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Nevada room rental agreement
Written for Nevada law, checked September 24, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Nevada or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Nevada and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Nevada rules that apply
- Security deposit limit
- 3 months' rent
- deposit, surety bond and last month's rent combined
- NRS 118A.242(1)
Security deposit limit
The security deposit, any surety bond and any last month's rent you collect may not add up to more than three months' periodic rent. A security deposit is any payment, fee or charge that is to be used to cover unpaid rent, repair damage beyond normal wear, or clean the unit, whatever it is called.
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- Periodic rent is the monthly amount for a fixed-term or month-to-month tenancy, the weekly amount for a week-to-week tenancy, and one twelfth of the yearly amount for a tenancy paid annually. NRS 118A.125
- With your consent, a tenant may buy a surety bond instead of paying all or part of the deposit. You do not have to accept a bond, and you may not require one. NRS 118A.242(2), (3)
- A payment to secure an option to buy the property, and a premium paid to a surety company for a bond, are not security deposits. NRS 118A.240(2)
- No lease may call a deposit nonrefundable or waive the tenant's deposit rights. The one exception is a reasonable nonrefundable cleaning charge; any other such term is void. NRS 118A.242(8)
- If a tenant with a disability asks to make reasonable modifications at the tenant's own cost, you may not raise the usual deposit because of the request. You may take an extra deposit only if it is needed to restore the unit, does not exceed the actual restoration cost, and is kept in an interest-bearing account with the interest paid to the tenant. NRS 118.101(3), (4)
Landlord entry
Except in an emergency, give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice before entering and enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours, unless the tenant expressly agrees to shorter notice or to entry outside business hours for that particular entry. Do not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant.
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- The tenant may not unreasonably refuse entry to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to buyers, lenders, prospective tenants, workers or contractors. NRS 118A.330(1)
- You may enter without the tenant's consent in an emergency. NRS 118A.330(2)
- You have no other right of access except under a court order, after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit, or to do remedial work under the 14-day notice procedure for tenant breaches. NRS 118A.330(4) NRS 118A.440
- If the tenant refuses lawful access, you may get a court order compelling access or end the lease, and recover actual damages. If you enter unlawfully, enter in an unreasonable manner or make repeated harassing demands, the tenant has the same remedies against you. NRS 118A.500
- Every written lease must address the landlord's inspection rights. NRS 118A.200(3)(h)
The lease requires at least 24 hours' notice (or the longer notice the landlord sets) and entry during normal business hours, allows emergency entry, lists the only other grounds for access, and states both sides' remedies.