Las Vegas, NV Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

04 of the Las Vegas Municipal Code governs how the City responds once a code officer confirms a public nuisance on private property. 020(A)(1); if the owner has not made repairs by the reinspection date, the City charges $120 for the first reinspection and $180 per hour, one-hour minimum, for each additional reinspection needed to certify compliance. A Department of Community Development billing follows, which can add a 10 percent administrative fee. 050 requires the authorized official to issue a written notice of violation identifying the owner, describing the violation in enough detail to allow correction, and setting an abatement deadline of not less than ten days, unless public health or safety requires a shorter period, or the condition was caused by someone else's criminal activity, in which case the deadline cannot be less than thirty days.

The notice must also state the right to appeal. 070, which tolls the deadline until a decision issues; if the appeal fails, the owner then gets ten more days to abate. 080 lets the City abate the nuisance itself after at least ten days' notice of intent, adding a 15 percent administrative fee to the contract cost. 100. 040 authorizes civil liability up to $500 per violation ($1,000 against commercial property owners) in lieu of criminal prosecution, with each day of continued violation counted separately.

080(D) permits immediate abatement without prior notice, after concurrence from another City or public-agency official such as Metro Police, the Southern Nevada Health District, or Fire and Rescue.