Nevada: Landlord Entry Notice Requirements
The short answer
Except in an emergency, a Nevada landlord must give you at least 24 hours' notice before entering — and may enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours, and only for specific reasons like an inspection, repairs, agreed services, or showing the unit. You can agree to let them in on shorter notice or outside business hours for a particular visit, but they cannot force that. No notice is required for a genuine emergency, and a landlord may not use the right of access to harass you. If a landlord enters unlawfully or harasses you with repeated entry demands, you can get a court order or end the lease and recover your actual damages.
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This is the general rule in Nevada. Ezel applies current Nevada law to your specific facts and answers with citations to the statutes.
| Governing law | Nevada Revised Statutes § 118A.330 ('Landlord's access to dwelling unit'), part of Nevada's residential landlord-tenant act (NRS ch. 118A, based on the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). It is exclusive: NRS 118A.330(4) provides the landlord 'has no other right of access except' a court order, after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises, or as permitted by NRS 118A.440 (a landlord's entry to cure after a tenant ignores a required notice). Added to NRS in 1977 |
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| Advance notice required | At least 24 hours. 'Except in case of emergency, the landlord shall give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours unless the tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or to entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry' (NRS 118A.330(3)). The 24 hours is a firm minimum; the tenant may waive it for a specific entry, but the landlord cannot impose shorter notice. The same rule applies to showings — Nevada has no separate showing figure |
| Reasons a landlord may enter | To (a) inspect the premises; (b) make necessary or agreed repairs, decorating, alterations, or improvements; (c) supply necessary or agreed services; or (d) exhibit the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, contractors or other persons with a bona fide interest in inspecting the premises' (NRS 118A.330(1)). The list is exclusive — NRS 118A.330(4) allows no other access except a court order, abandonment/surrender, or the NRS 118A.440 cure entry — so a lease cannot add broader entry rights |
| Permitted hours | Reasonable times during NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS (NRS 118A.330(3)). Nevada is one of the states with a real hours limit rather than a bare 'reasonable times' — routine entry is confined 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 the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (NRS 118A.330(2)). Beyond emergencies, NRS 118A.330(4) lists 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). NRS 118A.450 defines when a unit is treated as abandoned |
| Form and delivery of the notice | NRS 118A.330(3) requires 'at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter' but does not itself specify whether the notice must be written or oral, its required contents, or the delivery method — the chapter's general notice rules (NRS 118A.190) govern service. A dated written notice stating the time and purpose is the safe practice. The tenant may 'expressly consent' to shorter notice for a particular entry, which is how same-day repair visits are typically arranged |
| Special rules for showings | No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, contractors, or 'other persons with a bona fide interest in inspecting the premises' is one of the ordinary entry purposes in NRS 118A.330(1)(d) and runs on the same 24-hour, normal-business-hours standard; the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent.' See the advance-notice rule |
| Tenant's remedies for unlawful entry | 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' (NRS 118A.500(2)). The landlord also 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (NRS 118A.330(3)). The duty runs both ways: if the tenant refuses lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access or terminate, and recover actual damages (NRS 118A.500(1)) |
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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: you "expressly consent 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 lets only the tenant "expressly consent" to shorter notice or a nonbusiness-
hours entry — and only "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)
lets you "expressly consent... 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 2026-07-11) - 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 2026-07-11)
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