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JUSTICE COURT REO TOWNSHIPWASHOE COUNTY NEVDA

A ERRACE TOWNHOMES ASSNWESTERN NEVADA MNAGMENTC. Gayle Aes Ke Esq d Gayle A

e. d; NDLOD OR DULYUORIZED AGETLandord

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ACHARY BARKER COUGHLI

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) CASE NO !JI '03 7,

) ) DEPT. N) (JUGE SEZZA IDICATED ey) W NOT ACCEPT S CASE OR) HIS CEDAR OR OERWISE HEAR) AYIG IN RELAON TO )) JRy TRIL DMNDD)) TENNT'S NSWER A TENNS) AIDAVI/DECLARATION TO 0 DY) NOTICE QUIT; MOTIO OR

SNCTIOS AD AOEYS EES

fOINS D ATennt/Defendt ah Cln Esq. hereby les n nswer or alteately a

mended Tents nswer to e 0 day NOTICE TO QUIT ND ANY SUBSEQUENT 5 DAY

5 NOTICE TO QUIT UNLAWUL DETAER NOTICE

6 Tent rher moves orscons aginst ldo, puuntto NRS7.085, for the aoey'fees

RE-DDD7 AOTen hs needessy

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\ li Tena's swer d Adaviteclaation t 30 Day No Caus Evico eas Counca

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incurred due to 0arF 'errace and E' -1@s recFless uses o/ this court@s rocesses. 0arF 'errace has not

comlied ith the requirements o/ the rules o/ ci=il rocedure the seeFs to in=oFe. is

motion is /atall /laed and in/irm as a matter o/ la.

'his oosition and motion is ased on the oints and authorities elo, the

ao=e(re/erenced statute and rules o/ ci=il rocedure, and all aers and leadings on /ile

herein.

NRS 40.310 Issue of fact to be tried b !ur if "ro"er de#a$d #ade. %&e$e'er a$ issue of fact

is "rese$ted b t&e "(eadi$)s* it s&a(( be tried b a !ur* if "ro"er de#a$d is #ade "ursua$t to

t&e Ne'ada Ru(es of +i'i( ,rocedure or t&e Justice +ourt Ru(es of +i'i( ,rocedure.

C5E" N56, the undersigned 'enant and states:

. am the tenant o/ a rental united located at 4!! E. 9th "t. #!, $eno %9&!.

!. m rent is not susidiGed ulic housing authorit or other go=ernmental agenc.


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-ll arties to this action concede that


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ser=ice. P -s used in this susection, Jda o/ ser=iceK means the da the landlord or the landlordOs

agent ersonall deli=ers the notice to the tenant. / ersonal ser=ice as not so deli=ered, the Jda o/

ser=iceK means the da the notice is deli=ered, a/ter osting and mailing ursuant to susection !, to

the sheri// or constale /or ser=ice i/ the request /or ser=ice is made e/ore noon. / the request /or

ser=ice the sheri// or constale is made a/ter noon, the Jda o/ ser=iceK shall e deemed to e the

da ne*t /olloing the da that the request is made /or ser=ice the sheri// or constale. !. -

landlord or the landlordOs agent ho ser=es a notice to a tenant ursuant to aragrah ?> o/

susection shall attemt to deli=er the notice in erson in the manner set /orth in aragrah ?a> o/

susection o/ N$" 4.!%. / the notice cannot e deli=ered in erson, the landlord or the landlordOsagent: ?a> "hall ost a co o/ the notice in a consicuous lace on the remises and mail the notice

o=ernight mail; and ?> -/ter the notice has een osted and mailed, ma deli=er the notice to the

sheri// or constale /or ser=ice in the manner set /orth in susection o/ N$" 4.!%. 'he sheri// or

constale shall not accet the notice /or ser=ice unless it is accomanied ritten e=idence, signed

the tenant hen the tenant tooF ossession o/ the remises, that the landlord or the landlordOs

agent in/ormed the tenant o/ the ro=isions o/ this section hich set /orth the la/ul rocedures /or

e=iction /rom a short(term tenanc. on accetance, the sheri// or constale shall ser=e the notice

ithin 4% hours a/ter the request /or ser=ice as made the landlord or the landlordOs agent. 3. -

notice ser=ed ursuant to susection or ! must: ?a> denti/ the court that has Iurisdiction o=er the

matter; and ?> -d=ise the tenant: ?> 5/ the tenantOs right to contest the matter /iling, ithin the

time seci/ied in susection /or the ament o/ the rent or surrender o/ the remises, an a//ida=it

ith the court that has Iurisdiction o=er the matter stating that the tenant has tendered ament or is

not in de/ault in the ament o/ the rent; ?!> 'hat i/ the court determines that the tenant is guilt o/ an

unla/ul detainer, the court ma issue a summar order /or remo=al o/ the tenant or an order

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ro=iding /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant, directing the sheri// or constale o/ the count to

remo=e the tenant ithin !4 hours a/ter receit o/ the order; and ?3> 'hat, ursuant to N$" %-.39,

a tenant ma seeF relie/ i/ a landlord unla/ull remo=es the tenant /rom the remises or e*cludes the

tenant locFing or attemting to locF the tenantOs entr uon the remises or ill/ull interruts

or causes or ermits the interrution o/ an essential ser=ice required the rental agreement or

chater %- o/ N$". 4. / the tenant /iles such an a//ida=it at or e/ore the time stated in the notice,

the landlord or the landlordOs agent, a/ter receit o/ a /ile(stamed co o/ the a//ida=it hich as

/iled, shall not ro=ide /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant to the remises locFing or otherise. &.

on noncomliance ith the notice: ?a> 'he landlord or the landlordOs agent ma al a//ida=ito/ comlaint /or e=iction to the Iustice court o/ the tonshi in hich the delling, aartment,

moile home or commercial remises are located or to the district court o/ the count in hich the

delling, aartment, moile home or commercial remises are located, hiche=er has Iurisdiction

o=er the matter. 'he court ma thereuon issue an order directing the sheri// or constale o/ the

count to remo=e the tenant ithin !4 hours a/ter receit o/ the order. 'he a//ida=it must state or

contain: ?> 'he date the tenanc commenced. ?!> 'he amount o/ eriodic rent reser=ed. ?3> 'he

amounts o/ an cleaning, securit or rent deosits aid in ad=ance, in e*cess o/ the /irst monthOs rent,

the tenant. ?4> 'he date the rental aments ecame delinquent. ?&> 'he length o/ time the tenant

has remained in ossession ithout aing rent. ?+> 'he amount o/ rent claimed due and delinquent.

?7> - statement that the ritten notice as ser=ed on the tenant in accordance ith N$" 4.!%. ?%>

- co o/ the ritten notice ser=ed on the tenant. ?9> - co o/ the signed ritten rental agreement,

i/ an. ?> E*cet hen the tenant has timel /iled the a//ida=it descried in susection 3 and a /ile(

stamed co o/ it has een recei=ed the landlord or the landlordOs agent, and e*cet hen the

landlord is rohiited ursuant to N$" %-.4%, the landlord or the landlordOs agent ma, in a

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eaceale manner, ro=ide /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant to the remises locFing or

otherise. +. on the /iling the tenant o/ the a//ida=it ermitted in susection 3, regardless o/ the

in/ormation contained in the a//ida=it, and the /iling the landlord o/ the a//ida=it ermitted

susection &, the Iustice court or the district court shall hold a hearing, a/ter ser=ice o/ notice o/ the

hearing uon the arties, to determine the truth/ulness and su//icienc o/ an a//ida=it or notice

ro=ided/or in this section. / the court determines that there is no legal de/ense as to the alleged

unla/ul detainer and the tenant is guilt o/ an unla/ul detainer, the court ma issue a summar

order /or remo=al o/ the tenant or an order ro=iding /or the nonadmittance o/ the tenant. / the court

determines that there is a legal de/ense as to the alleged unla/ul detainer, the court shall re/use togrant either art an relie/, and, e*cet as otherise ro=ided in this susection, shall require that

an /urther roceedings e conducted ursuant to N$" 4.!9 to 4.4!, inclusi=e. 'he issuance o/ a

summar order /or remo=al o/ the tenant does not reclude an action the tenant /or an damages

or other relie/ to hich the tenant ma e entitled. / the alleged unla/ul detainer as ased uon

susection & o/ N$" 4.!&4, the re/usal the court to grant relie/ does not reclude the landlord

therea/ter /rom ursuing an action /or unla/ul detainer in accordance ith N$" 4.!&. 7. 'he

tenant ma, uon ament o/ the aroriate /ees relating to the /iling and ser=ice o/ a motion, /ile a

motion ith the court, on a /orm ro=ided the clerF o/ the court, to disute the amount o/ the

costs, i/ an, claimed the landlord ursuant to N$" %-.4+ or %C.!3 /or the in=entor,

mo=ing and storage o/ ersonal roert le/t on the remises. 'he motion must e /iled ithin !

das a/ter the summar order /or remo=al o/ the tenant or the aandonment o/ the remises the

tenant, or ithin ! das a/ter: ?a> 'he tenant has =acated or een remo=ed /rom the remises; and

?> - co o/ those charges has een requested or ro=ided to the tenant, P hiche=er is later. %.

on the /iling o/ a motion ursuant to susection 7, the court shall schedule a hearing on the

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motion. 'he hearing must e held ithin das a/ter the /iling o/ the motion. 'he court shall a//i*

the date o/ the hearing to the motion and order a co ser=ed uon the landlord the sheri//,

constale or other rocess ser=er. -t the hearing, the court ma: ?a> Determine the costs, i/ an,

claimed the landlord ursuant to N$" %-.4+ or %C.!3 and an accumulating dail costs;

and ?> 5rder the release o/ the tenantOs roert uon the ament o/ the charges determined to e

due or i/ no charges are determined to e due. 9. - landlord shall not re/use to accet rent /rom a

tenant that is sumitted a/ter the landlord or the landlordOs agent has ser=ed or had ser=ed a notice

ursuant to susection i/ the re/usal is ased on the /act that the tenant has not aid collection /ees,

attorneOs /ees or other costs other than rent, a reasonale charge /or late aments o/ rent ordishonored checFs, or a securit. -s used in this susection, JsecuritK has the meaning ascried to it

in N$" %-.!4. . 'his section does not al to the tenant o/ a moile home lot in a moile

home arF or to the tenant o/ a recreational =ehicle lot in an area o/ a moile home arF in this "tate

other than an area designated as a recreational =ehicle lot ursuant to the ro=isions o/ susection +

o/ N$" 4.!&. N$" 4.!% "er=ice o/ notices to quit; roo/ required e/ore issuance o/ order to

remo=e. . E*cet as otherise ro=ided in N$" 4.!&3, the notices required N$" 4.!& to

4.!+, inclusi=e, ma e ser=ed: ?a> B deli=ering a co to the tenant ersonall, in the resence o/

a itness; ?> / the tenant is asent /rom the tenantOs lace o/ residence or /rom the tenantOs usual

lace o/ usiness, lea=ing a co ith a erson o/ suitale age and discretion at either lace and

mailing a co to the tenant at the tenantOs lace o/ residence or lace o/ usiness; or ?c> / the lace

o/ residence or usiness cannot e ascertained, or a erson o/ suitale age or discretion cannot e

/ound there, osting a co in a consicuous lace on the leased roert, deli=ering a co to a

erson there residing, i/ the erson can e /ound, and mailing a co to the tenant at the lace here

the leased roert is situated. !. "er=ice uon a sutenant ma e made in the same manner as



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ro=ided in susection . 3. Be/ore an order to remo=e a tenant is issued ursuant to susection & o/

N$" 4.!&3, a landlord shall /ile ith the court a roo/ o/ ser=ice o/ an notice required that

section. Be/ore a erson ma e remo=ed as rescried in N$" 4.!9 to 4.4!, inclusi=e, a

landlord shall /ile ith the court roo/ o/ ser=ice o/ an notice required ursuant to N$" 4.!&&.

E*cet as otherise ro=ided in susection 4, this roo/ must consist o/: ?a> - statement, signed

the tenant and a itness, acFnoledging that the tenant recei=ed the notice on a seci/ied date; ?> -

certi/icate o/ mailing issued the nited "tates 0ostal "er=ice; or ?c> 'he endorsement o/ a sheri//,

constale or other rocess ser=er stating the time and manner o/ ser=ice. 4. / ser=ice o/ the notice

as not deli=ered in erson to a tenant hose rent is reser=ed a eriod o/ eeF or less and thetenanc has not continued /or more than 4& das, roo/ o/ ser=ice must include: ?a> - certi/icate o/

mailing issued the nited "tates 0ostal "er=ice or a ri=ate ostal ser=ice to the landlord or the

landlordOs agent; or ?> 'he endorsement o/ a sheri// or constale stating the: ?> 'ime and date the

request /or ser=ice as made the landlord or the landlordOs agent; ?!> 'ime, date and manner o/

the ser=ice; and ?3> )ees aid /or the ser=ice. N$" %-. J1andlordK de/ined. J1andlordK means

a erson ho ro=ides a delling unit /or occuanc another ursuant to a rental agreement. N$"

%-.! J5nerK de/ined. J5nerK means one or more ersons, Iointl or se=erall, in hom is

=ested: . -ll or art o/ the legal title to roert, e*cet a trustee under a deed o/ trust ho is not in

ossession o/ the roert; or !. -ll or art o/ the ene/icial onershi, and a right to resent use and

enIoment o/ the remises. N$" %-.& J$entK de/ined. J$entK means all eriodic aments to

e made to the landlord /or occuanc o/ a delling unit, including, ithout limitation, all reasonale

and actual late /ees set /orth in the rental agreement. ?-dded to N$" 977, 33; - 999, 9%4>.

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'his action is rought to address )ederal )air ousing or Ne=ada las rohiiting discrimination.

am eing discriminated against ased on imermissile characteristics. )urther, m lease has not

e*ired or terminated et. N$" %-.+ J$ental agreementK de/ined. J$ental agreementK means

an oral or ritten agreement /or the use and occuanc o/ a delling unit or remises. ?-dded to

N$" 977, 33>

N$" %-.& $etaliator conduct landlord against tenant rohiited; remedies; e*cetions. .

E*cet as otherise ro=ided in susection 3, the landlord ma not, in retaliation, terminate a

tenanc, re/use to rene a tenanc, increase rent or decrease essential items or ser=ices required

the rental agreement or this chater, or ring or threaten to ring an action /or ossession i/: ?a> 'hetenant has comlained in good /aith o/ a =iolation o/ a uilding, housing or health code alicale to

the remises and a//ecting health or sa/et to a go=ernmental agenc charged ith the resonsiilit

/or the en/orcement o/ that code; ?> 'he tenant has comlained in good /aith to the landlord or a la

en/orcement agenc o/ a =iolation o/ this chater or o/ a seci/ic statute that imoses a criminal

enalt; ?c> 'he tenant has organiGed or ecome a memer o/ a tenantOs union or similar

organiGation; ?d> - citation has een issued resulting /rom a comlaint descried in aragrah ?a>; ?e>

'he tenant has instituted or de/ended against a Iudicial or administrati=e roceeding or aritration in

hich the tenant raised an issue o/ comliance ith the requirements o/ this chater resecting the

haitailit o/ delling units; ?/> 'he tenant has /ailed or re/used to gi=e ritten consent to a

regulation adoted the landlord, a/ter the tenant enters into the rental agreement, hich requires

the landlord to ait until the aroriate time has elased e/ore it is en/orceale against the tenant;

or ?g> 'he tenant has comlained in good /aith to the landlord, a go=ernment agenc, an attorne, a

/air housing agenc or an other aroriate od o/ a =iolation o/ N$" %. to %.!,

inclusi=e, or the )air ousing -ct o/ 9+%, 4! .".C. QQ 3+ et seq., or has otherise e*ercised



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rights hich are guaranteed or rotected under those las. !. / the landlord =iolates an ro=ision o/

susection , the tenant is entitled to the remedies ro=ided in N$" %-.39 and has a de/ense in

an retaliator action the landlord /or ossession. 3. - landlord ho acts under the circumstances

descried in susection does not =iolate that susection i/: ?a> 'he =iolation o/ the alicale

uilding, housing or health code o/ hich the tenant comlained as caused rimaril the lacF o/

reasonale care the tenant, a memer o/ his or her household or other erson on the remises ith

his or her consent; ?> 'he tenanc is terminated ith cause; ?c> - citation has een issued and

comliance ith the alicale uilding, housing or health code requires alteration, remodeling or

demolition and cannot e accomlished unless the tenantOs delling unit is =acant; or ?d> 'heincrease in rent alies in a uni/orm manner to all tenants. P 'he maintenance o/ an action under this

susection does not re=ent the tenant /rom seeFing damages or inIuncti=e relie/ /or the landlordOs

/ailure to coml ith the rental agreement or maintain the delling unit in a haitale condition as

required this chater. N$" %-.3% )ailure o/ landlord to sul essential items or ser=ices. .

/ the landlord is required the rental agreement or this chater to sul heat, air(conditioning,

running ater, hot ater, electricit, gas, a /unctioning door locF or another essential item or ser=ice

and the landlord ill/ull or negligentl /ails to do so, causing the remises to ecome un/it /or

haitation, the tenant shall gi=e ritten notice to the landlord seci/ing the reach. / the landlord

does not adequatel remed the reach, or use his or her est e//orts to remed the reach ithin 4%

hours, e*cet a "aturda, "unda or legal holida, a/ter it is recei=ed the landlord, the tenant ma,

in addition to an other remed: ?a> 0rocure reasonale amounts o/ such essential items or ser=ices

during the landlordOs noncomliance and deduct their actual and reasonale cost /rom the rent; ?>

$eco=er actual damages, including damages ased uon the lacF o/ use o/ the remises or the

diminution o/ the /air rental =alue o/ the delling unit; ?c> 6ithhold an rent that ecomes due

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during the landlordOs noncomliance ithout incurring late /ees, charges /or notice or an other

charge or /ee authoriGed this chater or the rental agreement, until the landlord has attemted in

good /aith to restore the essential items or ser=ices; or ?d> 0rocure other housing hich is comarale

during the landlordOs noncomliance, and the rent /or the original remises /ull aates during this

eriod. 'he tenant ma reco=er the actual and reasonale cost o/ that other housing hich is in e*cess

o/ the amount o/ rent hich is aated. !. / the tenant roceeds under this section, the tenant ma not

roceed under N$" %-.3& and %-.3+ as to that reach. 3. 'he rights o/ the tenant under this

section do not arise until the tenant has gi=en ritten notice as required susection , e*cet that

the tenant ma, ithout ha=ing gi=en that notice: ?a> $eco=er damages as authoriGed under aragrah?> o/ susection i/ the landlord: ?> -dmits to the court that the landlord had Fnoledge o/ the lacFo/ such essential items or ser=ices; or ?!> as recei=ed ritten notice o/ the uninhaitale conditioncaused such a lacF /rom a go=ernmental agenc authoriGed to insect /or =iolations o/ uilding,housing or health codes. ?> 6ithhold rent under aragrah ?c> o/ susection i/ the landlord: ?>as recei=ed ritten notice o/ the condition constituting the reach /rom a go=ernmental agencauthoriGed to insect /or =iolations o/ uilding, housing or health codes; and ?!> )ails to remed orattemt in good /aith to remed the reach ithin the time rescried in the ritten notice o/ thatcondition /rom the go=ernmental agenc. 4. 'he rights o/ the tenant under aragrah ?c> o/ susection

do not arise unless the tenant is current in the ament o/ rent at the time o/ gi=ing ritten noticeursuant to susection . &. / such a condition as caused the delierate or negligent act oromission o/ the tenant, a memer o/ his or her household or other erson on the remises ith his orher consent, the tenant has no rights under this section. ?-dded to N$" 977, 339; - 9%&, 4+;9%7, 34; 999, !3; !7, !%+; !, !37> N$" %-.39 nla/ul remo=al or e*clusion o/tenant or ill/ul interrution o/ essential items or ser=ices; rocedure /or e*edited relie/. . / the

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landlord unla/ull remo=es the tenant /rom the remises or e*cludes the tenant locFing or

attemting to locF the tenantOs entr uon the remises, ill/ull interruts or causes or ermits the

interrution o/ an essential item or ser=ice required the rental agreement or this chater or

otherise reco=ers ossession o/ the delling unit in =iolation o/ N$" %-.4%, the tenant ma

reco=er immediate ossession ursuant to susection 4, roceed under N$" %-.3% or terminate

the rental agreement and, in addition to an other remed, reco=er the tenantOs actual damages,

recei=e an amount not greater than R!,& to e /i*ed the court, or oth. !. n determining the

amount, i/ an, to e aarded under susection , the court shall consider: ?a> 6hether the landlord

acted in good /aith; ?> 'he course o/ conduct eteen the landlord and the tenant; and ?c> 'hedegree o/ harm to the tenant caused the landlordOs conduct. 3. / the rental agreement is terminated

ursuant to susection , the landlord shall return all reaid rent and securit reco=erale under this

chater. 4. E*cet as otherise ro=ided in susection &, the tenant ma reco=er immediate

ossession o/ the remises /rom the landlord /iling a =eri/ied comlaint /or e*edited relie/ /or the

unla/ul remo=al or e*clusion o/ the tenant /rom the remises, the ill/ul interrution o/ an

essential item or ser=ice or the reco=er o/ ossession o/ the delling unit in =iolation o/ N$"

%-.4%. &. - =eri/ied comlaint /or e*edited relie/: ?a> ust e /iled ith the court ithin &

Iudicial das a/ter the date o/ the unla/ul act the landlord, and the =eri/ied comlaint must e

dismissed i/ it is not timel /iled. / the =eri/ied comlaint /or e*edited relie/ is dismissed ursuant

to this aragrah, the tenant retains the right to ursue all other a=ailale remedies against the

landlord. ?> a not e /iled ith the court i/ an action /or summar e=iction or unla/ul detainer is

alread ending eteen the landlord and tenant, ut the tenant ma seeF similar relie/ e/ore the

Iudge residing o=er the ending action. +. 'he court shall conduct a hearing on the =eri/ied

comlaint /or e*edited relie/ not later than 3 Iudicial das a/ter the /iling o/ the =eri/ied comlaint

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/or e*edited relie/. Be/ore or at the scheduled hearing, the tenant must ro=ide roo/ that the

landlord has een roerl ser=ed ith a co o/ the =eri/ied comlaint /or e*edited relie/. on the

hearing, i/ it is determined that the landlord has =iolated an o/ the ro=isions o/ susection , the

court ma: N$" %-.!9 aitailit o/ delling unit. . 'he landlord shall at all times during the

tenanc maintain the delling unit in a haitale condition. - delling unit is not haitale i/ it

=iolates ro=isions o/ housing or health codes concerning the health, sa/et, sanitation or /itness /or

haitation o/ the delling unit or i/ it sustantiall lacFs: ?a> E//ecti=e aterroo/ing and eather

rotection o/ the roo/ and e*terior alls, including indos and doors. ?> 0luming /acilities hich

con/ormed to alicale la hen installed and hich are maintained in good orFing order. ?c> -ater sul aro=ed under alicale la, hich is: ?> nder the control o/ the tenant or landlord

and is caale o/ roducing hot and cold running ater; ?!> )urnished to aroriate /i*tures; and ?3>

Connected to a seage disosal sstem aro=ed under alicale la and maintained

in good orFing order to the e*tent that the sstem can e controlled the landlord. ?d> -dequate

heating /acilities hich con/ormed to alicale la hen installed and are maintained in good

orFing order. ?e> Electrical lighting, outlets, iring and electrical equiment hich con/ormed to

alicale la hen installed and are maintained in good orFing order. ?/> -n adequate numer o/

aroriate recetacles /or garage and ruish in clean condition and good reair at the

commencement o/ the tenanc. 'he landlord shall arrange /or the remo=al o/ garage and ruish

/rom the remises unless the arties ritten agreement ro=ide otherise. ?g> Building, grounds,

aurtenances and all other areas under the landlordOs control at the time o/ the commencement o/

the tenanc in e=er art clean, sanitar and reasonal /ree /rom all accumulations o/ deris, /ilth,

ruish, garage, rodents, insects and =ermin. ?h> )loors, alls, ceilings, stairas and railings

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including ele=ators, maintained in good reair i/ sulied or required to e sulied the landlord.

!. 'he landlord and tenant ma agree that the tenant is to er/orm seci/ied reairs, maintenance

tasFs and minor remodeling onl i/: ?a> 'he agreement o/ the arties is entered into in good /aith; and

?> 'he agreement does not diminish the oligations o/ the landlord to other tenants in the remises.

3. -n agreement ursuant to susection ! is not entered into in good /aith i/ the landlord has a dut

under susection to er/orm the seci/ied reairs, maintenance tasFs or minor remodeling and the

tenant enters into the agreement ecause the landlord or his or her agent has re/used to er/orm them.

?a> 5rder the landlord to restore to the tenant the remises or essential items or ser=ices, or oth; ?>

-ard damages ursuant to susection ; and ?c> EnIoin the landlord /rom =iolating the ro=isions o/susection and, i/ the circumstances so arrant, hold the landlord in contemt o/ court. 7. 'he

ament o/ all costs and o//icial /ees must e de/erred /or an tenant ho /iles a =eri/ied comlaint

/or e*edited relie/. -/ter an hearing and not later than /inal disosition o/ the /iling or order, the

court shall assess the costs and /ees against the art that does not re=ail, e*cet that the court ma

reduce them or ai=e them, as Iustice ma require.

N$" %-.7 J'enantK de/ined. J'enantK means a erson entitled under a rental agreement to

occu a delling unit to the e*clusion o/ others. N$" %-.! $ental agreements: "igning;

coies; required ro=isions; disutale resumtions; use o/ noncon/orming agreement unla/ul. .

-n ritten agreement /or the use and occuanc o/ a delling unit or remises must e signed

the landlord or his or her agent and the tenant or his or her agent. !. 'he landlord shall ro=ide one

co o/ an ritten agreement descried in susection to the tenant /ree o/ cost at the time the

agreement is e*ecuted and, uon request o/ the tenant, ro=ide additional coies o/ an such

agreement to the tenant ithin a reasonale time. 'he landlord ma charge a reasonale /ee /or

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ro=isions relating to the /olloing suIects: ?a> Duration o/ the agreement. ?> -mount o/ rent andthe manner and time o/ its ament. ?c> 5ccuanc children or ets. ?d> "er=ices included ith thedelling rental. ?e> )ees hich are required and the uroses /or hich the are required. ?/>Deosits hich are required and the conditions /or their re/und. ?g> Charges hich ma e required /or late or artial ament o/ rent or /or return o/ an dishonored checF. ?h> nsection rights o/ thelandlord. ?i> - listing o/ ersons or numers o/ ersons ho are to occu the delling. ?I>$esecti=e resonsiilities o/ the landlord and the tenant as to the ament o/ utilit charges. ?F> -signed record o/ the in=entor and condition o/ the remises under the e*clusi=e custod and controlo/ the tenant. ?l> - summar o/ the ro=isions o/ N$" !!.47. ?m> n/ormation regarding the

rocedure ursuant to hich a tenant ma reort to the aroriate authorities: ?> - nuisance. ?!> -=iolation o/ a uilding, sa/et or health code or regulation. ?n> n/ormation regarding the right o/ thetenant to engage in the disla o/ the /lag o/ the nited "tates, as set /orth in N$" %-.3!&. 4. 'heasence o/ a ritten agreement raises a disutale resumtion that: ?a> 'here are no restrictions onoccuanc children or ets. ?> aintenance and aste remo=al ser=ices are ro=ided ithoutcharge to the tenant. ?c> No charges /or artial or late aments o/ rent or /or dishonored checFs areaid the tenant. ?d> 5ther than normal ear, the remises ill e returned in the same condition ashen the tenanc egan. &. t is unla/ul /or a landlord or an erson authoriGed to enter into a rentalagreement on his or her ehal/ to use an ritten agreement hich does not con/orm to thero=isions o/ this section, and an ro=ision in an agreement hich contra=enes the ro=isions o/ thissection is =oid. ?-dded to N$" 977, 333; - !, 3&!; !3, !9+%; !7, !%!> N$"%-.! $ental agreements: 0ament o/ rent; term o/ tenanc. . $ent is aale ithout demandor notice at the time and lace agreed uon the arties. !. nless the rental agreement estalishes ade/inite term, the tenanc is /rom eeF to eeF in the case o/ a tenant ho as eeFl rent and in

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all other cases the tenanc is /rom month to month. 3. n the asence o/ an agreement, either ritten

or oral: ?a> $ent is aale at the eginning o/ the tenanc; and ?> $ent /or the use and occuanc o/

a delling is the /air rental =alue /or the use and occuanc. -t our e=iction hearing, tell the Iudge

our side o/ the stor. 8our Io

is to con=ince the Iudge that ou ha=e a legal de/ense to the e=iction. 'he Ne=ada "ureme Court

has determined that Jlegal de/enseK is hen ou ha=e a Jgenuine issue o/ material /act.K -n=ui, 11C

=. N$" 4.!& nla/ul detainer: 0ossession o/

roert leased /or inde/inite time a/ter notice to quit; older erson or erson ith a disailit entitled

to e*tension o/ eriod o/ ossession uon request. N$" 4.!& nla/ul detainer: 0ossession o/roert leased /or inde/inite time a/ter notice to quit; older erson or erson ith a disailit entitled

to e*tension o/ eriod o/ ossession uon request. . - tenant o/ real roert, a recreational =ehicle

or a moile home /or a term less than li/e is guilt o/ an unla/ul detainer hen ha=ing leased: ?a>

$eal roert, e*cet as otherise ro=ided in this section, or a moile home /or an inde/inite time,

ith monthl or other eriodic rent reser=ed, the tenant continues in ossession thereo/, in erson or

sutenant, ithout the landlordOs consent a/ter the e*iration o/ a notice o/: ?> )or tenancies /rom

eeF to eeF, at least 7 das; ?!> E*cet as otherise ro=ided in susection !, /or all other eriodic

tenancies, at least 3 das; or ?3> )or tenancies at ill, at least & das. ?> - delling unit suIect to

the ro=isions o/ chater %- o/ N$", the tenant continues in ossession, in erson or sutenant,

ithout the landlordOs consent a/ter e*iration o/: ?> 'he term o/ the rental agreement or its

termination and, e*cet as otherise ro=ided in suaragrah ?!>, the e*iration o/ a notice o/: ?>

-t least 7 das /or tenancies /rom eeF to eeF; and ?> E*cet as otherise ro=ided in susection

!, at least 3 das /or all other eriodic tenancies; or ?!> - notice o/ at least & das here the tenant

has /ailed to er/orm the tenantOs asic or contractual oligations under chater %- o/ N$". ?c> -

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moile home lot suIect to the ro=isions o/ chater %B o/ N$", or a lot /or a recreational =ehicle

in an area o/ a moile home arF other than an area designated as a recreational =ehicle lot ursuant

to the ro=isions o/ susection + o/ N$" 4.!&, the tenant continues in ossession, in erson or

sutenant, ithout the landlordOs consent: ?> -/ter notice has een gi=en ursuant to N$" %B.&,

%B.7 or %B.9 and the eriod o/ the notice has e*ired; or ?!> / the erson is not a natural

erson and has recei=ed three notices /or nonament o/ rent ithin a !(month eriod, immediatel

uon /ailure to a timel rent. ?d> - recreational =ehicle lot, the tenant continues in ossession, in

erson or sutenant, ithout the landlordOs consent, a/ter the e*iration o/ a notice o/ at least &

das. !. E*cet as otherise ro=ided in this section, i/ a tenant ith a eriodic tenanc ursuant toaragrah ?a> or ?> o/ susection , other than a tenanc /rom eeF to eeF, is + ears o/ age or

older or has a hsical or mental disailit, the tenant ma request to e alloed to continue in

ossession /or an additional 3 das eond the time seci/ied in susection sumitting a

ritten request /or an e*tended eriod and ro=iding roo/ o/ the tenantOs age or disailit. -

landlord ma not e required to allo a tenant to continue in ossession i/ a shorter notice is ro=ided

ursuant to suaragrah ?!> o/ aragrah ?> o/ susection . 3. -n notice ro=ided ursuant to

aragrah ?a> or ?> o/ susection must include a statement ad=ising the tenant o/ the ro=isions o/

susection !. 4. / a landlord reIects a request to allo a tenant to continue in ossession /or an

additional 3 das ursuant to susection !, the tenant ma etition the court /or an order to continue

in ossession /or the additional 3 das. / the tenant sumits roo/ to the court that the tenant is

entitled to request such an e*tension, the court ma grant the etition and enter an order alloing the

tenant to continue in ossession /or the additional 3 das. / the court denies the etition, the tenant

must e alloed to continue in ossession /or & calendar das /olloing the date o/ entr o/ the order

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0rocedure and Ne=ada $ules o/ -ellate 0rocedure relati=e to ci=il actions, aeals and ne trials,

so /ar as the are not inconsistent ith the ro=isions o/ N$" 4.!! to 4.4!, inclusi=e, al to

the roceedings mentioned in those sections. N$" 4.34 -dIournments. 'he court or Iustice o/ the

eace ma /or good cause shon adIourn the trial o/ an cause under N$" 4.!! to 4.4!,

inclusi=e, not e*ceeding & das; and hen the de/endant, or the de/endantOs agent or attorne, shall

maFe oath that the de/endant cannot sa/el roceed to trial /or ant o/ some material itness, naming

that itness, stating the e=idence that the de/endant e*ects to otain, shoing that the de/endant has

used due diligence to otain such itness and elie=es that i/ an adIournment e alloed the

de/endant ill e ale to rocure the attendance o/ such itness, or the itnessOs deosition, in timeto roduce the same uon the trial, in hich case, i/ such erson or ersons ill gi=e ond, ith one

or more su//icient sureties, conditioned to a the comlainant /or all rent that ma accrue during the

ending o/ such suit, and all costs and damages consequent uon such adIournment, the court or

Iustice o/ the eace shall adIourn the cause /or such reasonale time as ma aear necessar, not

e*ceeding 3 das. N$" 4.3& 'rial not to e adIourned hen comlainant admits e=idence in

a//ida=it ould e gi=en. / the comlainant admit that the e=idence stated in the a//ida=it mentioned

in N$" 4.34 ould e gi=en such itness, and agree that it e considered as actuall gi=en on

the trial, or o//ered and o=erruled as imroer, the trial shall not e adIourned.

'he landlord is tring to e=ict me /or m e*ercising m rights as /ollos: comlaining o/ haitailit

issues and =iolations o/ criminal las and retaliation.

ha=e a lease hich has not e*ired and the landlord has not gi=en me notice that theAshe is

terminating m lease. lease allos me to use the remises /or a hrid urose o/ a home la

o//ice, ie a commercial lease, as such the No Cause te o/ e=iction is not a=ailale here, eseciall

here, as her, m lease has not terminated its terms as o/ et.

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ha=e not recei=ed a notice /rom the landlord telling me to lea=e the remises. the can talF aout

hat the told H2ohn DoeH to do, ut...-itFen requires the change an H2ohn DoeH notices to re/lect

m actual name one the ere arised o/ it. 'he ere as earl as 2anuar &th, ! according to

"ue ing, et the /ailed to ser=e aroriate notice.. / ha=e e=er oed the landlord an rent,

ha=e aid it all or ha=e aid it ithin the time required la.

-ssociation@s negligence =is a =is 1aura and Chris@s negligent andintentional torts committed against

me, hich ha=e resulted in thousands o/ dollars o/ damages. 0lease co me on an and all

corresondence =ia /a* or email as the landlords and or their argents ha=e een or areithholding m

mail or otherise inter/erring ith m acces to it, and the ha=e also done ith resect to theessential ser=ice o/ electricit.. -ssociation@s negligence =is a =is 1aura and Chris@s negligent

andintentional torts committed against me, hich ha=e resulted in thousands o/ dollars o/ damages.

0lease co me on an and all corresondence =ia /a* or email as the landlords and or their argents

ha=e een or areithholding m mail or otherise inter/erring ith m acces to it, and the ha=e also

d 6ritten comlaint to 0'5-@a emloees or agents, causing 0'5- to retaliate against Coughlin

as ro=ide on 2anuar %, !! in to searate ritings, hich alleged: H0ursuant to N$" %- and

N$" 4, am here comlaining in riting o/ ours and 1aura arrison@s =iolation o/ the /olloing

criminal las: - /elon con=iction /or malicious destruction o/ ri=ate roert under N$" !+.3

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memorialiGing o/ dead, /or education, as transortation /acilit, as ulic transortation =ehicle or as

communit center; damage o/ ersonal roert contained therein; enalties; restitution. N$"

!+.4 Nuisance in uilding; tresass uon grounds; disturing asseml. N$" !+.& illing,

maiming, dis/iguring or oisoning animal o/ another erson; Filling estra or li=estocF. N$" !+.+

1eading or dri=ing horse aa ithout authorit. N$" !+.! 0osting o/ ills, signs or osters

unla/ul. N$" !+.!! $emo=al, alteration or destruction o/ monuments or landmarFs designating

oundaries. N$" !+.!+ )raudulent and malicious destruction o/ ritings. N$" !+.!7 De/acing

roclamations and notices. N$" !+.!% 'amering ith aers. N$" !+.!9 5ening or

ulishing sealed letter or telegram. N$" !+.3 )alse signals endangering cars, =essels or motors.N$" !+.3 nIur to other roert. N$" !+.3! nla/ul remo=al o/ etri/ied ood /rom

osted or designated sites; duties o/ certain o//icers. N$" !+.33 0lacing gra//iti on or otherise

de/acing roert: )ines and enalties; arent or guardian resonsile /or /ines and enalties i/

erson =iolating section is under age o/ % ears; susension o/ dri=erOs license. N$" !+.33&

Carring gra//iti imlement at certain locations ith intent to =andaliGe, lace gra//iti on or de/ace

roert. N$" !+.34 hone ou ha=e reached are deal ith resect to m eing alloed to e ne caret o=er the =er

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accessing the ashing machine donstairs /or doing laundr and re=ented m use o/ the Fitchen

8ou admitted to changing the deadolts on the /ront and acF door@s on Ne 8ears da at !:3 am,

locFing me outside on a night ith /reeGing temeratures, necessitating an e*ense o/ R+ /or

alternate lodging that night. )urther, ou and 1aura arrison ha=e unla/ull interruted an essential

ser=ice, m electricit, reeatedl. N$" %-.39. 0lease cure these issues or intend to deduct them

/rom an /uture rent. am comlaining o/ ours and 1aura arrison@s =iolations o/ criminal la

statutes dog had cheing gum stucF in its hair in se=eral laces, in a manner that suggests it as

urose/ull done. ill remind ou that ause to animals is included in the 0rotection 5rder

"tatutes. )urther, ou and s. arrison are in =iolation o/ /ederal la in re=enting m access to themailo* included in our agreement, as it as agreed that ould e a//orded the oortunit to

recei=e mail at the 4!! E. 9th "'. #! -ddress and use o/ the mailo*. "incerel, Zach Coughlin,

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0otential counterclaims in a residential e=iction action =ar /rom Iurisdiction to Iurisdiction. "ee, e.g.,

5hio $e=. Code -nn. Q 9!3.+. "ome states restrict the counterclaims that a tenant ma assert in a

summar e=iction roceeding. oa Code -nn. Q +4%.9; d. Code -nn., $eal 0ro. Q %(4!.4 ?d>.

/ a roert oner used illegal sel/(hel to remo=e a tenant rior to or during the course o/ an

e=iction action, the tenant ma ha=e counterclaims /or illegal e=iction, tresass, or harassment. 'he

tenants re=ailed on such a claim in Villeneu=e =. Beane, %! Vt. &7&, !7 V' 7&, 933 -.!d 39

?!7>, here the tenant /amil struggled to a their rent and urchase heating oil a/ter the /ather@s

serious inIur in an industrial accident le/t him unale to orF. Desite the /act that the tenants oed

acF rent and the roert oner had een /orced to urchase heating oil to Fee the /urnace running,

the roert oner agreed to ermit the tenants to remain in the residence /or an additional month

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/or the additional month, ut hile the tenants ere aa at orF and school one da, the landlordegan remo=ing their ersonal roert /rom the residence. 6hen one o/ the tenants returned home/rom orF une*ectedl, he had the olice remo=e the roert oner /rom the residence and thetenants mo=ed their roert acF into the residence. During the course o/ the e=iction action /iled the roert oner, the tenants aid rent into court until the =acated the residence. oe=er, theroert oner engaged in a camaign o/ harassment against the tenants hile the e=iction actionas ending, including ha=ing their utilities shut o// and osting signs on the roert oner@s neighoring remises stating that the tenants ould not a rent and ould not =acate the residence.Based on these actions, the tenants asserted a counterclaim /or harassment, illegal e=iction, and

tresass. 'he aellate court uheld the trial court@s aard o/ R, in comensator damages andR!, in uniti=e damages against the roert oner ecause the roert oner@s conduct asoutrageous and a =iolation o/ the tenants@ right to legal rocess. Villeneu=e =. Beane, %! Vt. &7&,!7 V' 7&, 933 -.!d 39 ?!7>. 5ne common counterclaim is reach o/ the arrant o/haitailit. Domen olding Co. =. -rano=ich, N.8.3d 7, 7+9N.8.".!d7%&, %! N.E.!d 3&?!3> ?tenant asserted a counterclaim /or reach o/ the arrant o/ haitailit in the landlord@se=iction action>; 2alonsFi =. Case, +4 ass. -. Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!&> ?tenant asserted acounterclaim /or reach o/ the arrant o/ haitailit in the landlord@s e=iction action>. n certain cases, a reach o/ the arrant o/ haitailit ma allo reinstatement o/ the tenanc e=en i/ the roert oner alread otained an e=iction order. )or instance, a assachusetts ro=ision ermits atenant to ithhold rent due to conditions in the residence that materiall imair or endanger thetenant@s sa/et, health, or ell(eing. 2alonsFi =. Case, +4 ass. -. Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +&?!&> ?interreting ass. . / a assachusetts court renders Iudgmentin /a=or o/ the roert oner ased on the nonament o/ rent, the tenant ma reinstate the tenanc

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aing the amount o/ the Iudgment into court ithin one eeF. 2alonsFi =. Case, +4 ass. -.

Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!&> ?interreting ass. . oe=er, such

relie/ is not a=ailale unless the tenant ro=es that the roert oner had rior notice o/ the

conditions endangering the tenant@s sa/et, health, or ell(eing. 2alonsFi =. Case, +4 ass. -.

Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!&> ?dening a tenant@s motion /or reinstatement o/ her tenanc ecause

she /ailed to noti/ the landlord o/ the conditions allegedl endangering her health, sa/et, or ell(

eing rior to ithholding rent>. )ailure to a//ord the roert oner the requisite notice rior to

ithholding rent recludes the tenant /rom asserting the reach o/ arrant o/ haitailit as a

de/ense to an e=iction roceeding. 2alonsFi =. Case, +4 ass. -. Ct. 744, %3& N.E.!d +& ?!&>?a//irming Iudgment in /a=or o/ the landlord /or ossession and acF rent>.Because a tenant@s claim o/

retaliator e=iction is ticall asserted as an equitale de/ense, the usual remed /or its success/ul

assertion is dismissal o/ the landlord@s action /or ossession o/ the remises.M7! oe=er, in some

cases the tenant ma e entitled to damages.M 73 'his ma include reco=er o/ a rent aatement /or a

eriod o/ uninhaitailit,M74 comensator damages,M7& damages /or emotional distress caused

the retaliator e=iction,M 7+ and attorne@s /ees.M77 ost courts ha=e held that uniti=e damages are

not reco=erale on a claim o/ retaliator e=iction,M7% although a /e courts ha=e aarded uniti=e

damages in some instances.M79 t is the tenant@s urden to ro=e damages. )or e*amle, in 0aullin =.

"utton,M% a Ne=ada court /ound that the onl e=idence o/ damages consisted o/ testimon the

tenant that, /olloing her e=iction, she urchased a condominium /or R!&, don and R,&&!

mortgage ament ?lus R3& association /ee> er month. 'he court held that as a matter o/ la,

damages /or retaliator e=iction do not include all or art o/ the urchase rice o/ a ne home the

/ormer tenant. )urther, although the tenant@s ansers to interrogatories indicated that she did incur

e*enses in mo=ing, she did not introduce an e=idence at trial concerning the amount o/ these

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e*enses. Because she /ailed to carr the urden to ro=e her damages, the court =acated a

comensator damage aard o/ R!,. 'he court also re=ersed an R%, aard o/ uniti=e

damages ecause, said the court, uniti=e damages are not authoriGed ithout a =alid aard o/

comensator damages. 'he court /urther determined that hile Ne= $e= "tat Q %-.& clearl

rohiited the non(reneal o/ a month(to(month tenanc /or a retaliator urose, the statute as

silent as to hether uniti=e damages ere reco=erale /or a retaliator e=iction. n


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M)N7% "ee, /or e*amle, 0ohlman =. etroolitan 'railer 0arF, nc., !+ N.2. "uer. 4, 3! -.!d%%% ?Ch. Di=. 973> ?holding that state statute did not authoriGe reco=er o/ uniti=e damages /orretaliator e=iction>; 0aullin =. "utton, ! Ne=. 4!, 7!4 0.!d 749 ?9%+> ?holding that state statutedid not authoriGe reco=er o/ uniti=e damages /or retaliator e=iction>. M)N79 "ee, /or e*amle,-eeFa =. Bonds, ! Cal. -. 3d !7%, 97 Cal. $tr. +& ?st Dist. 97> ?holding that uniti=edamages are reco=erale in a retaliator e=iction action e=en i/ the actual damages are nominal>. "eealso Del Code -nn tit. !&, Q &&+?d> ?alloing a success/ul tenant to reco=er three months@ rent ortrele damages, hiche=er is greater, lus attorne@s /ees>. M)N% 0aullin =. "utton, ! Ne=. 4!,7!4 0.!d 749 ?9%+>. M)N% . M)N%! 0ursuant to 9 Vt. "tat. -nn. Q 44+&. "ection !3 )ootnotes: M)N%3 )or a generaldiscussion on the use o/ interrogatories, see Disco=erS6ritten nterrogatories, 4 -m. 2ur. 'rials .)or interrogatories to disco=er asic /acts in tort actions, see Danner, 0attern Disco=er: 'ort -ctions?!d ed.>. )or checFlists and discussion o/ the use o/ e*ert itnesses, see Danner, E*ert 6itness ChecFlists. $egarding deositions, see 0attern Deosition ChecFlists ?!d ed.>. 5n state court racticeith resect to interrogatories, see Disco=erS6ritten nterrogatories, 4 -m. 2ur. 'rials . 5nritten interrogatories in /ederal district court, see )ederal $ules o/ Ci=il 0rocedure $ules !+, 33; seealso )ederal 0rocedure, 1. Ed. QQ !+:!9 et seq.. 4& -2$ 05) 3d 37&'he landlord@s Comlaint /ails to state /acts hich ould allo himAher to e=ict me, /urther ing and6estern Ne=ada anagement and "hiela 1ester ha=e admitted the recei=ed nothing ursuant totheir arrangement ith -llaacF and )oreshee, as such the Ne=ada "ureme Court holding in


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4.!&3 maFes inalicale a summar e=iction rocedure under those circumstances, rather, alenar rocedure is required. $egardless, a roer Iur trial demand is here made.'here is erhas another erson against hom this action should e rought, namel Erin -llaacFand 1aure )orshee.

ha=e not een roerl named in the notices. $ather, the Notice urortedl osed on 2anuar

th, !! onl names a H2ohn DoeH desite m numerous ritings to 6estern Ne=ada herein m

name as madse clear. 'he -itFen case maFes clear that the rocedural and notice requirements o/

summar e=iction matters must e stricl adhered to, as such this H2ohn DoeH notice is ine//ecti=e. ha=e other de/enses as /ollos: retaliation, discrimination, lacF o/ allegation o/ nonament o/ rent,

5- admitted tenants ere not oligated to a rent, as such, under


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e*osure signi/icant enough to Iusti/ doing so. -ssociation@s negligence =is a =is 1aura and Chris@s negligentandintentional torts committed against me, hich ha=e resulted in thousands o/ dollars o/ damages. 0lease co me onan and all corresondence =ia /a* oremail as the landlords and or their argents ha=e een or areithholding m mail or otherise inter/erring ith m accesto it, and the ha=e also done ith resect to the essential ser=ice o/ electricit.

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N$" %-.& $etaliator conduct landlord against tenant rohiited; remedies; e*cetions.. E*cet as otherise ro=ided in susection 3, the landlord ma not, in retaliation, terminate a

tenanc, re/use to rene a tenanc, increase rent or decrease essential ser=ices required the rentalagreement or this chater, or ring or threaten to ring an action /or ossession i/: ?a> 'he tenant has comlained in good /aith o/ a =iolation o/ a uilding, housing or health codealicale to the remises and a//ecting health or sa/et to a go=ernmental agenc charged ith theresonsiilit /or the en/orcement o/ that code;

?> 'he tenant has comlained in good /aith to the landlord or a la en/orcement agenc o/ a=iolation o/ this chater or o/ a seci/ic statute that imoses a criminal enalt; ?c> 'he tenant has organiGed or ecome a memer o/ a tenantOs union or similar organiGation;

?d> - citation has een issued resulting /rom a comlaint descried in aragrah ?a>; ?e> 'he tenant has instituted or de/ended against a Iudicial or administrati=e roceeding oraritration in hich the tenant raised an issue o/ comliance ith the requirements o/ this chaterresecting the haitailit o/ delling units;

?/> 'he tenant has /ailed or re/used to gi=e ritten consent to a regulation adoted the landlord,a/ter the tenant enters into the rental agreement, hich requires the landlord to ait until thearoriate time has elased e/ore it is en/orceale against the tenant; or

?g> 'he tenant has comlained in good /aith to the landlord, a go=ernment agenc, an attorne, a

/air housing agenc or an other aroriate od o/ a =iolation o/ N$" %. to %.!,inclusi=e, or the )air ousing -ct o/ 9+%, 4! .".C. QQ 3+ et seq., or has otherise e*ercisedrights hich are guaranteed or rotected under those las.

!. / the landlord =iolates an ro=ision o/ susection , the tenant is entitled to the remediesro=ided in N$" %-.39 and has a de/ense in an retaliator action the landlord /or ossession.

3. - landlord ho acts under the circumstances descried in susection does not =iolate thatsusection i/: ?a> 'he =iolation o/ the alicale uilding, housing or health code o/ hich the tenantcomlained as caused rimaril the lacF o/ reasonale care the tenant, a memer o/ his or herhousehold or other erson on the remises ith his or her consent;

?> 'he tenanc is terminated ith cause;

?c> - citation has een issued and comliance ith the alicale uilding, housing or healthcode requires alteration, remodeling or demolition and cannot e accomlished unless the tenantOsdelling unit is =acant; or

?d> 'he increase in rent alies in a uni/orm manner to all tenants.

'he maintenance o/ an action under this susection does not re=ent the tenant /rom seeFing damagesor inIuncti=e relie/ /or the landlordOs /ailure to coml ith the rental agreement or maintain thedelling unit in a haitale condition as required this chater.



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1ost ro/its, lost goods, such as /ood, and the ene/its o/ lost ser=ices, such as ad=ertising, aree*amles o/ losses that ma constitute Hactual damagesH /or illegal e=iction. 4 .$.".-. Q +4?!>?->. Degenhardt =. Ee 1td. 0artnershi, ! E !3, 3 -.3d 79 ?e. !>. Being an attorne is

hard enough ithout dealing ith all o/ 0arF 'errace@s mal/easance. 0erhas i/ E' -1 e=er gathersu the gumtion to hang out his on shingle the ill more /ull areciate that.

ANALYSIS

'enant@s reco=er o/ damages /or emotional distress under ni/orm $esidential 1andlord and 'enant

-ct, + -.1.$.4th &!%; $ight o/ landlord legall entitled to ossession to disossess tenant ithout

legal rocess, + -.1.$.3d77; $eco=er tenant o/ damages /or hsical inIur or mental anguish

occasioned rong/ul e=iction, 7 -.1.$.!d93+; & -m. 2ur. 0roo/ o/ )acts 3d 37&, 'enant@s $ights

and $emedies -gainst $etaliator E=iction 1andlord. 99 -m. 2ur. 'rials !%9, $etaliator E=iction

Claims.

E=idence suorted /inding that landlord@s e=iction o/ tenant as retaliator /or her comlaints

concerning ersistent luming rolems and condition o/ common areas. N.$.".

%-.&. 0aullin =. "utton, 9%+, 7!4 0.!d 749, ! Ne=. 4!.

B a o/ analog to Je=iction millsK /or landlords, consider J)or e*amle, ause o/ anFrutc

roceedings renters ecame so idesread in the Central District o/ Cali/ornia that JMin 99, 2.

Cli//ord 6allace, Chie/ 2udge o/ the Ninth Circuit Court o/ -eals, estalished an -d oc

Committee on nla/ul Detainer and BanFrutc ills to looF into ossile solutions to the ractice

o/ ausi=e /ilings to re=ent e=iction.K 2udge


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!, to 4, such etitions are /iled e=er ear /or the sole urose o/ delaing the detor@s

e=iction. "ee id. at 7. -s those /amiliar ith anFrutc ractice are onl too ain/ull aare, this

te o/ strategic maniulation isn@t limited to renters@ etitions. "ee generall arc 2.. 'i//an,

Crime and BanFrutc, !4 BanFr.Ct.Dec. ?C$$>, at - ?"et. !, 993>.K

Awarding Attorney's Fees to Pro Se Litigants Under Rule 11, 2une, 997, 9& ich. 1. $e=. !3%,

2erem D. "ector. E' -1 cites no authorit on this or an other issue that li=es anhere eond

/orm motion, temlate time, turn and urn ractice o/ la. 6hile E' -1 did manage to cite the

"eller@s case, the quotes no language /rom it and seemingl maFes not attemt to analGe its ruling.

the should ha=e. "ellers seaFs to aards o/ attorne@s /ees to re=ailing arties in ci=il actions. tdoes not urort to seaF to attorne@s /ees aards stemming /rom $ule =iolation, a situation

here the granting o/ attorne@s /ees to an attorne ro se litigant is /ar more acceted throughout

-merican Iurisrudence. "iml ut, the "eller@s case is inalicale and E' -1 should sto citing

cases here the clearl has a =er shallo gras o/ hat the seaF to.

'o it:

Jstates that ha=e considered hether an attorne roer erson litigant ma e

aarded attorne /ees are di=ided, ith a slight maIorit ermitting such /ees.

Decisions aro=ing /ee aards to attorne roer erson litigants generall do so

on the asis that an attorne is aid /or rendering legal ser=ices, and i/ the renders

such ser=ices on his on ehal/, it results in as much ecuniar loss to him as i/

the aid another attorne to render the same ser=ices. "o, i/ a losing art must

a attorne /ees ana, it should maFe no di//erence hether the /ees are to e

aid to an attorne reresenting himsel/ or another attorne emloed him. n

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to require that all roer erson litigants, hether attorne or non(attorne, e

oligated to a attorne /ees as a rerequisite /or an aard o/ re=ailing art

attorne /ees. 'his interretation gi=es e//ect to the 1egislature@s clear intent that the

re=ailing art in Iustice@s court e reimursed the losing art /or out(o/(

ocFet costs incurred to rosecute the suit. 'o interret the statute otherise ould

require us to rede/ine hat is meant an attorne /ee, hich is commonl

understood to e the sum aid or charged /or legal ser=ices. Because atthes

reresented himsel/ and did not a or incur an oligation to a attorne /ees, the

Iustice@s court e*ceeded its Iurisdiction aarding such /ees. 6e there/ore grant,in art, the etition /or a rit o/ certiorari.K "ellers =. )ourth 2udicial Dist. Ct., 9

Ne=. !&+, 7 0 .3d 49& ?!3>.

N$" +9.3 J0re=ailing art alloed attorne@s /ee to e ta*ed as costs in Iustice court. 'he

re=ailing art in an ci=il action at la in the Iustice courts o/ this "tate shall recei=e, in addition to

the costs o/ court as no alloed la, a reasonale attorne /ee. 'he attorne /ee shall e /i*ed

the Iustice and ta*ed as costs against the losing art.K "o, E' -1@s ig contriution to the legal

research required to rule on this case is to cite "eller@s, hich does not seaF to hether a ro se

attorne can recei=e attorne@s /ees ursuant to a $ule sanction. 'he statute in=ol=ed does not

al here, either, here a $ule "anction motion is in la. )urther, e=en i/ it did al, hich it

doesn@t, Coughlin did Ka or incur an oligation to a attorne /eesK as the has stated in the )act

section that the aid to and incurred such an oligation to himsel/. 6here atthes ma ha=e not

een e*act enough in his leadings, Coughlin has een.

Coughlin has actuall, reasonal and necessaril incurred R&, in the rearation o/ the leadings

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this matter. E' -1 should e sanctioned in that amount, lus an /ees incurred in dra/ting a rel in

suort o/ this motion, and rearing /or and attending an hearing. )urther, Coughlin here

requests a hearing relete ith A JURY?- $


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,R-- - SER5I+E

, Zach Coughlin, declare:

5n )eruar !7th, !!, , r. Zach Coughlin ser=ed the /oregoing 'enant@s -nser and-//ida=itADeclaration to 3 Da No Cause E=iction, 'enant@s Counterclaim lacing a true andcorrect co hereo/ in the uss mail, emailing, maFing all reasonale attemts at ersonall ser=ing,and /a*ing true co thereo/ to:

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JUSTICE COURT, RENO TOWNSHIPCase No.

WASHOE County, NevadaName of LANDLORDS(s)

Department No.Park Terrace Townhomes HOAc/o Gayle Agnes Kern, Esq. and Gayle A.Kern. Ltd.

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Attorney =or Pro %e Attorney L#t#gant

TO: THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE-ENTITLED COURT

The TENANT, ZACH COUGHLIN hereby demand !ha! a !r"a# $% !he ab$&e-en!"!#ed a'!"$n be heard be%$re a ()ry* TENANT

COUGHLIN HEREB+ UBIT ALONG .ITH THI DEAND FOR A /UR+ TRIAL AN A00LICATION TO 0ROCEED IN

FORA 0AU0ERI, AND NOTE THAT TENANT COUGHLIN HA BEEN GRANTED IF0 TATU B+ THE R/C .ITHIN

THE LAT 1 ONTH, AND THAT HI FINANCIAL TATU HA ONL+ GOTTEN ORE DIRE, LARGEL+ DUE TO THE

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Febr)ary 67!h, 6896(Date) Signature)

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JUSTICE COURT, RENO TOWNSHIPWASHOE County, NevadaName of Plaintiff(s)

Park Terrace Townhomes HOA

c/o Gayle Agnes Kern, Esq. and Gayle A.

Kern. Ltd.5!" K#et$ke Lane %te !''

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DEAND !ORJUR" TRIA#

CERTI!ICATION O! AI#IN%

The Under";ned 'er!"%"e $n !he 67TH day $% FEBRUAR+, 6896, a '$3y $% !he %$re;$"n; Demand %$r /)ry Tr"a# 4a ma"#ed !$ :Park Terrace Townhomes HOAc/o Gayle Agnes Kern, Esq. and Gayle A. Kern. Ltd.

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PARK TERRACE TOWNHOMES HOA ET AL

ZACH COUGHLIN

LANDLORD

TENANT/COUNTERCLAIMANT

RENO JUSTICE

ZACH COUGHLIN, ESQ

NV BAR NO 9473

1422 E. 9TH ST #2

RENO, NV 89512

TEL 775 338 8118

FAX 969 667 7402

[email protected]

Tenant/Counterclaimant


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