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Nevada eviction law in Las Vegas: notice periods, your rights and how to fight it
A Las Vegas renter behind on rent usually has until the close of business on the 7th judicial day after being served to pay, leave or file an affidavit, and other notices run on different clocks.
Updated November 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If you were served a residential nonpayment notice, you must pay or surrender the home before the close of business on the 7th judicial day after service (NRS 40.253(1)(a); NRS 40.2512(1)(b)). If you want to contest it, you must file your affidavit with the court by that same deadline. Find out which notice you have first, because other notices run on different clocks.
Deadlines by notice type
Rent by the week in a tenancy of 45 days or less: the landlord may instead choose noon of the 4th full day after service (NRS 40.253(1)(b)). Nonpayment for a mobile home lot gives you 10 days after service (NRS 40.2512(1)(c)).
Unlawful business, nuisance, waste or illegal subletting gives you 3 days after service to surrender (NRS 40.2514). Any other lease violation gives you 5 days after service to fix it or surrender (NRS 40.2516).
A no-cause or end-of-term eviction starts with a 30-day notice, or 7 days if you rent week to week (NRS 40.251). A 5-day unlawful detainer notice follows, and you must file your answer by close of business on the 5th judicial day after service (NRS 40.254(1)(c)). If you are 60 or older or have a disability, you can ask in writing, with proof, for 30 more days. This does not apply to week-to-week tenancies.
A judicial day skips weekends and Nevada's legal state holidays (NRS 236.015). Count it that way, not on a regular calendar.
What to do, step by step
Step 1: Read the notice. It must say which kind it is and which court handles it. A 5-day, 7-day or 10-day pay-or-quit notice means you are behind on rent. Write down the date you were served.
Step 2: If you can pay, pay before the deadline and get a receipt. A landlord cannot refuse rent you try to pay after a pay-or-quit notice just because you also owe late fees or other charges (NRS 40.253(11)).
Step 3: If you plan to contest the eviction, file an affidavit with the court before the close of business on the deadline day (NRS 40.253(3) for rent notices; NRS 40.254(1)(c) for other notices). State why you are not guilty of unlawful detainer, such as you paid, you were not late, the notice was wrong or you were never served. If you miss the deadline, the landlord can ask the court for a lockout order without the hearing a timely affidavit gets you (NRS 40.253(5)–(6)). Get help right away, because a court can sometimes still set the order aside (JCRCP Rule 60).
Step 4: Go to the Civil Law Self-Help Center at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave, 1st floor. It has the affidavit forms and helps with eviction paperwork for free, with no attorney required. Las Vegas tenants can also file their answer online at lacsn.org/efile. Keep a copy of everything you file and everything you are handed.
Help paying rent
If you are 62 or older, or get SSI for a disability, and your notice is for unpaid rent, file your tenant answer within the notice period. You may qualify for the Eviction Diversion Program, which gives you a Legal Aid Center lawyer and rental assistance through Clark County Social Services. It runs in the Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas Justice Courts.
Call 211 to find out which rental assistance programs are open right now. Phone hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm. You can also call Clark County Social Services at 702-455-4270. Clark County's Eviction Prevention and Fixed Income Rent Assistance programs are no longer taking applications.
Other rules that protect you
In a tenancy longer than week to week, a landlord cannot charge a late fee until at least 3 calendar days after rent is due, and the fee can never be more than 5% of the rent (NRS 118A.210(4)). If a landlord willfully cuts off an essential service like power or water, you can file for expedited relief within 5 judicial days and recover up to $2,500 plus damages (NRS 118A.390).
After the court rules
You have 10 judicial days after a court's eviction order is entered to appeal (NRS 40.385). An eviction case file is sealed automatically when the case is dismissed, 10 judicial days after the court denies it, or 31 days after you file your affidavit if the landlord does not file a complaint within 30 days (NRS 40.2545). If you were evicted, you can still ask the court to seal the file, and a sealed case is treated as if it never happened (NRS 40.2545).
For free legal help, call the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada eviction hotline at 702-386-1070 (lacsn.org/landlordtenant) or dial 211.
Sources: I got an eviction notice in Clark County, Help paying rent in Clark County, NRS 40.253 - Unlawful detainer: Supplemental remedy of summary eviction and excl, NRS 40.2545 - Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certa