The rule
- Deposit limit
- 3 months’ rent
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- The cap covers the deposit and any surety bond combined, including last month’s rent.
- The deadline
- 30 days after the tenancy ends, with an itemized written accounting.
- Interest
- State law doesn’t require interest on the deposit.
- Deductions
- The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.
- If it isn’t returned
- Failing to return within 30 days: liable for the entire deposit plus up to that amount again, as set by the court (NRS 118A.242(6)).
Law: NRS 118A.242
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.