Nevada Tenant Law: Security Deposits, Late Fees & Landlord Entry (2026)
What Nevada law says about the clauses that matter most in a residential lease. Data as of 2026-10-18.
Main statute: Nevada Landlord and Tenant: Dwellings (NRS Chapter 118A) (NRS 118A.010 et seq.)
Security deposits
- Max
- 3 months' periodic rent total (deposit, surety bond and last month's rent combined).
- Return deadline days
- 30 days
- Itemization required
- Yes
Source: NRS 118A.242
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Late fees
- Rule
- Must be reasonable, set out in the rental agreement, and no more than 5% of the periodic rent; the maximum cannot be increased based on a prior late fee.
Source: NRS 118A.210(4)
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Landlord entry
- Notice
- At least 24 hours' notice, at reasonable times during normal business hours (unless tenant consents otherwise); no notice needed in an emergency.
Source: NRS 118A.330
Ending a month-to-month tenancy
- Tenant
- 30 days written notice (7 days for week-to-week).
- Landlord
- 30 days written notice (7 days for week-to-week).
Source: NRS 40.251
Rent increases
- Rule
- Written notice 60 days before the first increased payment (30 days if the periodic tenancy is under 1 month).
- Statewide rent control
- No statewide cap on the amount found; the statute only requires notice.
Source: NRS 118A.300
Repairs & habitability
- Rule
- Landlord must keep the unit habitable at all times, meeting housing/health codes and maintaining plumbing, water, heating, electrical, trash and structural elements.
Source: NRS 118A.290
Retaliation
- Rule
- Landlord may not retaliate (end or refuse to renew tenancy, raise rent, cut services, or threaten eviction) because a tenant made a good-faith code complaint, organized a tenants' group, or used habitability remedies.
Source: NRS 118A.510
Clauses often unenforceable in Nevada
- Security above 3 months' rent (118A.242)
- Late fees above 5% of rent (118A.210)
Notes
Missing the 30-day deposit deadline makes the landlord liable for the whole deposit plus an additional court-set sum up to the deposit amount (118A.242(6)). Verbatim text read from a statute mirror (official site blocked); the 60/30-day rent notice figure is from the 2021 AB 308 amendment as reported by search snippets of the official text. Deposit interest and 118A.220 prohibited-clauses list not verified (blank/limited). Month-to-month termination: 30 days applies to both sides under NRS 40.251 (7 days for unpaid-rent notices is separate, NRS 40.253).
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