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Nevada security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Nevada: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account	30 days
When the clock starts	end of tenancy
Penalty for non-compliance	entire security deposit + court may award up to another full deposit (≤2× full deposit total; good-faith factors)
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	3 mo
Escrow / interest requirements	yes (if 8+ units)
Citation	NRS §§ 118A.240 to 250

Source: NRS §§ 118A.240 to 250

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ not classic 2×-withheld; high cap

Applicability conditions

min_unit_count — escrow if 8+ units · value: 8

Corpus version: a82e2d596edb2ca1 (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 30 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Move-out / termination date (when possession is delivered)

Tenant side: Nevada security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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