Nebraska Rental Lease Agreement Templates (6)

Identification of the Landlord or Authorized Personnel (§ 76-1417): The current address and name of any owner or managing administrator for the property must be brought to the attention of any possible tenant in writing before the signing of a contract.

Lead-Based Paint (42 U.S. Code § 4852d): Real estate constructed before 1979 may present the possibility of lead-based paint contamination. Proper safety measures and symptoms of contact with the substance are to be reviewed within the distributed informational materials to any potential tenant.

Grace Period: Nebraska does not institute a statewide grace period and, in fact, leaves this entirely to the lease. (NE RS § 76-1414(3)).
Unpaid Period: Once the due date expires without payment, landlords may deliver a 7-day quit or pay notice. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(2))

Leases must set a late fee in order for the landlord to apply them, additionally, Nebraska does not set a limit on late fees (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1414(1)).

Landlords may assess a fee of $10 in addition to the check amount, as well as reasonable bank handling fees (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-611(5)).

Nebraska strictly limits leases to 1 month’s rent; however, it may also assess a ¼ month’s rent as a security deposit (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(1)).

Return to Tenant: The landlord has 14 days to return the security deposit once the lease terminates. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(2)).
Itemized List: Nebraska requires that landlords explicitly a list of each deduction from the security deposit and the reason (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(2)).

Standard Entry: Tenants must receive 24 hours’ notice before landlord entry; however, they may not “unreasonably withhold consent” (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423(3)(a)–(b)).
Emergency Entry: While the landlord must respect the tenant’s privacy, they may enter during emergencies without notice (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423(3)(a)–(b)).

Landlords consider tenant abandonment whenever observing a total absence for (the lesser of) thirty days or a full rental period. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1432(3)).

The tenant issues a 30-day notice to quit that explicitly demands repairs in 14 days, after which they seek injunctive relief (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1425(1)–(2)).

Duty To Mitigate: Landlords must make a reasonable attempt to minimize the loss as a result of tenant abandonment (e.g., rent loss) (NE RS § 76-1405).
Military Service: Service members terminate with 30 days’ notice whenever they must move or vacate to obey deployment (or transfer) orders (50 USC 3955).
Landlord Noncompliance: Tenants issue a 30-day notice to repair or quit where, unless the repairs are complete within 14 days, the lease will terminate accordingly (NE RS § 76-1425).
Domestic Violence: Victims terminate by notice (14-30 days); however, are still liable for that month’s rent and:

• Must supply supportive documentation from a health institute (e.g., medical, mental, or victim services)
• Provide court orders, as well as restraining orders, and other legal instruments that solidify a domestic violence incident
• The state explicitly restrains perpetrators from enjoying such termination rights.

Landlord Harassment: Whenever landlords abuse their entry rights, tenants may seek injunctive relief from the courts (NE RS § 76-1438).
Inhabitability: Landlords are explicitly responsible for remaining in compliance with all health and safety codes while providing essential services and are liable to a 30-day termination notice otherwise (NRS 76-1425).

An oral lease must be put in writing in order to remain effective for longer than one year (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 36-105)

Nebraska clearly prohibits individual counties from enacting any rent control laws during lease renewals or otherwise (NE Code § 13-331).

Landlords issue a 7-day notice, which includes an inventory, to the tenant’s latest address to retrieve their property accordingly (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-2303).

The Nebraska Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 76.1401 – § 76.14,111) specifically dissects the full range of regulations on the state level pertaining to lessee/lessor circumstances.