Nevada security deposit law: the 30-day deadline and your rights
No later than 30 days after termination the landlord must provide an itemized written accounting of the deposit's disposition and return the remainder, personally or by mail.
What Nevada law says
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.242
The landlord is liable for (a) an amount equal to the entire deposit AND (b) a further sum fixed by the court of up to the entire deposit — total exposure up to 2x the deposit; the discretionary second component weighs the landlord's good faith, course of conduct, and harm to the tenant (NRS 118A.242(6)).
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