A claimant who commences an action for a constructional defect is not required to give written notice of a defect pursuant to NRS 40.645 to any person who intervenes in the action as a party after it is commenced. If such a person becomes a party to the action:

1. 1. For the purposes of NRS 40.645, the person shall be deemed to have been given notice of the defect by the claimant on the date on which the person becomes a party to the action; and
2. 2. The provisions of NRS 40.600 to 40.695, inclusive, apply to the person after that date.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 1438; A 2003, 2049)