Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A § 118A.310
Basic obligations; exception to term of rental agreement requiring payment of rent at specified time in connection with shutdown.
Operative Text
1. A tenant shall, as basic obligations under this chapter: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, comply with the terms of the rental agreement; (b) Keep that part of the premises which is occupied and used as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit; (c) Dispose of all ashes, garbage, rubbish and other waste from the dwelling unit in a clean and safe manner; (d) Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit as clean as their condition permits; (e) Use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, in the premises; (f) Not deliberately or negligently render the premises uninhabitable or destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so; and (g) Conduct himself or herself and require other persons on the premises with his or her consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb a neighbor’s peaceful enjoyment of the premises. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 118A.315: (a) Any term of a rental agreement requiring the payment of rent at a specified time pursuant to NRS 118A.210 is unenforceable against a tenant who is a federal worker, tribal worker, state worker or household member of such a worker during a shutdown. As used in this paragraph, “household member” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0025. (b) If the terms of a rental agreement require the payment of rent at a specified time, the landlord shall accept payment of rent for the period in which a federal or state agency or tribal government was experiencing a shutdown from such a tenant for a period not to exceed 30 days after the end of the shutdown.
Under Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A § 118A.310, Nevada law establishes a set of baseline obligations that tenants must meet during a tenancy, covering cleanliness, proper use of facilities, waste disposal, and conduct that does not disturb neighbors. The provision also prohibits tenants from deliberately or negligently damaging or rendering the premises uninhabitable. Separately, the same section creates a government-shutdown exception: rent-payment deadlines in a lease become unenforceable against federal, tribal, or state workers—and their household members—during a shutdown, and landlords must accept late rent for the shutdown period within up to 30 days after the shutdown ends.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers operating under Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A § 118A.310 generally document the baseline condition of a unit at move-in and communicate the tenant obligations outlined in the statute—cleanliness, proper appliance use, waste disposal, and neighbor-disturbance standards—in their lease materials. When a government shutdown occurs, compliant operators recognize that standard rent-due-date clauses are unenforceable against qualifying government workers and their household members, and they maintain procedures to accept rent for the shutdown period within the 30-day post-shutdown window. Keeping records of any shutdown-related payment arrangements helps demonstrate compliance with this provision.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A § 118A.310 sets out the basic responsibilities tenants owe during a tenancy—such as keeping the unit clean, disposing of waste properly, using appliances reasonably, and not damaging the premises—but it also provides important protections for government workers. If you are a federal, tribal, or state worker (or a household member of one) and a shutdown prevents timely rent payment, the lease's specified due date is unenforceable against you during that period, and your landlord is required to accept payment for the shutdown period up to 30 days after the shutdown ends. Tenants who believe a landlord is improperly refusing shutdown-related rent or asserting a late-payment violation may consider contacting a local tenant-rights organization or consulting the Nevada courts' self-help resources to understand available remedies.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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