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Rental Property Rules in Reno, NV (2026)

3 verified rental property rules for Reno, Nevada, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Rent Control

Nevada preempts local rent control; Reno cannot cap rents. NRS 118A governs landlord-tenant, requiring 45-day written notice for month-to-month rent increases but no cap on the amount.

Rental Property: Rent Control

Few Restrictions

NRS 118A.300 — Advance notice of increase of rent

NRS 118A.300 Advance notice of increase of rent. The landlord may not increase the rent payable by a tenant unless the landlord serves the tenant with a written notice, 60 days or, in the case of any periodic tenancy of less than 1 month, 30 days in advance of the first rental payment to be increased, advising the tenant of the increase. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1336; A 1983, 1574; 2021, 401)

Security Deposit Rules

Reno landlords follow Nevada NRS 118A.242, which caps residential security deposits at three months of periodic rent and requires return within thirty days of tenant move-out, with itemized deductions in writing for any withheld amounts.

Nevada caps Reno residential security deposits at three months rent

Some Restrictions

NRS 118A.242 — Security deposit: Limitation on amount, itemized accounting and return within 30 days

NRS 118A.242 Security deposit: Limitation on amount or value; surety bond in lieu of security deposit; duties and liability of landlord; damages; disputing itemized accounting of security deposit; prohibited provisions. 1. The landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit or a surety bond, or a combination thereof, including the last month's rent, whose total amount or value exceeds 3 m...

Repairs & Habitability

Reno enforces the International Property Maintenance Code as its citywide habitability standard for rental housing, covering structural, sanitation, and occupancy conditions in every dwelling unit.

Reno Rental Habitability Standards

Some Restrictions

Reno Municipal Code § 14.05.010

The 2012 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code Copyright 2012 by the International Code Council together with such changes to the International Property Maintenance Code as are necessary to make the same applicable to the conditions in the city which are marked "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit B"... are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if se...

Looking for Washoe County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Reno city rules.

Rental Property Rules in Washoe County