# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.160: Relation of landlord and tenant as affecting adverse possession

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.160

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.160
- **Heading:** Relation of landlord and tenant as affecting adverse possession
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11.160

## Text

Whenever the relation of landlord and tenant shall have existed between any persons, the possession of the tenant shall be deemed the possession of the landlord until the expiration of 5 years from the expiration of the tenancy, or, where there has been no written lease, until the expiration of 5 years from the time of the last payment of rent, notwithstanding that such tenant may have acquired another title, or may have claimed to hold adversely to the landlord. But such presumptions shall not be made after the periods herein limited.

## Nearby sections

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- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.090 Peaceable entry; when not valid as claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.100 Possession presumed in legal owner unless adversely held](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.100.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.110 Occupation under written instrument or judgment; when deemed adverse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.110.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.120 What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.120.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.130 Premises actually occupied under claim of title deemed to be held adversely](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.130.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.140 What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not founded on written instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.140.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.150 Additional requirements for adverse possession: Occupation continuously for 5 years; payment of taxes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.150.md)

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