# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.090: Right of contractor or applicant to maintain or defend action concerning possession

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.090

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.090
- **Heading:** Right of contractor or applicant to maintain or defend action concerning possession
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 26 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.090

## Text

1. Every person who has contracted with the State of Nevada, in good faith, to purchase any land from the State shall be entitled to maintain or defend an action at law or in equity concerning such land or its possession, which may be maintained or defended by persons who own land in fee.

2. Every person who has applied or may hereafter apply to the State of Nevada, in good faith, to purchase any land from the State, and has paid or shall pay the amount of money which may be required under such application to the proper state officer, shall be deemed and held to have the right to the exclusive possession of such land, and shall be entitled to maintain and defend an action at law or in equity, concerning such land or the possession thereof, which may be maintained or defended by persons who own land in fee, provided no actual adverse possession of such land existed in another at the date of such application.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.005 Suspension of NRS 326.010 to 326.070, inclusive, until action by Legislature](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.010 Commencement and maintenance of action for interference with possession of public lands occupied for grazing or agricultural purposes; mining rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.020 Size of claim and other conditions necessary to maintain action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.030 Survey; recording of certified plat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.040 Improvements: Time limited; value](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.050 Authorized absence of claimant without occupancy: Payment and disposition of fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.060 Proof of actual enclosure not required on trial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.070 Adverse entrant guilty of unlawful entry; proceedings for removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.080 Right to exclusive possession in applicant or contractor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.090 Right of contractor or applicant to maintain or defend action concerning possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 326.100 Prospecting and mining authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T26_C326_S326.100.md)

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