Nevada Landlords Beware: Avoiding Intellectual Property Liability During The Eviction Process

It is no secret the pandemic has caused an unprecedented economic crisis throughout the state of Nevada. Throughout the duration of the pandemic, the Nevada unemployment rate has, at one point, exceeded 30 percent, hindering thousands of Nevada tenants from meeting their lending and lease obligations. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Emergency Directive 008, which temporarily barred evictions and foreclosures of commercial and residential properties. However, as the temporary moratorium will soon expire on September 1, 2020, and evictions and foreclosures are slowly being phased back into effect, landlords are likely to resume evictions proceedings or will enter into lease addendums with existing tenants. As landowners contemplate how to proceed with tenants who are past due on their rent, they should not overlook potential intellectual property liability.