What notice does a landlord have to give before evicting for unpaid rent in Nevada?
For unpaid rent on a Nevada home, the landlord must serve a written notice to pay the rent or surrender the premises, and the tenant has 7 judicial days (court days) to comply before an unlawful detainer. Mobile home lots get 10 days. Statute text: "Seven judicial days for real property other than a commercial premises" (NRS 40.2512(1)).
Verified Source: NRS 40.2512(1) · last checked 2026-10-23
How this works in Nevada
For unpaid rent on a Nevada home, the landlord must serve a written notice to pay the rent or surrender the premises, and the tenant has 7 judicial days (court days) to comply before an unlawful detainer. Mobile home lots get 10 days. The statute text is: "Seven judicial days for real property other than a commercial premises" (NRS 40.2512(1)). AB 283 (2025 summary eviction changes) was vetoed on June 5, 2025, so NRS 40.2512 is unchanged.
Worked example for Nevada
Example: A tenant of a Nevada home defaults in the payment of rent, and you serve a written notice requiring payment of the rent or surrender of the premises. The tenant has 7 judicial days (court days) to comply before an unlawful detainer. If the property were a mobile home lot, the tenant would have 10 days to comply.
Nevada timelines and limits
Nevada home (real property other than a commercial premises)
7 judicial days (court days) after written notice to pay the rent or surrender the premises
Mobile home lots
10 days
2025 session
AB 283 was vetoed on June 5, 2025, so NRS 40.2512 is unchanged
Nevada FAQ
How much notice does a Nevada landlord have to give for unpaid rent on a home?
7 judicial days (court days) to pay the rent or surrender the premises, under NRS 40.2512(1). The statute text is: "Seven judicial days for real property other than a commercial premises."
What if the property is a mobile home lot?
Mobile home lots get 10 days.
Did the 2025 session change this notice period?
No. AB 283 (summary eviction changes) was vetoed on June 5, 2025, so NRS 40.2512 is unchanged.
Sources for this section: NRS 40.2512(1) (checked 2026-10-23)
This is general information, not legal advice. The verified rule and official sources above control. Check the source or a local attorney for your situation.
Related Nevada rules
Eviction court process & timeline
Nevada summary eviction for unpaid rent starts with a written pay-or-surrender notice giving the tenant until the close of business on the 7th judicial day. The tenant can contest by filing an affidavit with the court in that time, and the court then holds a hearing. If the tenant does not respond, the landlord files an affidavit of complaint, and the court can order the sheriff or constable to post a removal order within 24 hours and remove the tenant 24 to 36 hours after posting. Statute text: "Before the close of business on the seventh judicial day following the day of service" (NRS 40.253(1), (3), (5)-(6)).
$225 justice court fee. Nevada justices of the peace charge $225 to start a civil action for unlawful detainer (eviction) after a notice to surrender has been served, compared with $50 to $250 for other civil actions depending on the amount claimed. Statute text: "In a civil action for unlawful detainer pursuant to NRS 40.290 to 40.420" (NRS 4.060(1)(a)).
A landlord may not take possession by lockout or by willfully interrupting essential services. Possession is allowed only through a court action, surrender or abandonment (118A.480). A tenant who is locked out or has services cut can file for expedited relief within 5 judicial days and recover actual damages plus up to $2,500 (118A.390).
Nevada landlords may not retaliate by ending or refusing to renew a tenancy, raising rent, cutting services or filing for possession because a tenant complained in good faith to a code agency, the landlord or police, joined a tenants union, or took part in a legal proceeding. Statute text: "the landlord may not, in retaliation, terminate a tenancy, refuse to renew a tenancy, increase rent or decrease essential items or services required by the rental agreement or this chapter, or bring or threaten to bring an action for possession" (NRS 118A.510(1)).
In Nevada a tenant who stays after a fixed-term lease ends is guilty of unlawful detainer, and a lease for a specified term ends without notice when the term runs out, so the landlord can start an unlawful detainer case. Statute text: "A tenant of real property or a mobile home for a term less than life is guilty of an unlawful detainer when the tenant continues in possession, in person or by subtenant, of the property or mobile home or any part thereof, after the expiration of the term for which it is let to the tenant." (NRS 40.250).
In Nevada, if the landlord willfully or negligently fails to supply heat, air conditioning, water, hot water, electricity, gas, a working door lock or another essential service, making the home unfit, and does not fix it within 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) after written notice, the tenant may withhold rent that comes due until the landlord makes a good-faith attempt to restore it. Other remedies include buying the service and deducting its cost, or moving to comparable housing while rent abates. Statute text: "Withhold any rent that becomes due during the landlords noncompliance without incurring late fees" (NRS 118A.380(1)(c)).
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