Landlord Entry Notice Requirements in Nevada

At a glance

Requirements one by one

Governing law

Nevada's entry rule is NRS 118A.330 ("Landlord's access to dwelling unit"), part of Nevada's residential landlord-tenant act (NRS chapter 118A), which follows the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. It is a closed scheme: subsection (4) says the landlord "has no other right of access except" a court order, after the tenant abandons or surrenders the unit, or as permitted by NRS 118A.440 (a cure entry after the tenant ignores a required notice). A lease cannot expand the landlord's right to enter beyond what the statute allows. The section dates to 1977.

Advance notice required

For a routine entry the landlord must give "at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter" and may "enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours" (NRS 118A.330(3)). The 24 hours is a firm minimum. The one flexibility runs in the tenant's favor: the statute applies “unless the tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or to entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry” — so you can agree to a same-day repair visit, but the landlord cannot unilaterally shorten the notice. The same 24-hour rule covers showings.

Reasons a landlord may enter

Section 118A.330(1) lists the purposes: to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorating, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to "prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, contractors or other persons with a bona fide interest in inspecting the premises." Because subsection (4) forecloses any other access without consent, that list is the whole menu — a landlord cannot enter for a purpose outside it (absent a court order, NRS 118A.440, or abandonment).

Permitted hours

Nevada actually limits the clock: entry must be "at reasonable times during normal business hours" (NRS 118A.330(3)). Unlike states that say only "reasonable times," Nevada confines routine entry to normal business hours unless the tenant "expressly consents to... entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry." Emergencies are exempt.

When no notice is needed

The landlord may enter "without consent of the tenant in case of emergency" (NRS 118A.330(2)). Otherwise, NRS 118A.330(4) names the only access without the tenant's current consent: a court order; after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises; or where permitted under NRS 118A.440 — the landlord's entry to remedy a condition after serving the tenant a 14-day notice the tenant did not act on. When a unit counts as "abandoned" is defined separately (NRS 118A.450).

Form and delivery of the notice

Section 118A.330(3) requires "at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter" but does not itself say the notice must be written, list its required contents, or fix a delivery method — the chapter's general notice-and-service rules (NRS 118A.190) apply. A dated written notice stating the time and purpose is the safe practice. Because the tenant may expressly consent to shorter notice for a particular entry, a phone call scheduling a repair the tenant agrees to is a common, lawful way to enter sooner.

Tenant's remedies for unlawful entry

NRS 118A.500(2) is the tenant's tool: if the landlord "makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant," the tenant "may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement," and "may recover actual damages." That backs up NRS 118A.330(3)'s command that the landlord "shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant." The duty is mutual: if a tenant refuses lawful access, the landlord may get an injunction to compel access or terminate the lease, and recover actual damages (NRS 118A.500(1)).

What trips people up

Normal business hours is a real limit, not a suggestion. Nevada does not just say "reasonable times" — NRS 118A.330(3) confines routine entry to reasonable times during normal business hours. A landlord who wants to come by in the evening needs the tenant's express consent for that particular entry.

Only the tenant can shorten the notice. The 24 hours can be waived, but the statute applies only when “the tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or to entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry.” A blanket lease clause purporting to pre-waive notice for every future entry does not fit that language.

"No other right of access" is exclusive. Beyond the listed purposes on 24 hours' notice, the landlord may enter only by court order, after abandonment, or through the NRS 118A.440 cure procedure (NRS 118A.330(4)). There is no general inspection-at-will right.

Common questions

How much notice does my Nevada landlord have to give before entering? At least 24 hours, and they may enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours (NRS 118A.330(3)) — unless you agree to shorter notice or a different time for that specific visit.

Can my landlord enter without notice in an emergency? Yes. NRS 118A.330(2) lets the landlord "enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency." It must be a genuine emergency, like a fire or flooding.

Can my landlord come by in the evening to do a repair? Only if you consent to that particular entry. Routine entry is limited to normal business hours; NRS 118A.330(3) allows it only when “the tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or to entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry,” but the landlord cannot require it.

What can I do if my landlord keeps entering without notice? NRS 118A.500(2) lets you seek an injunction to stop the conduct or terminate the lease, and recover your actual damages, for an unlawful entry or repeated harassing entry demands.

Statutes and sources

• Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.330 — the access statute: the tenant's duty not to unreasonably withhold consent to listed entries (1); emergency entry without consent (2); the no-abuse rule and the 24-hour-notice / normal-business-hours requirement, waivable only by the tenant for a particular entry (3); and the "no other right of access" limit — court order, abandonment, or NRS 118A.440 (4). https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html (accessed 2026-08-20)
• Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.500 — remedies: the landlord's relief if the tenant refuses lawful access (1), and the tenant's injunction/termination and actual-damages remedy for an unlawful entry, an unreasonable entry, or harassing repeated entry demands (2). https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html (accessed 2026-08-20)