Nevada notice periods
A Nevada landlord must give 30 days’ written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, and the tenant must give the same. A rent increase needs 60 days’ notice. For nonpayment, the landlord must serve a 7-court day notice to pay or quit before filing for eviction.
The Nevada rules in detail
At least 30 days' notice for month-to-month and other periodic tenancies, 7 days for week-to-week (NRS 40.251(1)(b)); tenants aged 60+ or with a disability may request an additional 30 days; NRS 118A.220 bars requiring a different notice from the tenant than the landlord must give
Written notice 60 days before the first increased payment (30 days for periodic tenancies shorter than one month) - NRS 118A.300
7 court days. The tenant may cure by paying everything owed within the period; after that the landlord may file for eviction. Because the period is counted in court days, weekends and holidays extend it.
Serving the notice
- Notice must be in writing. Text messages and emails count only where the lease or statute allows electronic notice.
- The clock starts when the notice is delivered, not when it is written. Mailed notices usually add days; check the statute’s service rules.
- Termination notices generally take effect at the end of a rental period. Served mid-month, a 30-day notice ends the tenancy at the end of the next full month.
- A fixed-term lease ends on its own date; these periods apply to month-to-month tenancies and to tenancies that continued after a lease expired.
Related Nevada rules
- Late fees: Reasonable late fee set in the rental agreement, not exceeding 5% of the periodic rent; in tenancies longer than week-to-week no fee may be imposed until at least 3 calendar days after rent is due; the fee may not escalate based on previously imposed late fees. Late fee calculator.
- Security deposit: 3 months' periodic rent (security deposit plus any surety bond, including last month's rent collected as security); returned Itemized written accounting and any remaining deposit returned no later than 30 days after termination of the tenancy, by hand at the place rent is paid or by mail to the tenant's present or last-known address. Deposit rules.
- All rules on one page: Nevada landlord and tenant law.
Frequently asked questions
How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to move out in Nevada?
30 days’ written notice for a month-to-month tenancy. At least 30 days' notice for month-to-month and other periodic tenancies, 7 days for week-to-week (NRS 40.251(1)(b)); tenants aged 60+ or with a disability may request an additional 30 days; NRS 118A.220 bars requiring a different notice from the tenant than the landlord must give
How much notice does a tenant have to give in Nevada?
30 days’ written notice on a month-to-month tenancy. A fixed-term lease ends on its own date unless it says otherwise.
How much notice is required for a rent increase in Nevada?
60 days. Written notice 60 days before the first increased payment (30 days for periodic tenancies shorter than one month) - NRS 118A.300
How long is a pay-or-quit notice in Nevada?
7 court days. The tenant can stop the eviction by paying the full amount within that time.
Does the notice have to end on the last day of the month?
In most states, yes: a termination notice on a periodic tenancy takes effect at the end of a rental period that is at least the required number of days after service. Serving on the 15th with a 30-day requirement typically ends the tenancy at the end of the following month, not 30 days later. The calculator shows both dates.