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HARBOR COVE PROPERTIES, LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Appellant, v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTER ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, Respondent.
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
Harbor Cove Properties, LLC, appeals from a district court order granting a motion for summary judgment and dissolving a preliminary injunction in an action to quiet title. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Anna C. Albertson, Judge.
Harbor Cove was the owner of a residential property and initiated an action to quiet title. In its complaint, Harbor Cove raised several claims involving respondent U.S. Bank National Association, the beneficiary of a deed of trust encumbering the property. As relevant to this matter, Harbor Cove alleged that the deed of trust had been extinguished as a matter of law under NRS 106.240, as it alleged more than ten years have passed since the debt secured by the deed of trust was accelerated. Harbor Cove also presented several additional claims and sought declaratory and injunctive relief. The district court later entered a preliminary injunction, enjoining the trustee of the deed of trust from selling the property.
U.S. Bank later filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that there was no genuine dispute of material fact as to whether NRS 106.240 extinguished the deed of trust as none of the events alleged by Harbor Cove triggered that statute. Harbor Cove opposed the motion, arguing that there remained genuine disputes of material fact as to whether U.S. Bank's interest in the subject property was extinguished under NRS 106.240.
The district court issued a written order in which it concluded that there was no genuine dispute of material fact and U.S. Bank was entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law. The court ruled, as relevant to this matter, that the plain language of NRS 106.240 precluded events, such as the ones alleged by Harbor Cove, from triggering the ten-year period under NRS 106.240. The district court also dissolved the preliminary injunction. This appeal followed.
On appeal, Harbor Cove challenges the grant of summary judgment as to its NRS 106.240 claim, arguing there remain genuine disputes of material fact. In support of its argument, Harbor Cove asserts that the terms of the deed of trust permitted acceleration of the loan; the lender indicated its intent to accelerate the loan secured by the deed of trust more than ten years ago; and because the loan was accelerated, the deed of trust that secured that debt was extinguished pursuant to NRS 106.240.
This court reviews a district court's order granting summary judgment de novo. Wood v. Safeway, Inc., 121 Nev. 724, 729, 121 P.3d 1026, 1029 (2005). Summary judgment is proper if the pleadings and all other evidence on file demonstrate that no genuine dispute of material fact exists and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Id. When deciding a summary judgment motion, all evidence “must be viewed in a light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” Id. General allegations and conclusory statements do not create genuine disputes of fact. Id. at 731, 121 P.3d at 1030-31.
Having considered the parties’ arguments and the record before this court, we conclude no genuine disputes of material fact remain and the district court did not err by granting summary judgment in favor of U.S. Bank. Harbor Cove's arguments are contrary to several decisions issued by the Nevada Supreme Court. See LV Debt Collect, LLC v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 139 Nev. 232, 236-37, 534 P.3d 693, 698 (2023) (explaining that recording a notice of default to institute nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings does not trigger NRS 106.240’s 10-year time frame in part because of the statutory cure period); ARNS Fund, LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 88661, 2025 WL 3251312, at *1 (Nev. Nov. 20, 2025) (Order Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part and Remanding) (stating that “merely defaulting on a loan or sending a letter informing the homeowner of their default [was] insufficient to trigger NRS 106.240” and rejecting an argument that the terms of the deed of trust rendered the debt wholly due when the borrower had the opportunity to cure the default).
As a result, we conclude that the undisputed facts demonstrate that the ten-year period under NRS 106.240 was not triggered by any events identified by Harbor Cove. Therefore, Harbor Cove fails to demonstrate that it is entitled to relief. Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED. 1
Bulla, C.J.
Gibbons, J.
Westbrook, J.
FOOTNOTES
1. Insofar as the parties raise arguments that are not specifically addressed in this order, we conclude that they either do not present a basis for relief or need not be addressed.
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Docket No: No. 90165-COA
Decided: August 18, 2026
Court: Court of Appeals of Nevada.
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