Nevada Seven-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit

NEVADA SEVEN-DAY NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT

Table of Contents

1. Notice to Tenant
2. Property and Tenancy Information
3. Rent Demanded
4. Cure or Quit Election
5. Tenant's Right to Contest (Mandatory Statutory Language)
6. Habitability and Retaliation Defenses (Tenant Notice)
7. Statement of Landlord's Election; No Waiver
8. Service of Notice
9. Certificate of Service / Proof of Service
10. Sources and References

1. Notice to Tenant

TO: [TENANT FULL NAME(S)] _______________________________________
AND ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS in possession of:

FROM: [LANDLORD / AGENT FULL NAME] _______________________________
Mailing address for payment: [LANDLORD/AGENT ADDRESS]
Telephone: [PHONE] · Email: [EMAIL]

Date of Notice: [__/__/____]

2. Property and Tenancy Information

3. Rent Demanded

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the rent for the above-described premises is DUE AND DELINQUENT in the following amount:

The amount demanded is limited to “rent” under NRS 118A.150: periodic occupancy payments and reasonable and actual late fees stated in the rental agreement. Do not include utility charges, damages, attorney fees, collection fees, or other non-rent amounts in this statutory demand without Nevada legal review. (NRS 118A.150; NRS 40.253(11))

4. Cure or Quit Election

WITHIN SEVEN (7) JUDICIAL DAYS after the date this Notice is served on you (excluding the date of service, Saturdays, Sundays, and judicial holidays observed by the Nevada Justice Courts), you must do ONE of the following:

☐ (A) FILE AN ANSWER with the Justice Court for the township where the Premises are located and attach a copy of this Notice; OR

☐ (B) PAY the total rent due and delinquent stated in Section 3 in full to the Landlord at the address listed above; OR

☐ (C) QUIT the premises by surrendering possession and delivering the keys to the Landlord.

IF YOU FAIL TO DO ONE OF THE ABOVE BY THE END OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DAY, the Landlord will file an Affidavit/Complaint for Summary Eviction with the Justice Court of [TOWNSHIP] Township, [COUNTY] County, Nevada, pursuant to NRS § 40.253, and you may be removed from the premises by the Sheriff or Constable not earlier than 24 hours and not later than 36 hours after the court's lockout order is posted on the premises.

5. Tenant's Right to Contest (Mandatory Statutory Language)

NOTICE TO TENANT — IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER NRS 40.253:

Nevada law gives you the right to contest this eviction. To contest it, you must file a Tenant's Affidavit in Opposition to Summary Eviction (also called an "Answer") with the Justice Court of the Township where the premises are located, before the close of business on the seventh (7th) judicial day after this Notice is served on you. If you do not file an Affidavit, the court may issue an Order for Summary Eviction (a "lockout order") against you without a hearing.

Forms are available, free of charge, from:
- The Justice Court Clerk's Office of [TOWNSHIP] Township;
- The Civil Law Self-Help Center (Las Vegas, Clark County), https://www.civillawselfhelpcenter.org;
- Nevada Legal Services, https://nevadalegalservices.org (1-866-432-0404);
- Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, https://www.lacsn.org;
- Northern Nevada Legal Aid (Washoe / rural), https://www.nnlegalaid.org.

If the tenant timely files an Affidavit and the landlord also files the required eviction affidavit, the court holds a hearing at which both parties may present evidence. Possible defenses require claim-specific review and may include payment or tender, nondefault, defective notice, an applicable habitability or retaliation defense, discrimination, or acceptance of rent after service.

You may also seek to have any eviction record sealed under NRS 40.2545.

6. Habitability and Retaliation Defenses (Tenant Notice)

You are reminded that under Nevada's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act:

• Warranty of Habitability (NRS § 118A.290): The landlord must maintain the dwelling in a habitable condition. If the unit lacks weatherproofing, plumbing, hot/cold running water, heating, electrical, sanitation, or has structural defects, you may have remedies under NRS §§ 118A.355 to 118A.380, including repair-and-deduct and rent withholding under specific procedures.
• Retaliation (NRS § 118A.510): A landlord may not increase rent, decrease services, terminate tenancy, or pursue eviction in retaliation for specified protected activity, subject to the statute's exceptions.
• Self-Help Bar (NRS § 118A.390): A tenant unlawfully removed or excluded, or deprived of an essential item or service, may seek immediate possession, actual damages, an amount up to $2,500 fixed by the court, or other statutory relief.

7. Statement of Landlord's Election; No Waiver

The Landlord demands payment of the rent stated above or surrender of possession within the statutory period. Any tender, refusal, or acceptance of payment must be documented and reviewed before further proceedings; this Notice does not declare that a partial payment automatically preserves or waives an eviction claim.

The Landlord reserves all other rights and remedies under the rental agreement and Nevada law, including but not limited to actions for damages, attorney's fees, late fees, and treble damages where authorized.

8. Service of Notice

This Notice will be served in the manner authorized by NRS § 40.280:

☐ Personal service on the tenant;
☐ Substituted service — because the tenant is absent from the tenant's residence or usual place of business, leaving a copy with a person of suitable age and discretion there AND mailing a copy to the tenant at that residence or business;
☐ Posting statutory fallback — because the residence or business cannot be ascertained, or no person of suitable age and discretion can be found there, posting conspicuously on the leased property, delivering a copy to a person residing there if one can be found, AND mailing a copy to the tenant at the leased property.

WARNING TO LANDLORD: A Nevada landlord may not personally serve this Notice. Service must be performed by a sheriff, constable, licensed process server, or an authorized agent of an attorney licensed to practice in Nevada. See NRS § 40.280; Anvui, LLC v. G.L. Dragon, LLC, 123 Nev. 212 (2007).

9. Certificate of Service / Proof of Service

I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Nevada that the foregoing Seven-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit was served on [TENANT NAME(S)] on [__/__/____] at approximately [__:__] ☐ AM ☐ PM at [SERVICE ADDRESS], in the manner indicated below:

☐ Personal delivery to tenant;
☐ Substituted service on [PERSON SERVED], age approx. [____], plus mailing on [__/__/____];
☐ Posting statutory fallback, resident-copy step [☐ completed / ☐ no resident found], plus mailing to the leased property on [__/__/____].

10. Sources and References

• Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 40 (Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Property): https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html
• Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 118A (Landlord and Tenant: Dwellings): https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html
• Civil Law Self-Help Center (Clark County), Eviction Notices: https://www.civillawselfhelpcenter.org/self-help/evictions-housing
• Nevada Supreme Court self-help eviction forms: https://nvcourts.gov/self_help/landlord_tenant
• Nevada Legal Services, Evictions in Nevada: https://nevadalegalservices.org/evictions-in-nevada/
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada: https://www.lacsn.org
• Assembly Bill 486 (2021), 2021 Nev. Stat. 405 (extending the notice period to 7 judicial days)
• Anvui, LLC v. G.L. Dragon, LLC, 123 Nev. 212, 163 P.3d 405 (2007) (strict construction of eviction notices)
• Nevada Lawyer (Dec. 2023), CLE Summary on Eviction Procedure: https://nvbar.org/wp-content/uploads/NevadaLawyer_Dec2023_CLE-Summary-Eviction.pdf