What is the Statute of Frauds law in NEVADA?
The Statute of Frauds comes out of English Common Law and was first applied in the United States by the Courts. Since that time, all or nearly all states have codified the statute in one form or another. The basic idea of the statute is that any contract that either conveys or binds real property (buy/sell/trade/mortgage land) or any contract that cannot be performed within one year, must be in writing. If you look at the statutes listed below, you can see that the Nevada and California laws are not the same. As far as which one is “more strict,” it depends on how you are trying to apply them. There is a case on point that answers your question to some degree, http://online.ceb.com/calcases/C2/55C2d5… The Nevada Statute is: NRS 111.205 No estate created in land unless by operation of law or written conveyance; leases for terms not exceeding 1 year. 1. No estate or interest in lands, other than for leases for a
