' 'shall consider the record ... concerning the payment of rent,' and 'shall not unreasonably withhold his or her consent.' The landlord must post a sign about the approval requirement and 'approve or deny a completed application ... within 10 business days.'

Q: Can a Nevada park make a home leave when it's sold?

Only for condition, not the sale itself. Under §118B.170(2), a landlord may require removal on a sale only if the home 'is deemed by the park's written rules ... to be in a run-down condition or in disrepair or does not meet the safety standards,' and whoever requests an inspection pays for it. A landlord also may not buy a home in the park if it denied the tenant's right to sell (§118B.160(1)(f)).

Nevada's NRS Chapter 118B strongly protects a resident's right to sell the home in place, limits the park's buyer-approval power, and bars the park from blocking advertising or forcing itself in as agent. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone selling should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Nevada.

What the statute says

Nev. Rev. Stat. §118B.160(1) bars a landlord from: denying "any tenant the right to sell his or her manufactured home ... within the park or requir[ing] the tenant to remove the manufactured home ... from the park solely on the basis of the sale"; prohibiting advertising or "at least one sign of reasonable size"; "requir[ing] that the landlord be an agent"; prohibiting subleasing (unless the lease bars it) where the subtenant meets park requirements; and "purchas[ing] a manufactured home within the park if the landlord has denied ... a tenant the right to sell" or "a prospective buyer the right to purchase."

Section 118B.170 governs buyer approval: the landlord "may require approval of a prospective buyer and tenant ... if the manufactured home ... will remain in the park," "shall consider the record ... concerning the payment of rent," and "shall not unreasonably withhold his or her consent." It must post a sign about the requirement and "approve or deny a completed application ... within 10 business days." A landlord may require removal on a sale only if the home is "in a run-down condition or in disrepair or does not meet the safety standards" in NRS 461A.120.

How it works in general

A Nevada resident may sell the home where it sits, advertise it (including a yard sign), and choose their own agent — the park can't insist on being the agent or take the home off the lot just because it sold. If the home will stay, the park may screen the buyer as a new tenant, but it must consider the buyer's rent-payment record, can't unreasonably withhold consent, and must decide within 10 business days. The park can require a home to be removed on sale only if it is genuinely run-down, in disrepair, or fails safety standards — not simply because ownership changed.

Common scenarios

General examples Nevada park residents commonly encounter:

A park tries to block the sale or take a "for sale" sign down. Both are barred; the resident may advertise and post a sign (§118B.160).
A park sits on the buyer's application. The landlord must decide within 10 business days and can't unreasonably withhold consent (§118B.170).
A park demands the home leave because it sold. Removal is allowed only for run-down or unsafe condition, not the sale itself (§118B.170(2)).

Other authorities that may apply

Chapter 118B protects the in-park sale and limits buyer approval; the protections do not apply to a corporate cooperative park (§118B.160(2)). Ownership of the home transfers by the Housing Division certificate of ownership (see the Nevada title guide). Federal law such as the Fair Housing Act can apply to buyer screening, and the bill of sale and any financing documents also control.