What happens if a tenant breaks a lease in Nevada?
In Nevada, a landlord whose tenant abandons the property must make reasonable efforts to rent it at a fair rental. The former tenant is liable for the landlord’s actual damages from the abandonment if the landlord re-rents for a term beginning before the rental agreement would have ended, or cannot re-rent despite reasonable efforts. A landlord who does not make reasonable efforts can recover only the actual damages that occurred before the landlord had reason to believe the property was abandoned. Separately, federal law lets a servicemember end a lease early after receiving qualifying military orders. This is NRS 118.175.
| What | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Landlord’s duty to re-rent | Required by statute |
| What it means | The landlord must make reasonable efforts to re-rent |
Source
NRS 118.175
Read the statute in the Nevada Revised Statutes (Nevada Legislature): leg.state.nv.us.
Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
Seayora keeps every lease’s term, rent and signers in one record and dates every change to it. This page states the state’s rule so a lease’s own early-termination and sublet clauses can be checked against it before the lease is signed.
Guides on this rule
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