Showing ordinances that apply to King Lake, NE
King Lake is an unincorporated community (population 114) in Douglas County, Nebraska. Because King Lake is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Douglas County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rent control rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Douglas County has no rent control. Nebraska state law does not authorize municipal rent control under Dillon's Rule, so rents in Omaha and unincorporated Douglas County are set at market rate with no cap on increases.
Douglas County operates under free-market rental pricing. Nebraska is a Dillon's Rule state (with home-rule charter exceptions for larger cities), and the Legislature has not delegated authority for rent control to any municipality. The Nebraska Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (NRS §§76-1401 to 76-1449) governs the landlord-tenant relationship but does not cap rent. Landlords may raise rent by any amount at lease renewal; for month-to-month tenancies, 30 days' written notice is required before a rent increase takes effect (NRS §76-1414(3)). State law still protects tenants regarding habitability (NRS §76-1419), security deposits capped at one month's rent plus a separate pet deposit of one-quarter month (NRS §76-1416), and retaliation (NRS §76-1439).
Rent increases without the 30-day written notice under NRS §76-1414: increase not enforceable until proper notice is given. Retaliatory rent increase within 6 months of a tenant complaint (NRS §76-1439): tenant may recover up to 3 months' rent plus attorney fees. Lease-term violations handled under standard landlord-tenant procedures.
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