Nebraska Eviction notice (nonpayment)

Related Nebraska rules

Eviction court process & timeline

The summons states the trial date and must be served within 3 days of issuance and returned within 5 days, excluding nonjudicial days.

Verified Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1442 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full Nebraska eviction court process & timeline page

Eviction filing fees

The county court fee for a civil case, including an eviction, is $20 for all services through judgment or dismissal, and a writ of restitution is $5. Other statutory court costs added to civil filings were not totaled here.

Verified Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-123(1), (4) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Nebraska eviction filing fees page

Lockouts and utility shutoffs

If the landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant, or willfully cuts electric, gas, water or other essential services, the tenant may recover possession or end the lease. In either case the tenant may recover 3 months' rent as liquidated damages plus attorney's fees.

Verified Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1430 · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Nebraska lockouts and utility shutoffs page

Retaliation protections

Yes. A landlord may not raise rent, cut services, or bring or threaten an eviction because the tenant complained to a code-enforcement agency about a health and safety violation or joined a tenants' union. Exceptions: tenant-caused violations, rent default, or code compliance requiring major work.

Verified Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1439 · last checked 2026-10-25 · Full Nebraska retaliation protections page

Holdover tenants

If a tenant stays without consent after the lease ends, the landlord may sue for possession. For a willful, bad-faith holdover, the landlord may also recover the greater of up to 3 months' rent or three times actual damages, plus attorney fees.

Verified Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437(3) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Nebraska holdover tenants page

Rent withholding / escrow

Nebraska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act has no rent withholding or rent escrow procedure (full-text search of the act, §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449). Tenant remedies for landlord noncompliance are termination, damages and, for essential services, the procure-and-deduct remedy in § 76-1427.

Verified Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449 (full-text search) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Nebraska rent withholding / escrow page