Free Nevada Rent Increase Notice

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Nevada is one of the few states with a statutory rent-increase notice: under NRS 118A.300 a landlord must serve written notice 60 days before the increase on a periodic tenancy of a month or longer (30 days if the tenancy is shorter than a month). There is no rent control and no cap on the amount, but the increase may never be retaliatory (NRS 118A.510). Generate a clean notice below.

60-day (month-to-month) NRS 118A.300 / 118A.510 Nevada Free PDF

This Nevada Rent Increase Notice raises the rent on a residential tenancy. Unlike most states, Nevada has a real rent-increase notice statute: NRS 118A.300 bars a landlord from increasing rent unless the tenant is served written notice 60 days before the first increased payment (30 days for a periodic tenancy of less than one month). Nevada sets no rent control and no cap on the amount, but the increase cannot be retaliatory under NRS 118A.510 and cannot land mid-term on a fixed lease. Our how to raise rent guide covers the timing, and the tenant screening laws by state hub helps you place reliable tenants in the first place.

Complete the fields below to generate a Nevada rent increase notice. The new rent and effective date must give the tenant the full statutory notice period. Service should comply with applicable Nevada law; retain proof of service.

A Nevada rent increase notice is the written notice a landlord gives to raise the rent on a residential tenancy. Nevada is a market-rate state: there is no statewide rent control and no statutory cap on how much the rent can go up. A landlord may raise the rent by any amount as long as the notice is proper and the increase is neither retaliatory nor discriminatory. What makes Nevada unusual is that, unlike most states, it has a dedicated rent-increase notice statute on the books, so the timing is set by law rather than left entirely to the lease.

That statute is NRS 118A.300, “Advance notice of increase of rent.” It provides that a landlord may not increase the rent payable by a tenant unless the landlord serves the tenant with a written notice in advance of the first rental payment to be increased, advising the tenant of the increase. The required lead time depends on the length of the rental period: for a periodic tenancy of one month or longer – the ordinary month-to-month rental – the notice must be served 60 days in advance, and for a periodic tenancy of less than one month, such as a week-to-week arrangement, the notice must be served 30 days in advance. These periods are current law. They were raised from the older 45-day and 15-day figures by Assembly Bill 308 in the 2021 legislative session, which took effect on July 1, 2021, so any guidance still citing 45 or 15 days is out of date. The notice must be in writing – a verbal increase does not satisfy the statute – and it should state the current rent, the new rent, and the effective date so the tenant can see exactly what is changing and when.

Because the rent is set by the lease for the duration of a fixed term, a landlord generally cannot raise the rent in the middle of a fixed-term lease. The rent is locked for the term unless the lease itself contains an escalation clause that authorizes a mid-term increase. Where there is no such clause, the increase has to wait until the lease renews, and the NRS 118A.300 notice period then runs before the new rent can take effect. On a periodic tenancy the landlord can raise the rent prospectively at any time, provided the full 60-day (or 30-day) written notice is given first.

Even with proper timing, an increase can be unlawful because of its motive. NRS 118A.510 prohibits a landlord from retaliating against a tenant – including by increasing the rent – because the tenant has complained in good faith to a government agency about a building, housing, or health code violation affecting health or safety, complained in good faith to the landlord or a law enforcement agency about a violation of the landlord-tenant chapter or a statute carrying a criminal penalty, or organized or joined a tenants’ union or similar organization. The same statute carves out two situations that are not retaliation: where the code violation the tenant complained of was caused mainly by the tenant’s own lack of reasonable care, and – importantly for rent increases – where the increase applies in a uniform manner to all tenants. A tenant facing a retaliatory increase has the remedies in NRS 118A.390 and may raise retaliation as a defense to an eviction. Federal and Nevada fair housing law independently bar an increase aimed at a tenant because of a protected characteristic.

Service matters too. NRS 118A.190 directs that a written notice under the landlord-tenant chapter be served in the manner provided by NRS 40.280: by delivering a copy to the tenant personally; if the tenant is absent, by leaving a copy with a person of suitable age and discretion at the residence or place of business and mailing a copy; or, if neither can be ascertained, by posting the notice conspicuously on the property, delivering a copy to anyone residing there, and mailing a copy. Certified mail with a return receipt or first-class mail gives a dated trail, and electronic delivery such as email or text is acceptable only where the parties have agreed to it. Whatever the method, the landlord should keep a signed, dated copy of the notice with proof of service. Our how to raise rent guide walks through the timing, and screening applicants with verified reports keeps tenancies stable so the increases you serve actually stick.

Two practical points round out the picture. First, on the amount: there is no statewide cap, and a 2025 bill that would have capped increases at five percent for senior and disabled tenants (AB280) was vetoed, so no statewide cap is in force – but Nevada does not preempt local rent ordinances the way some states do, so a landlord should confirm there is no local rule where the property sits before relying on “no cap.” Second, on the figures: there is no 90-day rent-increase rule in Nevada, and the older 45-day and 15-day periods no longer apply; the current statutory notice is 60 days for a tenancy of a month or longer and 30 days for a shorter tenancy. Put together, a clean Nevada increase is straightforward but exact: confirm the tenancy is periodic or at renewal, give at least 60 days’ written notice (30 for a sub-monthly tenancy) under NRS 118A.300, make no mid-term change on a fixed lease, keep the timing and motive outside the NRS 118A.510 retaliation bar, serve the notice the way NRS 118A.190 and NRS 40.280 require, and keep proof. None of this replaces the screening you do at move-in – a tenant chosen for steady income and a clean payment history is the one most likely to absorb a lawful increase without a dispute.

• Statutory notice required — NRS 118A.300 bars a rent increase unless the tenant is served written notice 60 days before the first increased payment (30 days for a periodic tenancy of less than one month).
• No statewide cap on the amount of a rent increase, and no rent control — a landlord may raise the rent by any amount with proper notice; Nevada does not preempt local rent ordinances, so check the locality.
• Written notice required — a verbal rent increase does not satisfy NRS 118A.300; state the current rent, the new rent, and the effective date.
• No mid-term increase on a fixed-term lease unless the lease expressly allows it; the increase applies at renewal.
• No retaliatory increase after a protected tenant action (NRS 118A.510), unless the increase applies in a uniform manner to all tenants.
• No discriminatory increase based on a protected class (federal Fair Housing Act and Nevada’s NRS 118 fair-housing provisions).
• Proper service — serve the notice in the manner NRS 118A.190 and NRS 40.280 require; electronic notice only if the parties agreed to it.

• NRS 118A.190 directs that a Chapter 118A notice be served in the manner of NRS 40.280; the notice must be written — verbal notice does not satisfy NRS 118A.300.
• Personal delivery to the tenant, or substituted service (a copy left with a person of suitable age and discretion at the residence or business plus a mailed copy) if the tenant is absent.
• Certified mail with a return receipt, or U.S. first-class mail, gives a dated paper trail; allow added days for receipt when you mail.
• Email or text works only if the parties have agreed to electronic notice; keep the send record either way.

• Giving less than 60 days’ written notice on a periodic tenancy of a month or longer, or less than 30 days on a shorter tenancy (NRS 118A.300).
• Using the old 45-day / 15-day figures — AB308 raised them to 60 and 30 days in 2021; the shorter periods are outdated.
• Raising the rent mid-term on a fixed-term lease that does not allow it.
• Raising the rent right after a tenant’s good-faith code complaint or tenants’-union activity in a way that is not uniform across tenants — NRS 118A.510 treats that as retaliation.
• Relying on a verbal notice, or serving it in a manner that does not meet NRS 118A.190 / NRS 40.280, with no proof of service.

• Read the lease first — a notice period or escalation clause there controls, and may require longer than 60 days.
• Give written notice at least 60 days before the first increased payment for a periodic tenancy of a month or longer (30 days if shorter).
• State the current rent, the new rent, and the effective date plainly on the notice.
• Serve by a method you can prove under NRS 40.280, and if the increase follows a tenant complaint, apply it uniformly across tenants and document that.

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