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Nevada Security Deposit Calculator (2026)

Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a Nevada landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — up to 3 months of rent, returned 30 days after the tenancy ends.

Cited to NRS 118A.242Source: Nevada Legislature, NRS 118A.242.

Nevada security deposit calculator

Security deposit · Nevada

State

Monthly rent

Move-out date

Nevada rule applied to your numbers

Maximum deposit

$6,000

Up to 3 months’ rent under Nevada law. A landlord cannot demand or receive a security deposit, a surety bond, or a combination of the two, including any last month's rent collected in advance, whose total amount or value is more than three months' periodic rent (NRS 118A.242). This is one of the higher caps in the country. The same three-month limit applies whether the unit is furnished or unfurnished.

Return deadline

30 days

30 days after the tenancy ends. Enter your move-out date for the exact deadline.

These are the Nevada figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the rule and the dates, not a determination that anyone did or did not comply.

If a deposit is wrongly kept

If the landlord fails or refuses to return the balance within 30 days, the tenant can recover damages equal to the entire deposit, plus an additional sum set by the court of up to the amount of the entire deposit. That can double the tenant's recovery. In fixing the extra amount, the court weighs whether the landlord acted in good faith, the conduct of both sides, and the degree of harm to the tenant.

Interest on the deposit

Nevada does not require a landlord to pay interest on a security deposit. The statute is silent on interest, so the landlord keeps any earnings on the money.

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Security deposit — Nevada

Maximum deposit: $6,000 · 3 months’ rent
Monthly rent: $2,000
Move-out date: Not entered
Return deadline: 30 days after the tenancy ends

Source: NRS 118A.242

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html

⚠ Draft: confirm with the official source before relying on this.

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Plain-language summary, not legal advice.

Informational only, not legal advice. Security-deposit rules carry exceptions (lease type, small landlords, city ordinances) this summary cannot weigh. See the full statute and exceptions on the Nevada security deposit reference, cited to NRS 118A.242.

How Nevada security deposits work

Nevada lets a landlord collect a large security deposit but sets clear limits on the back end. The cap is three months' rent, counting the deposit, any surety bond, and any last month's rent collected up front all together (NRS 118A.242). This is one of the highest deposit caps in the country. When the tenancy ends, the landlord has 30 days to return the balance and hand over an itemized, written accounting of anything kept. A landlord who blows that deadline is liable for the full deposit plus an extra sum, set by the court, of up to the amount of the deposit again, so the bill can double. Nevada does not require the landlord to pay interest or hold the money in a separate account.

This calculator shows the Nevada figures applied to your own rent and dates. It is informational only and not legal advice — exceptions this summary cannot weigh may apply. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the Nevada security deposit reference.

Security deposit calculators for other states

Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.