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Nevada lien waiver requirements
Nevada prescribes four statutory lien waiver forms under NRS 108.2457. Any contract clause that tries to waive lien rights in advance is void.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 108.2457
The short version
Nevada copied California's approach almost word for word. NRS 108.2457 lays out four statutory waiver forms: conditional and unconditional, progress and final. Any contract term that pretends to waive lien rights up front is void by statute. Pay-when-paid clauses don't get to swallow lien rights. The forms include warning language that has to appear in type as large as the largest type elsewhere on the document. Skip that and the waiver fails.
At a glance
- NRS 108.2457: four statutory waiver forms required
- Conditional waivers void if payment fails to clear
- Bold warning language on unconditional forms
- Advance waivers in contracts are void by statute
The four Nevada statutory forms
NRS 108.2457 sets out a conditional waiver on progress payment, an unconditional waiver on progress payment, a conditional waiver on final payment, and an unconditional waiver on final payment. Each form has fixed language. You must follow the statute.
Conditional forms release lien rights only when payment actually clears. Unconditional forms release rights regardless of payment, which is why the statute requires a notice on them in the largest type on the page.
Advance lien waivers are void in Nevada
The Nevada statute is explicit: any contract term that attempts to waive or impair lien rights of a contractor, sub, or supplier before work begins is void. That includes pay-when-paid clauses dressed up as waivers.
You cannot put a blanket waiver in your subcontract template and call it done. You have to collect a statutory waiver against each payment. That keeps the lien right alive until the payment is in the sub's bank.
Bounced checks and the protection clause
If the payment given for a waiver is by check and the check fails to clear, the waiver is null and void by statute. The lien right snaps back into place. That protection is what makes the conditional form useful.
Even on unconditional forms, the statutory warning language acts as a flag for any sub about to sign. Train your AP team to wait for cleared funds before sending an unconditional. The conditional version is your default during the project.
Questions
Does Nevada require a statutory lien waiver form?
Yes. NRS 108.2457 prescribes four waiver forms. A waiver that doesn't follow the statutory language is unenforceable.
Can a Nevada subcontract waive lien rights in advance?
No. NRS 108.2457 declares any contract term that tries to waive lien rights in advance to be void.
What happens if a payment check bounces after a waiver is signed?
The waiver is null and void by statute, and the lien right is restored.
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