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Commercial Landlord Insurance in Nevada

Protect your commercial properties in Nevada, including Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno, and surrounding areas. We compare multiple A-rated carriers to find you the right LRO coverage for liability, property damage, loss of rents, and vacancy gaps.

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Case Studies

Building Owner Insurance Case Studies

Anonymized examples of policy reviews we have completed for building owners across Nevada and other states.

Editorial illustration representing retail strip center risk in Nevada
Retail Strip Center

Single-tenant gaming-adjacent mixed-use building (ground-floor retail anchored), Las Vegas NV downtown CBD.

The Situation

75,000 sf 2005 Class A mixed-use (office above retail with ground-floor F&B subtenants). Gaming-adjacent hospitality firm anchor on 8-year modified-NNN lease subleasing retail. High foot traffic (500+ daily peak visitors). Common-area restrooms with 2-hour cleaning inspection intervals. Policy hadn't been re-audited against the 24/7 foot-traffic premises-liability exposure, the gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care framework, or Clark County moderate-to-elevated venue patterns in three renewal cycles.

What We Did

Read the hospitality firm's 8-year modified-NNN lease and subtenant retail agreements line by line against the policy schedule. Documented the common-area cleaning protocol gap (2-hour intervals against gaming-adjacent industry standard of hourly inspection during peak hours — Nevada common-law constructive-notice exposure on foot-traffic premises). Pulled the maintenance documentation against Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 comparative-negligence framework. Reviewed waiver-of-recovery provisions and additional-insured naming. Cross-walked Clark County moderate-to-elevated plaintiff-venue patterns against current premises liability tower sizing.

🎯 The Outcome

Replaced coverage on next renewal matching the gaming-adjacent mixed-use exposure profile and 24/7 foot-traffic operations. Common-area inspection protocol tightened to hourly during peak hours with documentation discipline established. Additional-insured blanket endorsement standardized across hospitality firm + retail subtenants. Mutual waivers of recovery added. Premises liability tower sized to Clark County moderate-to-elevated venue patterns + Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 comparative-negligence allocation framework. Building owner walked into renewal discussions with the hospitality firm holding documentation showing the policy now matched the gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care reality — strengthening the long-term tenant relationship and replacing dec-page guesswork at the next renewal.

Editorial illustration representing office building risk in Nevada
Office Building

Multi-tenant office in mixed-use casino-adjacent complex, Reno NV downtown commercial corridor.

The Situation

180,000 sf 12-story office/hotel/retail (built 2010, renovated 2019 — ground-floor retail/dining + lobby upgrade with original 2010 Otis elevators + centralized HVAC). 50+ retail/hospitality tenants + 40 hotel rooms + 35 office suites. 14-year HVAC central compressor approaching end-of-life. Policy hadn't been re-audited against the multi-vertical tenant portfolio, the aging-HVAC tenant-BI cascade exposure, or Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns in three renewal cycles.

What We Did

Read the multi-vertical tenant portfolio leases line by line against the policy schedule — particularly the hotel + office tenant operational covenants. Documented the centralized HVAC equipment-breakdown exposure (14-year compressor at end-of-life — Nevada common-law constructive-notice exposure on aging-equipment failure foreseeability). Pulled the maintenance documentation against tenant communication framework (Nevada owner duty to disclose critical-system age to tenants). Reviewed waiver-of-recovery provisions and contingent business interruption coverage scope. Cross-walked Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns against premises liability tower sizing.

🎯 The Outcome

Replaced coverage on next renewal matching the multi-vertical 100+ tenant portfolio and the aging-HVAC equipment-breakdown exposure profile. Equipment-breakdown coverage upgraded with expedited-replacement support sized to centralized HVAC infrastructure. Tenant communication framework established for critical-system age disclosure. Contingent business interruption rider added covering tenant operational-disruption from building-infrastructure failures. Additional-insured blanket endorsement standardized across the multi-vertical portfolio. Mutual waivers of recovery added. Premises liability tower sized to Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns. Building owner walked into renewal discussions with the multi-vertical tenants holding documentation showing the policy now matched what the leases required — strengthening tenant relationships and replacing dec-page guesswork at the next renewal.

Editorial illustration representing industrial / warehouse risk in Nevada
Industrial / Warehouse

Single-tenant industrial bulk warehouse, Sparks NV north-of-Reno industrial corridor.

The Situation

165,000 sf 1998 single-tenant warehouse (steel frame + concrete slab + 6 heavy-duty dock bays). Gaming-supply distributor tenant on 7-year NNN lease. Site sits on former automotive-repair/parts-storage facility (1988-1997 prior tenancy). 2024 routine Phase I + Phase II ESA discovery — petroleum hydrocarbons in subsurface soil (northeast corner, estimated prior automotive-fluid spill). Policy hadn't been re-audited against the brownfield environmental responsibility under Nevada Environmental Quality Act (NRS Chapter 445B), the NDEP mandatory-notification framework, or Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns in three renewal cycles.

What We Did

Read the gaming-supply distributor's 7-year NNN lease line by line against the policy schedule. Pulled the 2024 Phase II ESA documentation against Nevada Environmental Quality Act (NRS Chapter 445B) framework. Documented the pollution liability coverage gap (standard LRO excludes; retroactive placement fails on prior-knowledge Phase I findings). Reviewed Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) mandatory-notification framework on Phase II discovery. Documented the nondelegable statutory remediation duty (lease language cannot override). Cross-walked Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns and brownfield phased-remediation pathway against tenant lease-extension renegotiation reality.

🎯 The Outcome

Replaced coverage on next renewal scoped to Nevada Environmental Quality Act (NRS Chapter 445B) and NDEP nondelegable statutory remediation framework. Phased remediation capital plan documented ($125K/year over 5 years against $620K total estimate). Lease addendum structured for tenant rent adjustment + lease extension contingent on remediation milestones. Environmental liability endorsement scoped where retroactive placement is achievable. NDEP compliance verification scheduled. Premises liability tower sized to Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns. Mutual waivers of recovery added. Building owner walked into renewal discussions with the gaming-supply distributor tenant holding documentation showing the policy now matched the Nevada brownfield reality and the lease's remediation pathway — replacing dec-page guesswork at the next renewal.

Bobby Friel, Partner at Direct Insurance Services

Bobby Friel

Partner, Direct Insurance Services

When a guest slips in a ground-floor restroom in your Las Vegas gaming-adjacent retail building at 11 p.m. on Saturday — peak weekend hours, 500+ visitors that day, 2-hour cleaning inspection intervals when the industry standard for gaming-adjacent buildings is hourly — who pays the Clark County jury settlement on the constructive-notice exposure your cleaning logs created? And when a Sparks bulk warehouse Phase II ESA pulls petroleum hydrocarbons from a 1990s automotive tenant under Nevada Environmental Quality Act NRS Chapter 445B, with NDEP mandatory notification triggered and the tenant's lease renewal in jeopardy? Standard commercial-line markets don't underwrite to Nevada's gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care exposure on 24/7 foot-traffic premises, the aging-HVAC equipment-breakdown cascade on Reno multi-vertical mixed-use, or NRS Chapter 445B + NDEP responsible-party framework on Sparks/older-Las-Vegas brownfield-designated industrial. The renewal cycle runs off the prior dec page — same limits, same standard exclusions, no re-read of the lease against gaming-adjacent cleaning protocols or Phase I ESA findings. So when a downtown Las Vegas restroom slip-and-fall hits the constructive-notice doctrine, or when a Sparks Phase II discovery triggers NDEP enforcement, the gap shows up at claim time, not before. What we do is read your lease line by line before we quote. We pull your cleaning-protocol documentation and aging-equipment maintenance logs. We map your additional-insured wording and waiver-of-recovery provisions against your tenant mix and gaming-adjacent operational reality. We walk you through what the building owner program pays — and what it won't — against Nevada's NRS Chapter 118C + § 41.141 framework and NDEP environmental scope on video. Then we shop the carriers that underwrite Nevada-specific exposure — not the commercial-line template the standard renewal cycle runs off. So when you look at your current building owner program against your actual leases and Nevada's NRS Chapter 118C + § 41.141 + NDEP + gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care framework — do the premises-liability tower sizing on 24/7 foot-traffic and the brownfield environmental-coverage scope match the exposure your portfolio is actually carrying, or is there a gap worth closing before next renewal? Sound fair?

When was the last time anyone read your active tenant leases against your actual policy schedule?

On Video Before Binding

Two Videos Worth Watching Before You Submit a Quote

Nobody wins if there are coverage gaps. Our team reviews your active leases, your lender's insurance schedule, and your tenant COI portfolio before binding — so your policy schedule actually matches what your leases and lender require. Watch both before you submit.

Watch: How building owner insurance actually works

Bobby Friel · Partner, Direct Insurance Services

Watch: A real commercial policy review

Patrick Henigan · Licensed Agent, Direct Insurance Services

🏢 Property Types

Commercial Property Types We Insure in Nevada

Every property type has different risks. We match your portfolio to the right carrier and coverage program.

Strip Malls & Retail Centers

Multi-tenant common-area liability, ADA path-of-travel, parking lot premise liability

Office Buildings

Tenant common-area exposure, restroom and lobby slip/fall, HVAC and elevator equipment breakdown

Industrial & Warehouse

Loading dock injuries, environmental contamination, structural roof load and BI for tenant operations

Mixed-Use Properties

Coordinated commercial + residential exposures, code-upgrade ordinance gaps, blended tenant-mix risk

Medical & Professional Office

Patient and visitor common-area liability, equipment breakdown for medical infrastructure

Parking Structures

Premises liability for vehicle and pedestrian incidents, lighting and security adequacy claims

Vacant / Under Renovation

Vacancy permit endorsements, builder's risk overlap, contractor liability coordination

Multi-Tenant Commercial

Per-tenant lease compliance audit, blanket schedule structure, tenant-mix umbrella sizing

Financial & Professional Services

Higher invitee traffic, cash-handling tenant security, professional-tenant E&O coordination

Flex Space & Light Industrial

Mixed warehouse + office exposure, loading area safety, equipment breakdown sub-limits

Single-Tenant Retail (NNN)

Triple-net lease assignment review, owner-vs-tenant maintenance allocation, COI verification cycle

Restaurant & Food Service Buildings

Liquor liability tenant exposure, kitchen equipment and grease-fire risk, hood/Ansul lease assignment

Don't see your property type? Start a review and we'll work through it together.

📝 Helpful to Have

What Helps Us Build the Right Building Owner Policy For You

The more we know about your building, your active leases, your lender's insurance schedule, and your current policy, the cleaner the review. None of these are required to start a conversation — but the more you can share upfront, the faster we surface the gaps that matter.

Property addressBuilding location and jurisdiction
Year builtBuilding age and code-upgrade exposure
Occupancy typeTenant mix and use classification
Recent updatesRenovations, system replacements, capital improvements
Prior claimsFive years of loss runs and claim narratives
Active lease templates or lease summaryTenant insurance requirements, additional-insured wording, lessor's waiver provisions, and COI compliance language
Lender's insurance schedule (if mortgaged)Loss-payee structure, replacement cost mandate, ordinance-and-law sublimit, and loss-of-rents period required
Contact info to send optionsEmail and best phone for the video walkthrough
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🛡️ Coverage Breakdown

LRO Insurance Coverage in Nevada

A complete landlord insurance program combines multiple coverage types to protect every angle of your Nevada commercial properties.

CORE COVERAGE

Lessors Risk Only (LRO) Policy

Lessors Risk Only is the foundation of your building owner program. It responds to property damage on the structure, common areas, parking surfaces, and shared infrastructure you own as the landlord — fire, wind, hail, water damage, vandalism, structural failure. It pairs property coverage against general liability for the building itself (not tenant operations) and aligns to your lender's insurance schedule on CMBS-financed and bank-portfolio properties. Nevada building owners face heaviest LRO exposure on Las Vegas gaming-adjacent and Strip-corridor 24/7 foot-traffic premises-liability frequency, Reno multi-vertical mixed-use aging-HVAC equipment-breakdown cascade exposure (14+ year compressor lifecycle), and Sparks industrial-corridor brownfield environmental responsibility under NDEP NRS Chapter 445B framework. Extreme-heat HVAC stress + Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI mountain-interface add layered exposure. Property limits must reflect actual Clark/Washoe County labor markets and the building's HVAC age + environmental history flowing through underwriting.

  • ✓24/7 foot-traffic premises-liability frequency on Las Vegas downtown gaming-adjacent
  • ✓Reno multi-vertical mixed-use aging-HVAC compressor cascade exposure
  • ✓Sparks industrial-corridor brownfield Phase II ESA discovery event
  • ✓Extreme-heat HVAC stress + Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI mountain-interface layered exposure
ESSENTIAL

Commercial General Liability

Commercial general liability is the third-party defense layer of your building owner program. It responds when invitees — tenants, tenant employees, customers, vendors, visitors — claim bodily injury or property damage tied to common areas, parking lots, lobbies, building exteriors, or shared infrastructure you own as the landlord. It pays defense and indemnity within scheduled limits. What it does not cover: claims arising from tenant operations inside leased space (the tenant's GL responsibility). Nevada applies common-law commercial premises-liability framework with Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 modified-comparative-negligence allocation. NRS Chapter 118C statutory framework does not impose maintenance duty — lease governs, but common-law duty applies independent of lease. Gaming-adjacent and hospitality buildings face elevated industry-standard-of-care framework requiring hourly-inspection during peak hours. Clark County elevated venue + Washoe/Carson City moderate-conservative-to-conservative venue patterns. Ninth Circuit ADA Title III enforcement applies with moderate severity.

  • ✓Defense and indemnity for third-party bodily injury and property damage on common areas
  • ✓Gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care framework mapped against cleaning protocol documentation
  • ✓Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 modified-comparative-negligence allocation factored into liability tower
  • ✓Clark County elevated venue + Washoe/Carson City moderate-conservative patterns reflected
CRITICAL

Loss of Rents / Business Income

Loss of rents — also called business income coverage for landlords — replaces rental income your building loses when a covered property event makes leased space uninhabitable or interrupts tenant operations. It pays for the period of restoration plus an extended period of indemnity (commonly 12 months, longer for specialty asset types). It pairs against your lender's insurance schedule, which often mandates minimums above standard program defaults. Nevada constructive-eviction claims surface heaviest on aging-HVAC equipment-breakdown facts (Reno multi-vertical mixed-use cascade exposure) and Sparks industrial brownfield discovery scenarios where lease renewals stall pending remediation. Las Vegas gaming-adjacent hospitality tenant operational-disruption during 24/7 peak hours drives concentrated BI exposure. CMBS lender schedules for Las Vegas + Reno typically mandate 12-month minimums, longer on brownfield-designated industrial + Strip-corridor hospitality portfolios with extended-restoration timelines.

  • ✓Rental income replacement during period of restoration + extended period of indemnity
  • ✓Reno multi-vertical aging-HVAC cascade tenant operational-disruption factored into BI scope
  • ✓Sparks brownfield discovery lease-renewal stalling reflected in extended-restoration scope
  • ✓Las Vegas gaming-adjacent 24/7 hospitality operational disruption underwritten distinctly
OFTEN MISSED

Water Backup & Sewer Coverage

Water backup and sewer coverage responds when water enters the building from a backed-up sewer line, drain, or sump pump failure — exposures that are typically EXCLUDED from standard property coverage. The endorsement covers damage to the building structure, common areas, finishes, and shared mechanical systems caused by water backup events. Coverage sub-limits and deductibles are usually scheduled separately from primary property limits. Nevada water-backup exposure runs heaviest on aging Las Vegas downtown casino-hotel conversion stock (pre-1980 plumbing + drainage compounded by intermittent flash-flood events), older West Las Vegas/Boulder Strip aging stormwater infrastructure, and Reno-Tahoe mountain-runoff exposure on flat-roof commercial inventory. Sub-limits for water backup sit far below primary property limits — sizing requires actual review of basement and below-grade infrastructure, particularly on pre-1980 casino-conversion and aging multi-vertical mixed-use stock.

  • ✓Standard property exclusion override — water backup and sump-pump failure covered
  • ✓Sub-limit sized to aging Las Vegas casino-hotel conversion pre-1980 plumbing exposure
  • ✓Reno-Tahoe mountain-runoff drainage frequency factored into endorsement
  • ✓Older West Las Vegas/Boulder Strip aging stormwater infrastructure underwritten distinctly

Equipment Breakdown

Equipment breakdown coverage — sometimes called boiler-and-machinery — responds when shared building systems fail mechanically: HVAC compressors, elevators, boilers, electrical panels, transformers, fire-suppression pumps. It pays for repair or replacement of the equipment itself plus ensuing damage to the building. Standard property coverage typically EXCLUDES mechanical or electrical breakdown — equipment breakdown is the dedicated endorsement that responds. Nevada building owners carry equipment-breakdown exposure heaviest on Las Vegas extreme-heat HVAC stress (118°F+ peak summer events drive compressor failure frequency unmatched in the IS365 footprint), Reno multi-vertical mixed-use aging centralized-HVAC infrastructure (14+ year compressor lifecycle), and Sparks industrial-corridor tenant operational equipment exposure. Coverage sub-limits should be sized against the actual equipment schedule with expedited-replacement support — extreme-heat events drive cascading tenant BI exposure across hospitality and office verticals.

  • ✓HVAC, elevators, boilers, electrical panels, transformers, fire-suppression pumps all covered
  • ✓Las Vegas extreme-heat 118°F+ HVAC compressor failure frequency reflected in sub-limits
  • ✓Reno multi-vertical mixed-use aging centralized-HVAC infrastructure factored in
  • ✓Expedited-replacement support sized to extreme-heat cascade exposure underwritten distinctly
RECOMMENDED

Umbrella / Excess Liability

Umbrella or excess liability coverage sits on top of your primary CGL, auto, and (where applicable) employer's-liability towers. It provides additional limits ($2M to $10M and above) that respond when claims exhaust primary coverage. Umbrella towers also drop down to fill gaps in primary on specific perils. For building owners, the umbrella is the layer that protects against high-severity premises liability claims exceeding primary CGL limits. Nevada umbrella tower sizing on commercial-landlord programs reflects Clark County elevated venue patterns + Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns plus the unique gaming-adjacent 24/7 foot-traffic premises-liability exposure on Las Vegas downtown and Strip-corridor properties. NDEP NRS Chapter 445B environmental responsible-party exposure on Sparks industrial + older Las Vegas commercial-corridor brownfield portfolios adds another layer. Multi-tenant Las Vegas hospitality + Reno multi-vertical mixed-use portfolios frequently require $3M-$5M umbrella towers.

  • ✓$2M-$10M+ excess limits above primary CGL and auto towers
  • ✓Drop-down provisions for NDEP environmental gaps on Sparks brownfield industrial
  • ✓Tower sizing reflects Clark County elevated + Washoe County moderate-conservative venue patterns
  • ✓Multi-tenant Las Vegas hospitality + Reno multi-vertical aggregate-limit clarification handled at structure

Premium Drivers

What Drives Your Nevada Commercial Landlord Insurance Premium

Commercial landlord insurance pricing depends on dozens of factors specific to your portfolio. Here's what drives premiums up or down — and why generic estimates almost always miss the mark.

Rating FactorImpact on Premium
Building type (office vs retail vs industrial vs mixed-use)
Significant30–80% swing
Construction type and age
Notable20–60% swing
Tenant mix (restaurants, auto repair, medical raise premium)
Significant20–100% swing
Total square footage
CriticalScales volume linearly
Replacement cost (vs purchase price)
CriticalDetermines premium base
Vacancy history
Notable15–40% swing
Loss of rents coverage period
Minor8–15% of property premium
Claims history (last 5 years)
Significant25–100%+ swing
Location (flood zone, earthquake, coastal)
Notable20–75% swing
Protective features (sprinklers, alarms, security)
Notable15–30% swing
Umbrella limits selected
CriticalLinear scaling — most cost-efficient liability layer
Equipment and systems age (HVAC, electrical, plumbing)
Minor10–25% swing

A complete commercial landlord insurance program typically includes these policies:

CoveragePurposeTypical Limits
Lessors Risk PropertyBuilding structure, exterior, parking100% replacement cost
General LiabilityThird-party injuries on property$1M per occurrence / $2M aggregate
Loss of RentsRental income replacement during covered loss12–24 months of total rental income
Vacancy Coverage EndorsementClaims during extended vacancyRequired for units vacant 60+ days
Water Backup / Sewer CoverageSewer and drain backup damage$25K–$100K
Equipment BreakdownMechanical/electrical systems failures$100K–$500K
Umbrella / Excess LiabilityAdditional liability layer$2M–$10M based on portfolio size

Every portfolio is different. Rather than guess at your premium from a generic table, get a real review from a licensed agent who understands commercial landlord risk.

Your Nevada Building Owner Reality

Landscape, Laws, Realities & Cost Drivers

Four angles on what shapes building owner underwriting and lender-schedule compliance for Nevada commercial landlords.

The Commercial Landlord Insurance Landscape in Nevada

Nevada's commercial real estate is dominated by Las Vegas (Clark County, 85% of state population) with Strip-adjacent hospitality, downtown/Fremont Street casinos, and convention-center commercial as flagship segments. Reno-Tahoe market growth drives mixed-use and tech-tenant development. Henderson + Sparks + Carson City anchor secondary markets. NRS Chapter 118C provides statutory framework for commercial premises but does not impose maintenance duty — lease governs. Gaming-adjacent retail and hospitality face 24/7 high-density foot-traffic premises-liability exposure. Extreme-heat HVAC stress + Northern Nevada Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI exposure add distinct natural-hazard layers. Brownfield clusters across older Las Vegas commercial corridors and Sparks industrial drive NDEP responsible-party exposure.

Risk Calculator

Want to Know Your Nevada Building Owner Risk Profile?

Our Risk Calculator surfaces the biggest gaps in 60 seconds — no email required.

Building Owner Risk Calculator

Check Your Nevada Building Owner Risk in 60 Seconds

Most building owner programs in Nevada have at least one schedule gap that hasn't surfaced at renewal. Take 60 seconds to check your lender's insurance schedule against actual coverage, ordinance-and-law sublimit relative to building age, loss of rents period against typical recovery curve, lease-required additional-insured endorsements, and umbrella alignment with tenant lease language.

What it surfaces

Lender schedule

Insurance schedule alignment

Loss of rents

Period vs recovery curve

Ordinance & law

Sublimit vs building age

Lease COIs

Additional-insured verification

Sample question · 1 of 10~6 sec each

Does your loss-of-rents period actually cover the realistic rebuild timeline for your building (12 months minimum, 18-24 for older or larger buildings)?

Yes, sized to current rent roll + rebuild timeline
I think so, never verified against rebuild estimate
No / Not sure

Live calculator scores your answers and flags coverage gaps at the end — no email required.

Did you know? A loss-of-rents period sized to last year's rental income against a 6-month rebuild assumption is the most common gap we surface — actual rebuilds for older multi-tenant buildings routinely run 12-18 months once permit and code-upgrade work factors in.

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⚠️ Policy Gaps We Find

8 Mistakes That Cost Nevada Commercial Landlords Six Figures

These are the coverage gaps we find in nearly every landlord policy review. How many of them apply to your building?

1

📊 Does Your Policy Know the Difference Between a $200K Tenant and a $5M Tenant?

A nail salon doesn't create the same risk as a restaurant with a commercial kitchen. A law office doesn't create the same risk as a gym with tanning beds. Most landlord policies are priced and written as if every tenant is the same. What happens when you lease to a higher-risk tenant and never update your coverage? Your premium stays the same, but your actual exposure doubles or triples.

2

🏢 When Was the Last Time You Read What Your Tenant's Insurance Actually Covers?

What does your tenant's policy do if their equipment starts a fire that destroys your building? Answer: nothing. Tenant policies cover the tenant's property — not yours. So what's protecting your building if the damage originates from their space?

3

🚪 What Happens When a Unit Sits Empty for 60 Days?

Most commercial property policies have vacancy exclusions that kick in at 30 or 60 days. If a pipe bursts in a vacant unit on day 92, your claim is denied — and you're paying for the damage out of pocket. Do you know what the vacancy clause says in your policy, and how to prevent a denial?

4

📋 Does Your Tenant's Insurance Actually Meet the Requirements in Your Lease?

Your lease requires tenants to carry specific coverage — general liability, property, additional insured status for you, and waiver-of-recovery provisions. When was the last time anyone actually verified the COIs on file match your lease requirements? Most landlords find out about the gap only when there's a claim.

5

💸 If Your Biggest Tenant Leaves Tomorrow, Does Your Policy Replace the Rent?

Loss of Rents coverage replaces rental income when your building is uninhabitable after a covered loss. But is your limit high enough to cover actual market rents, and long enough to cover a realistic rebuild timeline? Most landlords have this coverage — just not enough of it.

6

🔧 Who Pays When the HVAC or Elevator Fails?

Equipment breakdown coverage protects against mechanical and electrical failures that standard property policies exclude. A chiller failure in July can cost $40,000 in repairs and weeks of tenant complaints. Does your policy include equipment breakdown — or will you be paying for it out of your own reserves?

7

💵 Is Your Building Insured for Replacement Cost or Purchase Price?

These are very different numbers. You may have bought the building for $800K, but it would cost $1.4M to rebuild today. If your policy is based on purchase price or market value instead of replacement cost, you're underinsured by hundreds of thousands of dollars — and you won't know until you need to rebuild.

8

⚠️ Have You Ever Had a Professional Review Every Lease Against Your Insurance Policy?

Your leases say one thing. Your insurance policy says another. When they don't line up — and they almost never do — you're the one exposed. When was the last time someone did a proper cross-check between your leases, your tenants' COIs, and your own policy?

Before You Decide

Things You're Probably Wondering

We're mid-term on our current policy — do we have to wait for renewal?

Not always. If a meaningful gap is on the policy (lender schedule mismatch, missing lease-required additional insured endorsement, loss-of-rents capped below current rent roll, ordinance-and-law sublimit that doesn't reflect building age, or a tenant COI being rejected for misaligned waiver wording), it's often worth canceling mid-term and rewriting. We walk you through the math on whether the unearned premium refund and new policy cost make sense. If renewal is 90 days out, usually wait. If it's 9 months out and a lender refinance review is held up by a coverage gap, often worth moving now.

How fast can we have coverage in place?

Most reviews wrap in 3-7 business days from first conversation to bound coverage. The faster end happens when your submission is thorough — current dec page, the active leases, your lender's insurance schedule, building details (age, square footage, tenant mix), and loss runs ready upfront. The longer end is when we're chasing details one piece at a time. We don't rush the lease review, but we don't drag one either.

What happens when a lender or tenant pushes back on our COI during compliance review?

You forward us the lender's insurance schedule or the tenant's COI requirement and the rejection notice. We compare what they're asking for against your policy's actual schedule, push the carrier for endorsement adjustments where the gap is real, and reissue a corrected COI or send the requesting party a coverage breakdown that matches their requirements. Most pushback traces to one or two specific endorsement details — once you know which ones, the fix is usually fast and the lease or refinance window doesn't get held up.

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Our Process

Bobby Friel, Partner at Direct Insurance Services

Bobby Friel

Partner, Direct Insurance Services

How We Work With Your Building Owner Program

Six steps from first conversation to bound coverage — the consultative review you saw on video earlier, mapped to your active leases, your lender's insurance schedule, and your tenant mix.

1

Read Your Active Leases and Lender Schedule First

Before we quote, we read your active tenant leases — additional insured language, waiver provisions, COI requirements — and your lender's insurance schedule (CMBS or institutional-loan covenants). Your current dec page comes second. Most policies bind off the prior dec page; we work the other direction.

2

Walk Your Building Mix and Tenant Profile

We map your portfolio — single-tenant or multi-tenant, office or retail or industrial or mixed-use, building age and code-upgrade exposure, anchor tenants and rent-roll concentration. Standard commercial-line markets price off averages; building owner programs need to underwrite to specifics.

3

Map Your Current Policy Against Real Exposure

We line up your existing dec page next to what we just read — leases, lender schedule, building mix — and identify the gaps. Lease-required endorsements that aren't there. Loss of rents capped below the lender's minimum. Ordinance-and-law sublimit underwritten to a different building age.

4

Shop Across Multiple Carriers Built for Building Owner Risk

We bring your specific risk profile to multiple carriers actively writing competitive building owner programs in your jurisdiction — not the appointment-limited markets that quote off generic commercial-line templates. Different carriers have different appetites for tenant-mix, building age, and lender-schedule complexity. We match the paper to the risk.

5

Walk Every Option on Video Before You Bind

We record a video walking you through each carrier's offer — what's covered, what's sublimited, where the lender schedule is met or missed, where lease-required endorsements land. You see the structure before you sign anything. No insurance jargon, plain English, your call.

6

Bind, Issue Tenant COIs, and Stay With You at Renewal

Once you choose, we bind coverage, issue tenant-additional-insured COIs against the lease language we already read, and deliver lender-as-mortgagee documentation. Then we stay in the relationship — renewal review starts 90 days early, against the same leases and lender schedule, not against the prior dec page.

🗺️ Multi-Market

Different building owner programs need different carrier appetite. Multi-market shopping finds the fit.

Lender schedules, tenant-mix profiles, building age, and ordinance-and-law exposure each pull different carrier appetites. We match your portfolio to carriers actively writing competitive building owner programs in your jurisdiction — not the appointment-limited markets that bind off the prior dec page.

Future Pacing

What Happens After You Have The Right Coverage

Once your building owner program actually matches your active leases, your lender's insurance schedule, and your tenant mix, COI submissions stop being a panic. Lender refinance reviews don't stall because your loss-of-rents limit is short or your ordinance-and-law sublimit is sized to a different building age. Tenant COI compliance audits don't surface gaps in additional-insured wording or waiver provisions. New tenant onboarding doesn't get held up because the lease language doesn't quite match what your policy will defend. And when a real claim hits — a slip-and-fall in common areas, a roof failure, a tenant-caused property damage event, an environmental contamination discovery — you're not finding out at the worst moment that the policy schedule didn't cover what you assumed it did.

  • Lender insurance schedule reviews clear on first submission, not after multiple endorsement rounds
  • Tenant COI compliance audits don't surface lease-language mismatches or missing endorsements
  • Loss of rents and ordinance-and-law sub-limits sized to current rent roll and building age, not last year's averages
  • Renewal review starts 90 days out with no carrier non-renewal surprises or last-minute appetite changes
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Local Risk Intelligence

Critical Building Owner Coverage Gaps by Nevada Metro

Risks vary across Las Vegas — Downtown + Strip Corridor, Reno + Tahoe Mountain Corridor, Henderson + Sparks + Suburban Corridor, and Carson City + Outer Nevada. Switch tabs for the specific exposures we map for each metro — and the coverage gaps that catch building owners off guard.

Nevada Metro

Las Vegas — Downtown + Strip Corridor: Critical Building Owner Coverage Gaps

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Gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care hourly inspection

Las Vegas downtown and Strip-adjacent buildings face 24/7 high-foot-traffic premises-liability exposure under gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care framework — hourly inspection during peak hours is the operational benchmark, and 2-hour intervals create constructive-notice exposure for Clark County jury venues under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 modified-comparative-negligence. Standard CGL underwrites Las Vegas gaming-adjacent exposure generically without industry-standard-of-care calibration.

Real exampleLas Vegas Strip-adjacent hospitality mixed-use commercial property facing Clark County premises-liability claim when 2-hour cleaning interval created constructive-notice exposure under gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care framework.

What you needPremises liability tower + umbrella sized to Clark County moderate-to-elevated venue patterns + hourly-inspection documentation discipline + cleaning protocol audit at gaming-adjacent buildings.

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Aging West Las Vegas/Boulder Strip casino-hotel conversion stock

Las Vegas aging West Las Vegas/Boulder Strip casino-hotel conversion stock concentrates water-intrusion + aging HVAC/fire-suppression + pre-1980 asbestos/lead exposure. Fremont Street historic casino conversion stock adds parallel exposure on modernized-systems-on-historic-substrate failure patterns. Standard property coverage routinely underwrites Las Vegas casino-hotel conversion stock generically without aging-conversion-specific calibration.

Real exampleWest Las Vegas casino-hotel conversion commercial property facing aging HVAC + fire-suppression cascade when pre-1980 substrate compatibility failure triggered tenant equipment damage + asbestos disclosure exposure.

What you needEquipment-breakdown rider scoped to casino-hotel conversion substrate compatibility + asbestos abatement endorsement + Phase I ESA documentation.

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Clark County moderate-to-elevated venue + construction inflation

Clark County jury venues drive elevated premises-liability claim severity above national medians on Las Vegas commercial buildings. Construction inflation tracks above national averages on hospitality specialty trades — replacement-cost valuations need periodic refresh. Ninth Circuit ADA Title III enforcement applies with significant severity on older multi-tenant retail with public-accommodation tenant operations. Standard CGL underwrites Las Vegas exposure generically without Clark County-specific calibration.

Real exampleLas Vegas downtown CBD multi-tenant commercial property facing Clark County premises-liability settlement landing above primary CGL tower when standard renewal cycle missed venue-pattern + hospitality construction inflation update.

What you needPremises liability tower + umbrella sized to Clark County elevated-venue patterns + periodic appraisal update on replacement-cost valuations for hospitality specialty + ADA Title III accessibility coverage.

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Las Vegas, NVHenderson, NVReno, NVNorth Las Vegas, NVSparks, NVCarson City, NVSummerlin, NVEnterprise, NV

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Lender schedules and tenant-mix profiles pull different carrier appetites — multi-market shopping matches your portfolio to the right paper.

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Frequently Asked

Nevada Commercial Landlord Insurance FAQs

Las Vegas's extreme heat directly impacts LRO insurance through accelerated roof deterioration, increased HVAC equipment failure frequency, and higher replacement cost estimates for heat-rated building materials. HVAC systems that run at peak capacity from May through October have shorter lifespans and higher failure rates than in temperate climates. Flat membrane roofs degrade faster under sustained UV exposure and 115-degree-plus temperatures. We recommend equipment breakdown coverage for all Nevada commercial properties and ensure valuations account for heat-resilient materials and systems.

Yes. Despite being in a desert, flash flooding is one of the most common and damaging weather events in the Las Vegas Valley. Standard LRO policies exclude flood damage. The valley's geography funnels storm runoff from surrounding mountains into the urban core, and moderate thunderstorms can produce dangerous flooding with little warning. The September 2022 flash flood event damaged numerous commercial properties. We recommend flood coverage for all Las Vegas commercial properties, particularly those near desert washes, in low-lying areas, or near the valley floor.

Las Vegas's tourism-sensitive economy can create sharp vacancy swings during economic downturns. The 2008-2012 recession saw commercial vacancy exceed 25% in some sectors. Loss of rents coverage is critical for Nevada landlords because vacancy can persist longer during downturns than in more diversified markets. We structure Nevada LRO policies with robust loss of rents coverage, typically 12-18 months, to protect landlords through economic cycles. Diversifying your tenant base away from pure tourism-dependent businesses also reduces cyclical risk.

Las Vegas LRO insurance costs vary by property type, value, tenant mix, and location. A small retail strip center valued at $1-2 million with low-risk tenants typically costs $2,500-$6,500 per year. A larger mixed-use property valued at $5-10 million with restaurant and entertainment tenants may cost $12,000-$35,000. Strip-adjacent properties with nightclub or bar tenants trend higher. Reno commercial properties are generally comparable in cost, though winter-related risks add slightly to northern Nevada premiums.

Yes. Nevada has had legal recreational cannabis since 2017, and the dispensary market is well established, particularly in Las Vegas. Standard admitted carriers generally exclude cannabis tenancies, so coverage must be placed with specialty surplus lines markets. We work with carriers that specifically underwrite cannabis-occupied commercial properties in Nevada. Expect premiums 20-40% higher than comparable non-cannabis properties. Tenants must demonstrate compliance with the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board licensing requirements.

Nevada offers one of the most tax-friendly environments for commercial landlords in the country. There is no state income tax on rental income, no corporate income tax, no inventory tax, and no franchise tax. The state's Modified Business Tax applies only to employer payroll, not rental income. Property tax rates are moderate compared to neighboring California. While these tax advantages do not directly reduce insurance costs, they improve net operating income and make adequate insurance coverage more affordable relative to total operating costs.

Reno's commercial insurance profile differs significantly from Las Vegas. Reno faces winter weather risks including snowstorms, ice, and freeze-thaw cycling that Las Vegas does not. Northern Nevada also sits in the Walker Lane seismic zone, creating earthquake risk that is minimal in southern Nevada. However, Reno does not face the same extreme heat intensity as Las Vegas and has lower flash flood risk. Reno's growing data center and tech tenant base also creates different risk profiles than Las Vegas's entertainment-focused economy. We tailor coverage to each market's specific risk characteristics.

Regulatory Snapshot

Nevada Commercial Landlord Insurance Requirements

Key insurance and regulatory requirements that Nevada commercial landlords should know.

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NRS Chapter 118C Commercial-Premises Statutory Framework — Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 118C governs commercial premises with statutory provisions on judicial-process exclusion + tenant remedies; no statutory maintenance duty.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 Modified Comparative Negligence — Nevada modified-comparative-negligence framework applies; plaintiff recovery reduced by share of fault, barred above 50% fault threshold.

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Gaming-Adjacent Industry-Standard-of-Care Framework — Gaming-adjacent and hospitality buildings face hourly-inspection industry-standard during peak hours; 2-hour intervals create constructive-notice exposure.

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Nevada Environmental Quality Act (NRS Chapter 445B) — Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) enforces nondelegable remediation duty; Phase II discovery triggers mandatory notification.

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Ninth Circuit ADA Title III Enforcement — Federal ADA Title III applies sitewide; Ninth Circuit enforcement is active with moderate severity on older multi-tenant retail and office stock.

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Sierra-Corridor Wildfire-WUI + Extreme-Heat HVAC Stress — Northern Nevada Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI exposure + Las Vegas extreme-heat HVAC stress drive concentrated natural-hazard exposure.

Regulatory Deep Dive

Nevada Commercial Landlord Regulatory Environment

How Nevada commercial landlord-tenant law shapes building owner coverage — and the modern tenant-mix exposures generic policies miss.

Regulatory Environment

Nevada Commercial Landlord-Tenant Laws

Nevada building owner insurance underwriting runs against a common-law-heavy framework with statutory commercial-tenancy overlay. NRS Chapter 118C provides statutory framework for commercial premises but does not impose maintenance duty — lease governs. Nevada common-law reasonable-care premises duty governs owner exposure to invitees independent of lease language. Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 modified-comparative-negligence framework applies (plaintiff barred above 50% fault). Gaming-adjacent and hospitality buildings face elevated industry-standard-of-care framework — hourly-inspection during peak hours is the operational benchmark, and 2-hour intervals create constructive-notice exposure for Clark County jury venues. Nevada Environmental Quality Act (NRS Chapter 445B) governs environmental responsible-party framework — Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) enforces nondelegable remediation duty on Phase II discovery; lease language cannot override statutory obligation. Sparks industrial and older Las Vegas commercial-corridor brownfield clusters carry concentrated exposure. Ninth Circuit ADA Title III enforcement applies. Clark County elevated venue patterns drive premises-liability claim severity above national medians; Washoe County moderate-conservative; Carson City + outer Nevada conservative. Extreme-heat HVAC stress drives equipment-breakdown frequency on Las Vegas-metro infrastructure. Northern Nevada Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI exposure compounds the picture on Reno-Tahoe mountain-interface properties. Building owner insurance programs that fail to underwrite against this framework — premises liability sized to generic exposure without gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care factoring, no NDEP environmental endorsement on brownfield, generic equipment-breakdown without extreme-heat scope — surface coverage gaps at claim time that Nevada's standard commercial-line renewal cycle never made room for.

Modern Exposures

Modern Coverage Needs in Nevada

Modern building owner coverage for Nevada building owners requires four endorsement layers that the standard renewal cycle doesn't surface: (1) gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care premises-liability framework — Las Vegas downtown and Strip-adjacent buildings with 24/7 foot-traffic require hourly-inspection documentation discipline; 2-hour intervals create constructive-notice exposure under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.141 modified-comparative-negligence, (2) NDEP NRS Chapter 445B environmental responsibility endorsement on Sparks industrial + older Las Vegas commercial-corridor brownfield-designated properties — pollution liability with NDEP compliance + Phase II ESA framework (most standard LRO excludes), (3) extreme-heat HVAC equipment-breakdown coverage scoped to Las Vegas-metro infrastructure stress (118°F+ peak summer events drive compressor failure frequency above national averages, with 14+ year HVAC compressor lifecycle on aging multi-vertical mixed-use creating cascade exposure), and (4) Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI smoke-event clarification on Reno-Tahoe mountain-interface properties — regional-environmental events fall outside standard "direct physical loss" coverage scope. Building owners working with full-service review approach get the lease language read line by line, the cleaning protocol + HVAC maintenance documentation pulled and reviewed, the additional-insured endorsement wording verified, and the waiver-of-recovery provisions examined. Building owners who carry forward generic commercial-line programs at Nevada exposure pricing pay more than the policy actually delivers when claim time surfaces gaps.

🛡️ Lender Schedule + Lease COI Compliance

Building Owner Governance in Nevada

How Nevada commercial landlords actually meet their lender insurance schedule, lease-required additional-insured wording, and tenant COI compliance obligations.

Nevada building owner program governance runs heaviest on cleaning-protocol documentation discipline + aging-equipment communication framework. The most common operational gap we surface: gaming-adjacent and hospitality cleaning logs with 2-hour intervals (below hourly industry standard) create constructive-notice trails during Clark County jury proceedings. Aging-HVAC tenant-communication framework creates a second operational gap (Nevada owner duty to disclose critical-system age to tenants under common-law foreseeability framework). NDEP environmental compliance creates a third operational gap on Sparks industrial + older Las Vegas commercial-corridor brownfield properties (Phase I ESA documentation that doesn't surface adjacent-property contamination history). Lender insurance schedule compliance on Las Vegas + Reno CMBS-financed properties tightens further around contingent business interruption + environmental coverage scope.

📈 Cost Factors

What Affects Commercial Landlord Insurance Costs in Nevada?

Understanding what drives your premium helps you make smarter coverage decisions and control costs.

Property Value + Replacement Cost Reality

Nevada building owners must size replacement cost to Clark County (Las Vegas) labor markets, which run above national averages on hospitality specialty trades. Las Vegas Strip-adjacent and downtown gaming-adjacent specialty construction carries luxury-trade premium pricing. Reno-Tahoe market sits between Las Vegas urban and national baselines. Sparks + Henderson + Carson City secondary markets run closer to national averages. Periodic appraisal updates (every 3-5 years) keep replacement-cost values aligned — generic regional averaging routinely underprices Nevada replacement cost by 12-20% on Las Vegas gaming-adjacent hospitality and Reno multi-vertical mixed-use.

Building Age + Structural/Code Classification

Nevada building age compounds with Las Vegas growth-era + older-casino-conversion reality. Pre-1980 West Las Vegas + Boulder Strip casino-hotel conversion stock carries the heaviest code-upgrade exposure — electrical, plumbing, accessibility, and fire-suppression upgrades during partial-loss rebuild routinely run 22-32% of total rebuild cost. Aging Reno multi-vertical mixed-use centralized-HVAC (14+ year compressor lifecycle) drives equipment-breakdown urgency. Sparks 1990s industrial-corridor stock + Henderson post-2000 suburban office sits cleaner but Las Vegas-metro construction inflation drives replacement-cost reality above standard commercial averages.

Occupancy Type + Tenant Mix Risk Profile

Nevada tenant-mix risk varies sharply by submarket. Las Vegas downtown + Strip-adjacent gaming-adjacent hospitality tenants (24/7 operations, alcohol service, high-density foot traffic) drive elevated industry-standard-of-care premises-liability exposure. Reno multi-vertical mixed-use tenants (office + hotel + retail cascade) drive contingent business interruption exposure. Sparks industrial-corridor tenants (gaming-supply distribution, automotive-service, light manufacturing) drive NDEP environmental responsibility exposure. Henderson suburban office + retail tenants carry growth-corridor exposure. Single-tenant suburban office sits cleanest; multi-tenant Las Vegas hospitality + Reno multi-vertical carry the heaviest carrier-appetite cost weighting.

Location-Specific Natural Hazard Exposure

Nevada natural-hazard exposure runs heavy on extreme-heat + Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI regimes. Las Vegas 118°F+ peak summer events drive HVAC compressor failure frequency unmatched in the IS365 footprint and create concentrated heat-driven equipment-breakdown claim category. Sierra-corridor wildfire-WUI exposure on Reno-Tahoe mountain-interface drives regional-smoke-event tenant operational disruption (2-3 week disruption periods typical). Flash-flood exposure on Las Vegas urban-corridor adds water-intrusion frequency. Each hazard drives carrier appetite and deductible structure differentiation across Nevada submarkets, with wildfire-WUI reinsurance terms tightened post-2024 reset.

Lease-Aligned Coverage Requirements + Lender Schedule Compliance

Nevada CMBS-financed and bank-portfolio commercial properties carry lender insurance schedule requirements that exceed standard commercial-line defaults — particularly on Las Vegas Strip-corridor hospitality (gaming-adjacent insurance schedule cycles), Reno multi-vertical mixed-use (multi-vertical tenant insurance schedule complexity), and Sparks industrial brownfield-designated portfolios. Lease language drives coverage allocation under Nevada NRS Chapter 118C framework; primary-and-non-contributory wording surfaces as the most common gap on tenant COIs. Gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care exposure means cleaning-protocol documentation discipline becomes the operational lever on premises-liability claim severity.

Claims History (Last 5 Years)

Nevada building owner claims history runs through underwriting alongside gaming-adjacent industry-standard-of-care exposure and NDEP environmental enforcement reality. A clean 5-year loss history sits differently in carrier appetite than a history with gaming-adjacent premises-liability settlements (where cleaning-protocol documentation gaps cascaded to constructive-notice exposure under Clark County jury patterns). Aging-HVAC equipment-breakdown claim history on Reno multi-vertical mixed-use compounds the carrier-appetite picture. NDEP NRS Chapter 445B environmental claim history on Sparks industrial + older Las Vegas commercial-corridor properties drives sharp carrier-appetite shifts. Wildfire-WUI regional-smoke-event tenant rent-credit history adds layered exposure.

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Cities We Serve in Nevada

We write LRO insurance for commercial landlords across Nevada, including these major metro areas.

Las Vegas, NVHenderson, NVReno, NVNorth Las Vegas, NVSparks, NVCarson City, NVSummerlin, NVEnterprise, NV

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