The State of Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program

1. Authority and scope. Pursuant to the jurisdictional authority provided by Chapter 107 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Supreme Court’s inherent power to create rules for the efficient administration of justice, these rules are enacted to apply to the mediation of any (1) default or (2) imminent default and a documented financial hardship related to an owner-occupied residence on or after December 2, 2016, and not sold prior to June 12, 2017. 2. Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to provide for the orderly, timely, and cost-effective mediation of owner-occupied residential foreclosures which shall take place within 135 days following actual receipt by the District Court of the $25 filing fee and $250 mediation fees and required documentation. Home Means Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization encourages deed of trust beneficiaries (lenders) and homeowners (borrowers) to exchange information and proposals that may avoid foreclosure. 3. Availability of program. Subject to limited exceptions set forth in Rule 11 hereafter, the Foreclosure Mediation Program is mandatory when the grantor or person who holds title of record of an owner-occupied residence timely files the Petition for Mediation Assistance. 4. Time. For purposes of calculating time under these rules, 6(a) and 6(e) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure (NRCP) shall apply. These rules, as amended, apply to all mediations that have not yet been conducted by the mediator. 5. Recording. The mediation session(s) shall not be recorded. [Added; effective July 31, 2009; amended; effective August 31, 2017.]