1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit or premises located within this State.
2. This chapter does not apply to:
(a) A rental agreement subject to the provisions of chapter 118B of NRS;
(b) Low-rent housing programs operated by public housing authorities and established pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1437 et seq.;
(c) Residence in an institution, public or private, incident to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious or similar service;
(d) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or his or her successor in interest;
(e) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;
(f) Occupancy in a hotel or motel for less than 30 consecutive days unless the occupant clearly manifests an intent to remain for a longer continuous period;
(g) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is solely conditional upon employment in or about the premises;
(h) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or by a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative apartment;
(i) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; or
(j) Occupancy by a person who is guilty of a forcible entry, as defined in NRS 40.230, or a forcible detainer, as defined in NRS 40.240.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1332; A 1985, 1413; 1999, 1228; 2003, 2967; 2005, 1009; 2015, 3133)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 118A - Landlord and Tenant: Dwellings
NRS 118A.030 - "Abandoned property" defined.
NRS 118A.040 - "Action" defined.
NRS 118A.050 - "Building, housing and health codes" defined.
NRS 118A.060 - "Cause" defined.
NRS 118A.070 - "Court" defined.
NRS 118A.080 - "Dwelling" and "dwelling unit" defined.
NRS 118A.090 - "Exclude" defined.
NRS 118A.095 - "Federal worker" defined.
NRS 118A.100 - "Landlord" defined.
NRS 118A.110 - "Normal wear" defined.
NRS 118A.120 - "Owner" defined.
NRS 118A.125 - "Periodic rent" defined.
NRS 118A.130 - "Person" defined.
NRS 118A.140 - "Premises" defined.
NRS 118A.150 - "Rent" defined.
NRS 118A.160 - "Rental agreement" defined.
NRS 118A.163 - "Shutdown" defined.
NRS 118A.167 - "State worker" defined.
NRS 118A.170 - "Tenant" defined.
NRS 118A.175 - "Tribal worker" defined.
NRS 118A.190 - Notice: Definition; service.
NRS 118A.210 - Rental agreements: Payment of rent; term of tenancy; late fee.
NRS 118A.220 - Rental agreements: Prohibited provisions.
NRS 118A.230 - Rental agreements: Unconscionability.
NRS 118A.240 - "Security deposit" defined.
NRS 118A.250 - Receipts for security deposit, surety bond, rent and other payments.
NRS 118A.270 - Alternative method of disclosure.
NRS 118A.280 - Delivery of possession of premises.
NRS 118A.290 - Habitability of dwelling unit.
NRS 118A.300 - Advance notice of increase of rent.
NRS 118A.315 - Petition by landlord for relief from certain requirements relating to shutdown.
NRS 118A.320 - Rules or regulations of landlord.
NRS 118A.330 - Landlord’s access to dwelling unit.
NRS 118A.347 - Form of affidavit for written notice terminating lease due to domestic violence.
NRS 118A.350 - Failure of landlord to comply with rental agreement.
NRS 118A.355 - Failure of landlord to maintain dwelling unit in habitable condition.
NRS 118A.370 - Failure of landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit.
NRS 118A.380 - Failure of landlord to supply essential items or services.
NRS 118A.400 - Damage or destruction of dwelling unit by fire or casualty.
NRS 118A.410 - Failure of landlord to disclose required information to tenant.
NRS 118A.450 - Abandonment of dwelling unit by tenant: Remedies; presumption.
NRS 118A.470 - Holding over by tenant.
NRS 118A.480 - Landlord’s recovery of possession of dwelling unit.
NRS 118A.500 - Tenant’s refusal to allow lawful access to dwelling unit; landlord’s abuse of access.
NRS 118A.510 - Retaliatory conduct by landlord against tenant prohibited; remedies; exceptions.
NRS 118A.530 - Effect of chapter upon rental agreements entered into before July 1, 1977.