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Security deposit · Nevada

30 days after tenancy ends.

By housr editorsStatute text checked 2026-10-05Legal review pending
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The short answerNRS 118A.242(4)
Deadline30 calendar days
Before it appliesNone
If kept in bad faithThe entire deposit, plus up to the amount of the entire deposit more, fixed by the court

The rule

In Nevada, the clock starts when: tenancy ends. The landlord then has 30 calendar days. The statute says:

“…return any remaining portion of the security deposit to the tenant no later than 30 days after the termination of the tenancy…”

Nevada lets the landlord deduct the reasonable cost of cleaning, as well as unpaid rent and damage beyond normal wear.

For example, if you returned the keys on Oct 25, 2026, the date would be Nov 24, 2026. Use the Clock for your own dates.

What the landlord has to send

An itemized, written accounting of the disposition of the deposit.

How much a deposit can be

Three months' periodic rent, counting any surety bond and the last month's rent.

Do this

On move-out day

Give your forwarding address in writing and keep proof of sending. Photograph every room before you return the keys.

Deductions and wear and tear

Nevada's statute limits what can be kept to the purposes it lists. We haven't summarised its wear-and-tear language yet; read the section linked above.

Nevada has statute text on specific charges:

For a charge to replace something old, Fair Charge works out a prorated estimate from the item's age and useful life, and says where the useful life comes from. See also the item guides for carpet, paint and cleaning.

If the deadline passes

The entire deposit, plus up to the amount of the entire deposit more, fixed by the court.

“If the landlord fails or refuses to return the remainder of a security deposit within 30 days after the end of a tenancy, the landlord is liable to the tenant for damages: (a) In an amount equal to the entire security deposit; and (b) For a sum to be fixed by the court of not more than the amount of the entire security deposit.”
NRS 118A.242(6)

The usual first step is a written demand that states the date the deposit was due and cites the statute. Our demand letter does that and carries any disputed deductions.

Your next steps

Sources

  1. NRS 118A.242(4) · checked 2026-10-05

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