Nevada Essential Service Cost and Rent Deduction Notice
NEVADA ESSENTIAL SERVICE COST AND RENT DEDUCTION NOTICE
Date: [__/__/____]
To landlord or authorized agent: [FULL NAME]
Landlord's designated business or rent-payment address: [FULL ADDRESS]
From tenant: [FULL NAME]
Dwelling unit: [FULL ADDRESS AND UNIT]
Breach and earlier written notice
The [HEAT / AIR-CONDITIONING / RUNNING WATER / HOT WATER / ELECTRICITY / GAS / FUNCTIONING DOOR LOCK / OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEM OR SERVICE] required under [LEASE PROVISION / NRS DUTY] was unavailable from [DATE AND TIME] through [DATE AND TIME]. That failure made the dwelling unit unfit for habitation because [FACTS]. The landlord's willful or negligent failure is shown by [FACTS]. To my knowledge, the condition was not caused by a deliberate or negligent act or omission by me, a household member, or another person on the premises with my consent.
I gave you written notice specifying this breach on [__/__/____] at [TIME], delivered by [METHOD] to [RECIPIENT / ADDRESS]. A copy and delivery proof are [ENCLOSED / PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED]. The 48-hour period after your receipt, excluding a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, ended on [__/__/____] at [TIME]. During that period, you [DESCRIBE RESPONSE OR LACK OF RESPONSE]. You did not adequately remedy the breach or use your best efforts to do so within that period.
Replacement items or services procured
During the noncompliance, I procured only the reasonable amounts of the essential items or services listed here. This notice claims their actual and reasonable cost under NRS 118A.380(1)(a).
| Date | Replacement item or service and why needed | Provider / receipt | Actual cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | $[____] |
| [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | $[____] |
| Total actual and reasonable cost | $[____] |
Receipts and proof of payment enclosed: [LIST]
I will deduct $[____] of that total from rent otherwise due on [__/__/____]. The amount deducted in this payment does not exceed the rent otherwise due:
| Rent accounting | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rent otherwise due | $[____] |
| Replacement cost deducted | −$[____] |
| Remaining rent tendered | $[____] |
Method and date remaining rent was tendered: [________________________________]
Any unrecovered replacement cost: $[____]. I reserve any claim for it separately; this notice does not treat it as a deduction from another rent payment.
I am using the NRS 118A.380 essential-service route for this breach and have not used NRS 118A.350 or 118A.360 for the same breach. Please correct the rent ledger and confirm receipt at [PHONE / EMAIL].
Tenant signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name: [________________________________]
Delivery method and date: [________________________________]
Recipient and proof retained: [________________________________]
Official source
About this template
- Last updated
- November 5, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 5, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- NRS 118A.380(1)(a), (2), (5) (replacement essential items or services and rent deduction)
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 November 5, 2026.
NRS 118A.380(1) (checked November 5, 2026): "If the landlord does not adequately remedy the breach, or use his or her best efforts to remedy the breach within 48 hours, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday"
NRS 118A.380(1)(a) (checked November 5, 2026): "and deduct their actual and reasonable cost from the rent"
NRS 118A.380(2) (checked November 5, 2026): "the tenant may not proceed under NRS 118A.350 and 118A.360 as to that breach"
NRS 118A.380(5) (checked November 5, 2026): "If such a condition was caused by the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant"
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