Clark County, NV Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- Penalty
- $1,000 per day, strict liability
- Cure window
- At least 15 days to rehabilitate
- Scope
- Unincorporated rental & abandoned homes
- Appeal window
- 10 days to request hearing
- Enacted
- Ord. 3862 (2010), amended 2019
Summary
Clark County's Code Enforcement division can order owners of substandard rental homes in unincorporated areas to rehabilitate them within 15 days after a rehabilitation notice, backed by $1,000-a-day civil penalties.
Upon the discovery of a rental property in a residential neighborhood in need of rehabilitation or an abandoned residential property, the county may order the responsible contact person or owner to rehabilitate the property within no less than fifteen days, through a rehabilitation notice, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. The rehabilitation notice shall contain:
(a)The street address, parcel number and/or legal description sufficient for identification of the property upon which the conditions requiring rehabilitation are located;(b)A description of the conditions requiring rehabilitation;(c)The date by which the rehabilitation or appeal must occur;(d)A statement that an administrative hearing may be had to appeal the rehabilitation notice;(e)A statement that the property will be subject to a lien for civil penalties of one thousand dollars per day for each day that it is not rehabilitated after the date specified in the notice;(f)A statement that civil penalties will only be tolled if there is submitted a written request for an administrative hearing by a responsible contact person or any party with an interest in the property. (Ord. No. 3862, § 1, 5-18-2010; Ord. No. 3876, § 1, 6-15-2010; Ord. No. 4717, § 4, 8-20-2019)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 11.14 of the Clark County Code lets code enforcement order rehabilitation of any 'rental property in a residential neighborhood', a unincorporated-county dwelling rented for any term, or an abandoned home vacant more than 35 days. Owners must first file a responsible contact person with the county. Once inspectors discover conditions needing rehabilitation, the county mails a rehabilitation notice giving at least 15 days to fix them. Missing that deadline, or failing to designate a contact person, is a strict-liability violation carrying a $1,000-per-day civil penalty recorded as a property lien; owners can request an appeal hearing within 10 days of the notice.
Violations & Fines
Failing to rehabilitate after notice, or not designating a responsible contact person, is a strict-liability violation: $1,000 per day, recorded as a special assessment lien collected with property taxes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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