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Las Vegas · No rent cap

How much can a landlord raise rent in Las Vegas?

No cap

No rent cap in effect · checked Oct 18, 2026

There's no limit on how much a landlord can raise rent in Las Vegas; we found no city or state cap. Nevada law requires written notice at least 60 days before the first increased rent payment.

In effect
No cap in effect
Next change
No fixed date
Set by
Nevada law (NRS chapter 118A) · No rent cap
Last checked
October 18, 2026

We found no Las Vegas ordinance or Nevada statute that caps the amount of a rent increase. Nevada requires 60 days' written notice.

§ 1 · The law

Why Las Vegas has no rent cap

No cap

There's no formula, because there's no cap: the Nevada Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (NRS 118A) doesn't limit the amount, and we found no Las Vegas rent control ordinance. It does require advance written notice: 60 days before the first increased payment, or 30 days for a periodic tenancy shorter than a month.

Law: No rent control ordinance; NRS 118A.300 sets rent-increase notice.

§ 2 · Coverage

What still limits an increase

What applies

  • Written notice 60 days before the first increased rent payment (30 days for periodic tenancies of less than a month) (NRS 118A.300)
  • No retaliatory rent increases after good-faith code complaints, complaints to the landlord, or joining a tenants' union (NRS 118A.510)

Limits that don't apply

  • No limit on the size of the increase

§ 3 · Timing

Notice, and when it changes next

Notice: At least 60 days' written notice before the first increased payment; 30 days for a periodic tenancy of less than a month (NRS 118A.300).

Next change: No change is scheduled.

§ 2a · State rules

What Nevada law does limit

  • No retaliatory increases

    A landlord may not raise rent in retaliation for a good-faith complaint to a code agency, a complaint about a violation of the act, or joining a tenants' union.

    Source: “the landlord may not, in retaliation, terminate a tenancy, refuse to renew a tenancy, increase rent or decrease essential items or services”

Cost of living here

Rents and prices around Las Vegas

Official figures only, each for the area named. Prices are for the wider metro area; rents and incomes are for the city itself.

Price level

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area · BEA 2024

All items100.2
Housing115.5

Regional Price Parities: an index where the US average price level for all items = 100. Housing is BEA’s “Services: Housing” line (US = 100.6).

Fair Market Rents

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA · HUD FY2027

HUD Fair Market Rent per month by unit size, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA
Studio$1,310
1 bedroom$1,435
2 bedrooms$1,686
3 bedrooms$2,317
4 bedrooms$2,652

Monthly gross rent (rent plus utilities). HUD: FMRs are “estimates of 40th percentile gross rents for standard quality units”.

Rents and incomes

Las Vegas city, Nevada · ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Median gross rent
$1,563/mo US $1,413/mo
Median household income
$73,877 US $80,734
Median rent as % of household income
34.7% US 30.6%

Gross rent includes utilities. The rent-to-income figure is for renter households (Census table B25071).

Sources

  1. BEA Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area (MARPP) ↗ · 2024 (released February 19, 2026) · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  2. OMB metropolitan area delineations (Census list 1, July 2023) ↗ · July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01) · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  3. HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (county-level data file) ↗ · FY2027 · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (tables B25064, B19013, B25071) ↗ · 2020–2024 · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026

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§ 4 · Sources

Official sources

  1. Nevada Legislature · notice NRS chapter 118A (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) ↗
    “The landlord may not increase the rent payable by a tenant unless the landlord serves the tenant with a written notice, 60 days or, in the case of any periodic tenancy of less than 1 month, 30 days in advance of the first rental payment to be increased, advising the tenant of the increase.”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · leg.state.nv.us

See something out of date? The methodology page explains how we check figures.

§ 5 · Questions

Frequently asked

How much can a landlord raise rent in Las Vegas?

There's no limit on how much a landlord can raise rent in Las Vegas; we found no city or state cap. Nevada law requires written notice at least 60 days before the first increased rent payment.

How much notice is required for a rent increase in Las Vegas?

At least 60 days' written notice before the first increased payment; 30 days for a periodic tenancy of less than a month (NRS 118A.300).

How often can rent be raised in Las Vegas?

We haven't found a once-a-year limit on the official sources we track; a fixed-term lease usually can't be changed mid-term unless it says so.

Could Las Vegas adopt rent control?

No change is scheduled.

Where does this Las Vegas information come from?

From Nevada Legislature: “NRS chapter 118A (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)”, which we last checked on October 18, 2026, plus the other official sources listed on this page. Always confirm with the agency or a lawyer before relying on it.

Elsewhere

Other jurisdictions