Rental Property Rules in Nebraska (2026)
23 rules on the books across Nebraska, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Rent Control
Local limits on how much landlords can raise rent each year, including which properties are covered and exemptions for newer buildings.
Nebraska: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsNebraska preempts local rent control. Neb. Rev. Stat. 13-331, enacted by LB266 in 2025, bars any city, village, county…
Read full rule →Douglas County
Few RestrictionsDouglas County has no rent control. Nebraska state law does not authorize municipal rent control under Dillon's Rule…
Read full rule →Sarpy County
Few RestrictionsNebraska has no rent control, and neither Sarpy County nor Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, or Gretna may create it. As a…
Read full rule →Just Cause Eviction
Protections requiring landlords to have a valid reason to evict tenants, such as nonpayment of rent, lease violations, or owner move-in.
Douglas County
Some RestrictionsDouglas County follows Nebraska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. No just-cause requirement…
Read full rule →Sarpy County
Few RestrictionsNebraska requires no just cause to end a tenancy. Under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a landlord may…
Read full rule →Rental Registration
Requirements for landlords to register rental properties with the city, including inspection programs, fees, and occupancy standards.
Lincoln
Some RestrictionsLincoln requires one- and two-unit rental dwellings that have had a code violation to register with the Building…
Read full rule →Omaha
Some RestrictionsEvery leased dwelling in Omaha and its 3-mile ETJ must be registered with the permits and inspections division before…
Read full rule →Security Deposit Rules
Caps on how much landlords may collect as security deposits, return deadlines, itemized-deduction requirements, and tenant remedies for wrongfully withheld deposits.
Nebraska: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsNebraska caps a security deposit at one month's rent, plus a pet deposit of up to one-fourth of a month's rent. Under…
Read full rule →Lincoln
Some RestrictionsNebraska URLTA limits residential security deposits to one month's rent, plus an additional pet deposit of up to…
Read full rule →Omaha
Some RestrictionsUnder the Nebraska Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), security deposits are capped at one month's…
Read full rule →No-Fault Evictions
Allowable no-fault eviction grounds (owner move-in, Ellis Act, substantial remodel) and the relocation/notice obligations that come with each.
Lincoln
Few RestrictionsNebraska URLTA permits landlords to end a month-to-month tenancy in Lincoln without cause by giving 30 days' written…
Read full rule →Omaha
Few RestrictionsNebraska URLTA permits landlords to terminate month-to-month tenancies without cause on 30 days' written notice. Omaha…
Read full rule →Tenant Anti-Harassment
Cities like LA prohibit specific landlord conduct (lockouts, utility shutoffs, threats), penalties, private right of action, and how to document violations.
Lincoln
Some RestrictionsNebraska URLTA prohibits Lincoln landlords from using lockouts, utility shutoffs, or harassment to force tenants to…
Read full rule →Omaha
Some RestrictionsNebraska URLTA §76-1439 prohibits landlord retaliation against tenants who exercise legal rights, such as reporting…
Read full rule →Source-of-Income Discrimination
Rules barring landlords from refusing to rent to applicants because of Section 8 vouchers, SSI, or other lawful income, protected categories and remedies.
AB-1482 Notice Disclosure
California statewide rent-cap and just-cause notices required on month-to-month leases, separate from local RSO disclosures, and how cities enforce them.
Landlord Entry & Notice
How much advance notice a landlord must give before entering an occupied unit, the permitted reasons (repairs, showings, inspections), allowed hours, and the emergency exceptions under state law.
Repairs & Habitability
The implied warranty of habitability, how long a landlord has to fix essential services (heat, water, plumbing, mold), and tenant remedies such as repair-and-deduct, rent withholding, or breaking the lease.
Nebraska: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsNeb. Rev. Stat. 76-1419 requires landlords to keep rentals fit and habitable: comply with housing codes, make repairs…
Read full rule →Lincoln
Some RestrictionsLincoln landlords must keep every dwelling unit heated to at least 70°F (68°F in months averaging below 30°F), enforced…
Read full rule →Omaha
Some RestrictionsOmaha adopts the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as its habitability standard and fixes a mandatory…
Read full rule →Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Notice required to end a month-to-month tenancy, the rules and penalties for breaking a fixed-term lease early, and early-termination protections for active-duty military, domestic-violence survivors, and medical hardships.
Eviction Notice & Process
The notice a landlord must give before filing to evict, pay-or-quit and cure-or-quit periods, no-cause termination notice, how long the court eviction process takes in this state, and the tenant's options to respond or cure.
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
When an occupant without a lease gains legal protections, the line between a trespasser and a squatter, how many years of continuous possession adverse possession requires in this state, and how an owner lawfully removes a squatter.