Rental Property Rules in Nevada (2026)
25 rules on the books across Nevada, 6 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.
Las Vegas
Few RestrictionsNevada has no statute preempting local rent control. The constraint is Dillon's Rule rather than an express ban. There…
Read full rule →Reno
Few RestrictionsNevada preempts local rent control; Reno cannot cap rents. NRS 118A governs landlord-tenant, requiring 45-day written…
Read full rule →Sparks
Few RestrictionsSparks has no rent control, and Nevada gives cities no power to cap rents. A landlord may raise the rent any amount at…
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.
Rental Registration
Requirements for landlords to register rental properties with the city, including inspection programs, fees, and occupancy standards.
Clark County
Significant RestrictionsClark County requires anyone renting out a residential unit for 30 consecutive days or less to hold a short-term rental…
Read full rule →Henderson
Significant RestrictionsHenderson requires owners of short-term vacation rentals (stays under 30 days) to register the property with the City…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Significant RestrictionsAny operator of a Las Vegas apartment house with four or more units must obtain an annual City business license and…
Read full rule →Sparks
Some RestrictionsSparks has no general rental-registration program. A residential landlord needs a city business license only when…
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.
Nevada: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsNevada caps a residential security deposit, including any surety bond and last month's rent, at three months' periodic…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsReno landlords follow Nevada NRS 118A.242, which caps residential security deposits at three months of periodic rent…
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.
Henderson
Few RestrictionsNevada permits no-cause termination of month-to-month tenancies with 30 days written notice under NRS 40.251, and…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Few RestrictionsNevada law allows a landlord to terminate a month-to-month tenancy with a 30-day no-cause notice. Las Vegas has no…
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.
Rent Increase Notice
How much advance written notice a landlord must give before raising the rent on a month-to-month or expiring lease, and how state notice rules differ from any local rent-control caps.
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.
Nevada: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsNRS 118A.290 requires Nevada landlords to keep rentals habitable: sound structure, weatherproofing, working plumbing…
Read full rule →Clark County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Clark County requires owners to keep rental buildings, pools, and building systems in safe condition…
Read full rule →Henderson
Some RestrictionsHenderson's Property Maintenance, Habitability and Public Nuisance Code requires rental units to have working heat…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas sets its local habitability baseline by adopting the Uniform Housing Code, 1994 Edition, by reference under…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas requires every dwelling unit, guest room, and congregate residence to have heating and air conditioning…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsReno enforces the International Property Maintenance Code as its citywide habitability standard for rental housing…
Read full rule →Late Fees & Grace Periods
Whether late rent fees are capped, any required grace period before a fee can be charged, and limits on bounced-check (NSF) and other add-on charges under state law.
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.