Landlord Entry Notice Requirements in Nebraska
At a glance
| Governing law | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423 ('Access'), part of Nebraska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§§ 76-1401 to 76-1449). It is a closed scheme: § 76-1423(4) gives the landlord 'no other right of access except by court order,' the extended-absence entry under § 76-1432(2), 'or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.' The section was amended by 2021 Neb. Laws LB 320 (originating as LB 268, 'Change landlord's right of access') to require written notice stating the purpose and a reasonable entry window |
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| Advance notice required | At least 24 hours' written notice. 'Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall: (a) Give the tenant at least twenty-four hours' written notice of the landlord's intent to enter... and (b) Enter only at reasonable times' (§ 76-1423(3)). The 24 hours is a firm minimum, subject to the emergency and impracticability exceptions. The same rule applies to showings — Nebraska sets no separate showing figure |
| Reasons a landlord may enter | To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' (§ 76-1423(1)). The list is exclusive — § 76-1423(4) allows no other access except a court order, the § 76-1432(2) extended-absence entry, or abandonment/surrender |
| Permitted hours | Reasonable times only. Section 76-1423(3)(b) requires the landlord to 'enter only at reasonable times.' Nebraska uses a reasonableness standard rather than a fixed clock or a 'normal business hours' limit |
| When no notice is needed | Two exceptions lift the written-notice duty: the landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (§ 76-1423(2)), and the § 76-1423(3) notice requirements do not apply 'in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so.' Beyond those, § 76-1423(4) allows entry only by court order, under § 76-1432(2) during a tenant's absence in excess of seven days, or after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises |
| Form and delivery of the notice | The 24-hour notice must be in writing, and by the 2021 amendment it must carry specific content: 'Such notice shall be provided to each individual unit and include the intended purpose for entry and a reasonable period during which the landlord anticipates making entry' (§ 76-1423(3)(a)). So a compliant notice states the purpose and a reasonable entry window and is given to each affected unit; the statute does not otherwise prescribe a delivery method |
| Special rules for showings | No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' is one of the ordinary purposes in § 76-1423(1) and runs on the same 24-hour written-notice, reasonable-times standard. See the advance-notice row |
| Tenant's remedies for unlawful entry | Section 76-1423(3) bars abuse and harassment but states no entry-specific damages amount. Section 76-1425(2) allows damages and injunctive relief for noncompliance with the rental agreement or § 76-1419, plus attorney's fees for willful noncompliance; § 76-1430 separately gives three months' rent and attorney's fees for unlawful ouster, exclusion, or willful service interruption |
Requirements one by one
Advance notice required
Section 76-1423(3) requires "at least twenty-four hours' written notice" and entry only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or when notice is impracticable. The notice must go to each affected unit and state the purpose and a reasonable expected entry period.
Reasons a landlord may enter
Section 76-1423(1) permits inspection; necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; necessary or agreed services; and showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors. Subsection (4) allows no other access except a court order, § 76-1432(2), abandonment, or surrender.
When no notice is needed
Section 76-1423(2) permits emergency entry without consent, and subsection (3) also excuses notice when it is impracticable. Section 76-1432(2) separately permits reasonably necessary entry during an absence exceeding seven days.
Form and delivery of the notice
The notice must be written, state the intended purpose and a reasonable anticipated entry period, and be provided to each individual unit. Section 76-1423 does not prescribe another delivery method.
Tenant's remedies for unlawful entry
Section 76-1423(3) bars abuse and harassment but states no entry-specific damages amount. Section 76-1425(2) allows damages and injunctive relief for specified landlord noncompliance, with attorney's fees for willful noncompliance. Section 76-1430 separately sets three months' periodic rent and attorney's fees for unlawful removal, exclusion, or willful service interruption; that is an ouster-and-services remedy, not a generic notice penalty.
What trips people up
The written notice needs both a purpose and a reasonable entry window. A notice that gives only a date, or only says that entry will occur without explaining why, omits content the statute expressly requires.
Common questions
Does a tenant have to consent to every listed entry? Section 76-1423(1) says the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry for the listed purposes.
May a landlord enter during a long absence? Yes. Under § 76-1432(2), during an absence exceeding seven days the landlord may enter at times reasonably necessary.
Does the lockout remedy apply to every defective entry notice? No. Section 76-1430 requires unlawful removal or exclusion, or a willful and wrongful interruption of essential services.
Statutes and sources
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423 — "Give the tenant at least twenty-four hours' written notice of the landlord's intent to enter." The same subsection requires the purpose, an anticipated entry period, notice to each unit, and reasonable entry times. https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1423 (accessed 2026-08-17)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1425 — "The tenant may recover damages and obtain injunctive relief" for the noncompliance described in subsection (2), with attorney's fees for willful noncompliance. https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1425 (accessed 2026-08-17)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1430 — unlawful removal, exclusion, or willful service interruption permits possession or termination and "an amount equal to three months' periodic rent as liquidated damages, and a reasonable attorney's fee." https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1430 (accessed 2026-08-17)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1432 — "During any absence of the tenant in excess of seven days, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit at times reasonably necessary." https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1432 (accessed 2026-08-17)
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