Nevada Security Deposit Laws
Nevada limits security deposits to three months' rent and requires landlords to return the deposit with a written itemized accounting of any deductions within 30 days of the tenant vacating.
Key Rules
- Limit
- 3 months' rent maximum
- Return Deadline
- 30 days after tenant vacates
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement required with remaining deposit
- Interest Required
- No
- Bad Faith Penalty
- Tenant may recover twice the amount wrongfully withheld
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Applicable Statutes
Security deposit limits (3 months' rent maximum), permissible uses, and 30-day return deadline. Landlord must provide itemized written accounting of deductions.
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