Nevada Landlord Compliance
Everything you're responsible for as a landlord in Nevada
Rent control, just-cause eviction, deposits, entry, repairs and recordkeeping, written for people who own or manage a few units, checked against the official sources, and kept current when the rules move.
Jurisdiction
key details
Rent cap · Detail
No statewide limit on rent increases in NRS ch. 118A; only advance-notice rules apply.
Deposit cap · Detail
Security deposit plus surety bond, including last month's rent, may not exceed 3 months' periodic rent.
Rent increase notice · Detail
Written notice 60 days before the first increased payment; 30 days for periodic tenancies shorter than one month.
City rules · Detail
No express state preemption found in NRS; Nevada is a Dillon's Rule state and local authority to adopt rent control is disputed. No city or county has enacted rent control.
Just cause · Detail
No statutory just-cause requirement; periodic tenancies may be ended by notice (30 days month-to-month) under NRS 40.251 without a stated reason.
Return deadline · Detail
Itemized written accounting and any remaining deposit within 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivered personally or mailed to tenant's present/last known address.
Nonpayment notice · Detail
Pay-or-quit notice must run 7 judicial days for residential premises (10 days for mobile home lots) before unlawful detainer.
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Essential local guides
If you're new to owning here, these five cover most of what will come up in your first year.
View All GuidesNevada Repair Order and Receivership Law 2025: Code Enforcement Process for Substandard Rentals
A Nevada multifamily owner who's let code violations sit for months, an elevator down since spring, a stairwell that's failed three inspections, now has a legal process that ends somewhere worse than a fine. Since October 1, 2025, a county or city can push a substandard property through a court process that ends in a receiver taking over, and tenants and tenant advocacy groups can bring that action too, not just local government.
Guide
Nevada Miya's Law 2025: Employee Background Check and Key Control Rules for Large Rental Properties
A Nevada property manager running a 40-unit building in Elko County who assumed this new background-check-and-key-log law only applies to sprawling Las Vegas-style complexes has the threshold backwards for a county that size. Since October 1, 2025, the trigger isn't one flat unit count statewide; it's a population-based split that catches far smaller properties outside Clark and Washoe counties than most coverage of this law suggests.
Guide
Nevada Application Fee Refund Law 2025: When Landlords Must Refund Application and Screening Fees
A Nevada landlord who collected a $65 background-check fee, ran the check, and then rented the unit to a different applicant anyway now gets asked whether that fee is owed back. Since October 1, 2025, a specific refund rule answers that question, but it only reaches a narrower situation than "refund anyone who didn't get the unit," and a separate, unconditional rule bars charging screening fees for minors at all.
Guide
Nevada All-In Rent Law 2025: Leases and Advertised Rent Must Include Every Mandatory Fee
A Nevada landlord who's listed a $1,400 unit that actually runs $1,550 once the trash fee and the online-payment surcharge land on the invoice has a lease structure that no longer works. Since October 1, 2025, rent has to be advertised and written into the lease as a single number that already includes every mandatory fee, and tenants are entitled to at least one way to pay that doesn't cost them anything extra.
Guide
Nevada Religious Display Law 2025: Landlords Can't Bar Religious or Cultural Items at a Unit's Entry
A Nevada landlord who's told a tenant to take down a mezuzah because the lease bars decorations in a shared hallway is enforcing a clause that no longer holds up. Since July 1, 2025, a landlord can't prohibit a tenant from displaying a religious or cultural item on their door or doorframe, and that rule reaches directly into existing lease language, not just future leases a landlord writes going forward.
Guide
Recent changes
Only substantive changes, not copy edits.
1 Oct 2025
Rental advertisements and agreements must disclose mandatory costs
AB 121 requires clearer disclosure of rent and mandatory fees or costs in specified rental advertising and agreement contexts.
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Nevada All-In Rent Law 2025: Leases and Advertised Rent Must Include Every Mandatory Fee A Nevada landlord who's listed a $1,400 unit that actually runs $1,550 once the trash fee and the online-payment surcharge land on the invoice has a lease structure that no longer works. Since October 1, 2025, rent has to be advertised and written into the lease as a single number that already includes every mandatory fee, and tenants are entitled to at least one way to pay that doesn't cost them anything extra. | Guides | Raise the rent | Sep 29, 2026 |
Nevada Rent Control Laws (2026) | The Complete Guide Navigate 2026 Nevada rent laws. Learn about Reno’s local caps, state notice requirements, and tenant protections in our comprehensive guide. | Guides | Raise the rent | Apr 30, 2026 |
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