Rental agreements: Payment of rent; term of tenancy; late fee.

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1. Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties.

2. Unless the rental agreement establishes a definite term, the tenancy is from week to week in the case of a tenant who pays weekly rent and in all other cases the tenancy is from month to month.

3. In the absence of an agreement, either written or oral:

(a) Rent is payable at the beginning of the tenancy; and

(b) Rent for the use and occupancy of a dwelling is the fair rental value for the use and occupancy.

4. A landlord may charge a reasonable late fee for the late payment of rent as set forth in the rental agreement, but:

(a) Such a late fee must not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the periodic rent; and

(b) The maximum amount of the late fee must not be increased based upon a late fee that was previously imposed.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 1333; A 2019, 3926)


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