Nevada Deceased Tenant Estate and Landlord Coordination Packet
NEVADA DECEASED TENANT ESTATE AND LANDLORD COORDINATION PACKET
Before use: NRS 118A.340(2) gives a surviving tenant who is at least sixty or has a physical or mental disability a lease termination option after the death of that tenant's spouse or cotenant. The surviving tenant must give sixty days' written notice within three months after the death, stating facts showing eligibility. This section does not let the landlord terminate solely because one tenant died. It gives no estate representative a general termination or property-disposal right. Confirm the lease parties, relationship and authority before any property handoff.
Qualification and lease record
| Fact | Supporting record and result |
|---|---|
| Deceased spouse or cotenant, death date | [NAME / DATE / RECORD] |
| Surviving tenant, lease and dwelling | [NAME / LEASE / ADDRESS] |
| Surviving tenant at least sixty or has physical or mental disability | [FACTS / LIMITED SUPPORTING RECORD] |
| Spouse or cotenant relationship to deceased person | [LEASE / RELATIONSHIP / SUPPORT] |
| Notice sent within three months after death | [DATE / DEADLINE / PROOF] |
| Sixty-day notice period and proposed end | [START / END / DELIVERY] |
| Estate representative, if appointed | [COURT / CASE / NAME / PROOF] |
| Property and deposit contact details | [PERSONS / ADDRESSES / PLAN] |
A. Surviving tenant: written lease termination notice
Date: [__/__/____] To landlord: [NAME / ADDRESS]
I, [SURVIVING TENANT], am a tenant under the lease for [DWELLING ADDRESS]. [DECEASED PERSON], my ☐ spouse ☐ cotenant under the same lease, died on [DATE]. I qualify under NRS 118A.340(2) because ☐ I am sixty years of age or older, or ☐ I have a physical or mental disability. The facts showing my qualification and the spouse or cotenant relationship are [FACTS / LEASE REFERENCE].
I give sixty days' written notice under NRS 118A.340(2), within three months after the death, that I terminate the lease effective [DATE, AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS AFTER NOTICE]. Please confirm the delivery date, termination date, key return and move-out arrangements in writing. My contact address is [ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL].
This notice is my surviving-tenant election. It is not a statement that I own the deceased person's property or represent that person's estate. The estate representative, if known, is [NAME / CONTACT / APPOINTMENT EVIDENCE]. Please coordinate any estate-property handoff separately.
Surviving tenant signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery proof: [METHOD / RECIPIENT / DATE]
B. Landlord: receipt and coordination response
Date: [__/__/____] To surviving tenant: [NAME / ADDRESS]
I received your NRS 118A.340(2) notice on [DATE]. Your stated facts are [AGE OR DISABILITY / SPOUSE OR COTENANT / DEATH DATE / LEASE]. Based on the notice and supporting records, the proposed termination date is [DATE]. ☐ I acknowledge the stated date. ☐ I request clarification of [SPECIFIC FACT] by [DATE], without treating the death alone as a landlord termination ground. Key return and move-out coordination are [DETAILS].
The deceased person's estate-property contact supplied to me is [NAME / BASIS / CONTACT]. Any access or physical handoff for that property will be arranged separately with a person whose authority is established. A possession or key receipt does not transfer ownership of estate items. The tenancy deposit will be accounted for under NRS 118A.242(4) after termination.
Landlord signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery proof: [METHOD / RECIPIENT / DATE]
C. Estate-property handoff and deposit record
Property meeting: [DATE / TIME / ADDRESS]. Person presenting estate authority: [NAME / DOCUMENT / CASE]. Landlord: [NAME]. Surviving tenant: [NAME / IF PRESENT].
| Item or group | Condition and evidence | Released or remains |
|---|---|---|
| [ITEM] | [DESCRIPTION / PHOTO] | [STATUS / RECIPIENT] |
| [ITEM] | [DESCRIPTION / PHOTO] | [STATUS / RECIPIENT] |
Keys, possession and unresolved claims: [DETAILS / DATES]. This receipt records custody, without deciding property title or permitting disposal of items left behind.
| Deposit item | Amount and evidence |
|---|---|
| Security deposit or surety bond | [AMOUNT / RECORD] |
| Reasonably necessary rent, damage or cleaning claims under NRS 118A.242(4) | [ITEMIZATION / SUPPORT] |
| Balance | [CALCULATION] |
Tenancy termination: [DATE / BASIS]. Thirty-day accounting and refund deadline: [DATE]. Itemized written accounting and balance returned: [DATE / METHOD / ADDRESS / PROOF]. Resolve payment allocation between a surviving tenant and the estate from the lease, payment records and verified authority; this packet does not presume who owns the deposit.
Surviving tenant signature: ____________________ Estate representative signature, if participating: ____________________ Landlord signature: ____________________ Date: [__/__/____]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- NRS 118A.340(2)-(5)
- NRS 118A.242(4)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 3, 2026.
NRS 118A.340(2) (checked October 3, 2026): "Notwithstanding any provision in a lease of a dwelling to the contrary, upon the death of the spouse or cotenant of"
NRS 118A.340(2)(a) (checked October 3, 2026): "A tenant who is 60 years of age or older"
NRS 118A.340(2)(b) (checked October 3, 2026): "A tenant who has a physical or mental disability"
NRS 118A.340(2) (checked October 3, 2026): "the tenant may terminate the lease by giving the landlord 60 days"
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