Return and accounting for security deposits is governed in Nevada under NRS 118A.242(4). A landlord may claim from the security deposit "only such amounts as are reasonably necessary to remedy any default of the tenant in the payment of rent, to repair damages to the premises caused by the tenant other than normal wear and to pay the reasonable costs of cleaning the premises. The landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized written accounting of the disposition of the security. . . and return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant no later than 30 days after the termination of the tenancy by handing it to the tenant personally at the place where the rent is paid, or by mailing it to the tenant at the tenant's present address or, if that address is unknown, at the tenant's last known address."
Nothing in NRS 118A.242 specifically addresses whether a Landlord can charge for its own labor under "amounts as are reasonably necessary to remedy." However many states have stated that a Landlord does not actually incur any costs or amounts when the Landlord self-performs the work and pays no monies out of pocket.
Answered on Aug 06th, 2013 at 3:18 PM