How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Nevada?

No more than three months' periodic rent, counting any surety bond and any last month's rent paid in advance. The cap comes from Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.242, and the lease repeats it in the deposit clause.

What does a Nevada landlord have to disclose with the lease?

Beyond the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978, the Nevada checklist has four items: names and addresses of the persons authorized to manage the Premises, of a person in Nevada who accepts service of process and notices, and of the principal owner, plus an emergency phone number for a responsible person within the county or 60 miles; any pending foreclosure on the Premises; and a signed record of the inventory and condition of the Premises at move-in. The other one are on the checklist in the document. Each one names its statute and the landlord initials it in the document.

Which Nevada statutes does this lease cite?

Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.242, Nev. Rev. Stat. 40.251, Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.330 and Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.260, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.

Should a lawyer look at this Nevada lease before I use it?

It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Nevada statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Nevada landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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Nevada Residential Lease Agreement

A plain-language lease for a house or apartment in Nevada. The deposit, notice, entry and disclosure clauses follow Nevada statute, cited in the document. Download the blank PDF or e-sign it online; electronic signatures are recognized under the federal ESIGN Act and state UETA laws.

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Nevada rules in this lease

Security deposit cap: No more than three months' periodic rent, counting any surety bond and any last month's rent paid in advance
Deposit return: No later than 30 days after the tenancy ends, the Landlord returns the remaining deposit with an itemized written accounting of any amounts kept for unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear, and cleaning, handed to the Tenant where rent is paid or mailed to the Tenant's present address or, if unknown, last known address.
Ending a month-to-month tenancy: Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, and a Tenant who is 60 or older or has a physical or mental disability may request 30 more days.
Landlord entry: Except in an emergency, the Landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and enters only at reasonable times during normal business hours, unless the Tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or another time for that entry.
Disclosures: 5 items, listed below with the section that requires each one
Statutes: Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.242, Nev. Rev. Stat. 40.251, Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.330, Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.260. Read the Nevada statute
Rules read on: 2026-10-23

A general form, not legal advice, and not a claim that it complies with any law. Rules change and vary by city. Check the statute cited here, or ask a lawyer, before you rely on it.

What is different in Nevada

Pick Nevada and four parts of this lease change: the security deposit clause, the notice clause for a month-to-month tenancy, the entry clause and the disclosures checklist, each rewritten from the Nevada statute. The rest of the document reads the same in every state.

Start with the deposit. Nevada caps it at three months' periodic rent, counting any surety bond and any last month's rent paid in advance. The statute does not say where the money is kept, so the lease leaves that to the landlord, but its return rule, quoted in full below, says when and how the deposit comes back, and requires an itemized statement of anything kept and leaves ordinary wear out of the deductions.

Ending a month-to-month tenancy works the same from both sides in Nevada. Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, and a Tenant who is 60 or older or has a physical or mental disability may request 30 more days.

Before coming in, the landlord gives notice, and Nevada puts a number on it. Except in an emergency, the Landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and enters only at reasonable times during normal business hours, unless the Tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or another time for that entry.

The disclosures checklist carries four Nevada items on top of the federal lead paint notice, among them any pending foreclosure on the Premises, each with the section that requires it and a line for the landlord's initials.

This row notes no city or county overlay for Nevada; if the property is in a city with its own rental ordinance, check it before signing. The state clauses follow four sections of Nevada law, read on October 23, 2026 and listed in the Statutes row above; the same citations print in the footer of the PDF.

Read the Nevada clauses

The wording below is what prints in the PDF for Nevada, word for word, under the headings Security deposit, Entry, Ending the lease and default, and Disclosures.

Security deposit

No later than 30 days after the tenancy ends, the Landlord returns the remaining deposit with an itemized written accounting of any amounts kept for unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear, and cleaning, handed to the Tenant where rent is paid or mailed to the Tenant's present address or, if unknown, last known address. The deposit may not exceed three months' periodic rent, counting any surety bond and any last month's rent paid in advance.

Entry

Except in an emergency, the Landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and enters only at reasonable times during normal business hours, unless the Tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or another time for that entry.

Ending the lease and default

Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, and a Tenant who is 60 or older or has a physical or mental disability may request 30 more days. If rent is unpaid or a term is broken, the Landlord gives the written notice Nevada law requires before ending the tenancy, and the Tenant is responsible for rent through the end of the term unless the Premises is re-rented sooner.

Disclosures the Landlord initials

Lead-based paint and hazards, for a building built before 1978, with the EPA pamphlet (42 U.S.C. 4852d)
Names and addresses of the persons authorized to manage the Premises, of a person in Nevada who accepts service of process and notices, and of the principal owner, plus an emergency phone number for a responsible person within the county or 60 miles (Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.260)
Any pending foreclosure on the Premises (Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.275)
A signed record of the inventory and condition of the Premises at move-in (Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.200(3)(k))
The Tenant's right to display the flag of the United States (Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.200(3)(n))

Footer of the PDF: Nevada clauses follow Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.242, Nev. Rev. Stat. 40.251, Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.330, Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.260 as read on 2026-10-23.

Nevada lease questions

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Nevada?: No more than three months' periodic rent, counting any surety bond and any last month's rent paid in advance. The cap comes from Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.242, and the lease repeats it in the deposit clause.
When does the security deposit come back in Nevada?: No later than 30 days after the tenancy ends, the Landlord returns the remaining deposit with an itemized written accounting of any amounts kept for unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear, and cleaning, handed to the Tenant where rent is paid or mailed to the Tenant's present address or, if unknown, last known address.
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Nevada?: Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, and a Tenant who is 60 or older or has a physical or mental disability may request 30 more days.
How much notice does a Nevada landlord give before entering?: Except in an emergency, the Landlord gives at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and enters only at reasonable times during normal business hours, unless the Tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or another time for that entry.
What does a Nevada landlord have to disclose with the lease?: Beyond the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978, the Nevada checklist has four items: names and addresses of the persons authorized to manage the Premises, of a person in Nevada who accepts service of process and notices, and of the principal owner, plus an emergency phone number for a responsible person within the county or 60 miles; any pending foreclosure on the Premises; and a signed record of the inventory and condition of the Premises at move-in. The other one are on the checklist in the document. Each one names its statute and the landlord initials it in the document.
Which Nevada statutes does this lease cite?: Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.242, Nev. Rev. Stat. 40.251, Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.330 and Nev. Rev. Stat. 118A.260, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.
Should a lawyer look at this Nevada lease before I use it?: It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Nevada statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Nevada landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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