Just cause eviction rules in Sparks, NV — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Nevada does not require just cause to evict, and Sparks adds no local protection. A landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy with a 30-day no-cause notice under NRS 40.251, or 7 days for a weekly tenant, without giving any reason.
Nevada is a no-cause eviction state, and Sparks has enacted no just-cause ordinance, so a landlord here needs no reason to end a periodic tenancy once any lease term expires. Under NRS 40.251 the landlord serves a no-cause notice to quit — at least 30 days for a tenant who pays by the month, 7 days for a weekly tenant — and if the tenant stays, follows with a 5-day unlawful-detainer notice under NRS 40.254. The tenant cannot be removed by self-help; a constable or sheriff enforces the court order. Tenants 60 or older or with a disability may request an extra 30 days. Retaliation and discrimination remain barred, but a lease term's end alone is a lawful ground.
A self-help lockout or utility shutoff is illegal; the tenant may recover damages under NRS 118A.390. A landlord must instead serve the statutory notice and obtain a court eviction order enforced by the constable.
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