Nevada deposit law, in plain English.

What your landlord has to do with your deposit after you move out. Each rule links to the official text.

• 30 days.

  Your landlord has 30 days after your tenancy ends to give you an itemized written accounting and return the rest of your deposit.

  NRS 118A.242(4)

• Off limits.

  Normal wear. They can only keep what's reasonably needed for unpaid rent, damage you caused, and reasonable cleaning.

  NRS 118A.242(4)

• “Nonrefundable” mostly isn't a thing.

  A lease can't call a deposit nonrefundable, except for a reasonable cleaning charge.

  NRS 118A.242(8)

• Miss it and it costs them.

  If they don't return it in 30 days, they owe the whole deposit, plus up to the whole deposit again as the court decides.

  NRS 118A.242(6)

Checked against the official text on October 19, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Cities can add their own rules.