Nevada Landlord And Tenant Legal Questions

You cannot change the locks on your tenant, even if you have served him with a notice to vacate. You must sue him for unlawful detainer in court before you can attempt to have him removed. If you want to evict him for failure to pay rent you must serve him with a 3-day notice to pay or quit. You should consult an attorney in your area because the notices have strict requirements.... Read More

Depending how important the A/C is [a rental unit in the desert needs it more than one on the coastline], failure to supply it could go to the central basis of the contract [heart of the matter] and be sufficient to be considered a significant breach of the contract. The party breaching, the landlord, can not use his failure to supply the A/C to get out of the contract.... Read More

It depends on (i) the language of the Lease and (ii) the facts of the flood. If the leak was caused by faulty plumbing, it might be the Landlord's responsibility. If you left water on and it flooded, it is probably your responsibility. If it was caused by neither you nor the Landlord, the Leasae would dictate.... Read More

Your question requires an attorney consultation. It is not a simple question that can be answered on this type of forum. There are many factors that would need to be considered and evaluated. I strongly suggest that you contact an experienced landlord/tenant attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding your situation. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze your case and advise you of your options.... Read More

While you might not be ultimately liable, one of the purposes of insurance is not merely to protect you when you are liable but to quickly and expeditiously step in when you need repairs made.  With that being said, a landlord must maintain a unit to be habitable.  A property is not habitable when (1) it violates provisions of housing or health codes concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation of the dwelling unit, or (2) inter alia substantially lacks adequate plumbing. ... Read More

A person cannot give away that which they no longer own. At the time of the sale, title passed from him to you (assuming the deed is proper and there is nothing questionable about the daughter signing by power of attorney - she didn't just claim she had it but in fact had a document to show for it and got it properly notarized with necessary identification, etc.). Wills detail what someone wants to do with their assets upon their death if still owned at that time. If he no longer owned this property at his death, that part of the will has no effect.... Read More

A landlord must keep the property in a habitable condition.  Landlord must make sure that residential rental properties do not violate provisions of housing or health codes concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation of the dwelling unit.  Landlords must make sure that the unit has (1)  waterproofing and weather protection of the roof and exterior walls, including windows and doors; (2) adequate plumbing facilities; (3) water supply which is under the control of the tenant or landlord capable of producing hot and cold running water and sewage disposal; (4) adequate heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, maintained in good repair; (5) adequate electrical lighting, outlets and wiring; (6) adequate trash receptacles; (7) maintenance of common areas, floors, walls, stairways and ceilings.  If you Landlord contracted to provide ventilation and air conditioning, the refusal to provide the same constitutes a breach of the covenant of habitability, and there are remedies available to you once you have notified the Landlord and given the Landlord the opportunity to cure.... Read More

Sorry about your illness. Is the landlord agreeing to waive a late charge if you provide the documentation? He is not entitled to it.? If the management company agreed to let you catch up and you are timely on that they can not successfully give you a three day notice to quit paying rent but could give you a three day.... Read More

You are in the same position as a landlord is with a tenant. [I assume you had the owners permission to sublease if not then it was an illegal sublease and he can be forced to move out ASAP]. Give the tenant a three day notice to vacate due to disruption of your peaceful enjoyment of the premises and disturbing the peace [call the police on him]; it is not a curable offense but you may need the sheriff to kick him out. You should record how the inside of the house looks before you kick him out as he will likely breach things.... Read More