Washoe County Notice of Completion Form (Nevada)
All Washoe County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Notice of Completion Form
Fill in the blank Notice of Completion form formatted to comply with all Nevada recording and content requirements.
Included Washoe County compliant document last validated/updated 7/31/2024
Notice of Completion Guide
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Washoe County compliant document last validated/updated 9/16/2024
Completed Example of the Notice of Completion Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Washoe County compliant document last validated/updated 6/27/2024
The following Nevada and Washoe County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Notice of Completion forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Washoe County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:
Washoe County Recorder
1001 E Ninth St, Bldg A, Suite 140/150, Reno, Nevada 89512
Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 M-F
Phone: (775) 328-3661
Local jurisdictions located in Washoe County include:
- Crystal Bay
- Empire
- Gerlach
- Incline Village
- Nixon
- Reno
- Sparks
- Sun Valley
- Verdi
- Wadsworth
- Washoe Valley
How long does it take to get my forms?
Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
Immediately after you submit payment, the Washoe County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.
What does "validated/updated" mean?
This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:
- Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
- Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Washoe County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Washoe County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Washoe County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Notice of Completion forms be re-used?
Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Washoe County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Washoe County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Nevada or Washoe County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
What type of files are the forms?
All of our Washoe County Notice of Completion forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
What is a Notice of Completion?
In terms of mechanic's lien law, a notice of completion is filed by property owners and served on all contractors and potential lien claimants to put them on notice that the time for filing any lien is now ripe (and begins the 40-day clock for them to file). It is used to protect property owners who may be subject to a lien by "smoking out" the lien claimants and telling them if they have a lien, now is the time to file. In short, filing a notice will reduce the amount of time a lien claimant may file from 90 days to 40 days after the last work or improvement on the property.
The notice of completion essentially is used to put contractors and other lien claimants on notice that the work or improvement has been completed and therefore triggers the time for filing a lien. The form is designed for property owners to use in order to ascertain all potential lien claims on the land or buildings. After work on your property is completed or otherwise stopped for 30 days, use and record this form to begin the time in which any possible lien claimant may file his or her lien.
According to NRS 108.22116, a work or improvement is completed when one of the following occurs:
- The occupation or use by the owner, an agent of the owner or a representative of the owner of the work of improvement, accompanied by the cessation of all work on the work of improvement;
- The acceptance by the owner, an agent of the owner or a representative of the owner of the work of improvement, accompanied by the cessation of all work on the work of improvement; or
- The cessation of all work on a work of improvement for 30 consecutive days, provided a notice of completion is timely recorded and served and the work is not resumed under the same contract.
Under NRS108.228, the owner may record a notice of completion after the completion of the work of improvement. The notice of completion must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county where the property is located and must set forth:
- The date of completion of the work of improvement.
- The owner's name or owners' names, as the case may be, the address of the owner or addresses of the owners, as the case may be, and the nature of the title, if any, of the person signing the notice.
- A description of the property sufficient for identification.
- The name of the prime contractor or names of the prime contractors, if any.
The notice must be verified by the owner or by some other person on the owner's behalf. The notice need not be acknowledged to be recorded.
Upon recording the notice pursuant to this section, the owner shall, within 10 days after the notice is recorded, deliver a copy of the notice by certified mail, to:
- Each prime contractor with whom the owner contracted for all or part of the work of improvement.
- Each potential lien claimant who, before the notice was recorded pursuant to this section, either submitted a request to the owner to receive the notice or delivered a preliminary notice of right to lien pursuant to NRS 108.245.
Timely filing this notice is important if the work on your property has stopped. If the owner fails to file and/or deliver a copy of the notice in the time and manner prescribed under Nevada law, the notice of completion is ineffective with respect to each prime contractor and lien claimant to whom a copy was required to be delivered. Therefore, it would not start the 40-day clock ticking against any potential lien claimant, and any lien claimant would retain the default statutory period of 90 days from the last work of improvement provided to your property. This in turn could cause disputes of fact between you and the contractor since there was no filed notice stating when the last work or improvement actually occurred.
Pursuant to NRS 108.245(1)(b), a notice of lien can only be filed within 40 days of the proper recordation and service of the notice of completion.
Each case is unique, so contact an attorney with specific questions or for complex situations.
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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Washoe County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.
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