Nevada Rental Lease Agreement Templates (6)

1.) Identification of the Landlord or Authorized Personnel (§ 118A.260): All owners and managing officials must identify themselves within the agreement.

2.) Fee Statement (§ 118A.200): All fees the signing requires, as well as the duration of the lease, must be present within the contents of the contract.

3.) Move-In Checklist (§ 118A.200): Property lease agreements must include an explicitly written register of residence conditions upon entering into the lease.

4.) Emergency Telephone Information (§ 118A.260): The rental agreement includes the phone number specifically to contact in case of an emergency on the premises.

5.) Procedure for Reporting a Nuisance or Violation (§ 118A.200): Instructions on the proper steps to take should the tenant witness a violation of a building as well as health and safety codes.

6.) Notification of Transfer of the Property (§ 118A.244): A property that is transferred during the term of tenancy requires the landlord to inform the current tenant of the upcoming transfer.

7.) Lead-Based Paint (42 U.S. Code § 4852d): Buildings constructed in 1978 or earlier require a warning of the potential for exposure to lead-based paints; therefore, leases include a brochure and disclosure statement.

8.) Notice of Foreclosure Proceedings Associated with the Property (§ 118A.275): If the residence is in the process of foreclosure, then landlords must inform the incoming tenants of this status.

Grace Period: Nevada does not require landlords to grant a grace period; however, they may not impose late fees for three days (NRS § 118A.210(4)(a))
Unpaid Rent: Landlords insist upon payment by explicitly addressing the issue with the tenant using a 7-day notice to pay or surrender.

Nevada limits late fees to 5% of rent and requires 3 days to pass from the due date before their application (NRS § 118A.210(4)(a)-(c)).

Landlords collect up to $25 to cover bank fees in addition to the check if this is in the lease (NRS § 597.960(1)), (NRS § 40.253(11)).

In Nevada, landlords limit the security deposit to three months’ rent or less accordingly (NRS § 118A.242).

Returning To Tenant: Landlords have 30 days to return the security deposit regardless of how it is kept or whether deductions are necessary (NRS § 118A.242).
Itemized List: Landlords deduct to make repairs beyond “normal wear and tear” and submit a cost sheet when returning security or before (NRS § 118A.242).

Standard Entry: Nevada specifically mandates that landlords must give 24 hours’ notice of entry for non-emergencies to gain tenant consent (NRS § 118A.330).
Emergency Entry: Landlords, in the state of Nevada, do not need tenant consent or to give notice to enter to obey court orders or during emergencies (NRS § 118A.330).

Whenever the tenant is absent without notice and rent is overdue for ½ the rental period, landlords have cause to assume abandonment (NRS § 118A.450).

Outside of emergency or habitability issues, tenants may not deduct from the rent to repair without the courts; however, they should issue a 14-day notice to repair before pursuing the matter (NRS § 118A.360).

Duty to Mitigate: Landlords engage legitimate efforts to re-rent empty units after tenant abandonment in order to minimize loss (NRS § 118.175).
Domestic Violence: Tenants victimized by domestic violence terminate the lease by notice but must supply supporting evidence, specifically:

• A “copy of an order for protection.”
• A law enforcement agency’s report (e.g., police report)
• An affidavit signed by qa ualifying third party, such as a physician or psychiatrist

Active Military: Service members (active, reserve, and on leave) are able to cancel the lease with 30 days’ notice with proof of transfer or deployment orders (50 US 3955).
Landlord Noncompliance: Whenever landlords break the lease, tenants issue a 14-day notice to repair or quit since Nevada enforces legitimate contracts. (NRS § 118A.350)
Uninhabitability: Whenever landlords fail to maintain a property’s habitability, tenants may terminate after a 14-day notice and a failure to repair. NRS § 118A.355
Landlord’s Harassment: Tenants may terminate the lease by filing an injunction; therefore, they should document all instances of access abuse (NRS § 118A.500(2))

Only an oral lease that is under one year is enforceable in Nevada (NRS § 111.210).

Nevada neither institutes nor prohibits rent control, and thus, rent increases must occur by notice in a lease renewal.

Landlords store property for 30 days at the tenant’s expense and then dispose it after an unanswered 14-day written notice (NRS § 118A.460)

The fundamentals regarding the regulation of relationships between lessors and lessees are expanded upon within the following chapters of the Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 118 – Discrimination in Housing; Landlord and Tenant and Chapter 118A – Landlord and Tenant: Dwellings.