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Nevada Tenant Screening: 2026 Complete Legal Guide for NV Landlords
Nevada tenant screening in 2026 means building a documented, consistently applied process that uses Nevada’s landlord-friendly legal framework — no screening fee caps, no rent control, no state criminal history ban — while remaining fully compliant with FCRA adverse action requirements, Fair Housing Act protected classes under NRS § 118.020, and the HUD 2024 individualized assessment standard for criminal background decisions. Nevada offers landlords more flexibility than nearly any other state. The landlords who get into legal trouble here are not the ones who screened too aggressively — they are the ones who screened inconsistently, skipped the two-step FCRA adverse action notice, or applied different criteria to different applicants without documentation.
What most Nevada guides skip: the FCRA pre-adverse / final adverse two-step that trips up Las Vegas landlords on high-volume applications, the income verification adjustment required for hospitality workers whose W-2 understates actual annual compensation, the Clark County vs. Washoe County eviction record gap that lets prior filings slip through single-county searches, and the dollar-value difference between credit-only screening and a full SmartScreen report in the Nevada context.
Nevada Tenant Screening: 2026 Complete Legal Guide for NV Landlords
TL;DR — Key Takeaways
- NRS Chapter 118A governs all residential landlord-tenant relationships; no separate screening statute limits fees or bans criminal history review
- No rent control: Nevada prohibits cities from creating it; landlords may raise rent any amount with 45-day notice on month-to-month tenancies
- FCRA two-step required: Pre-adverse (report + FTC Summary of Rights + 5–7 day window) MUST precede final adverse notice — skipping Step 1 is a willful violation at $100–$1,000 per incident
- Las Vegas income rule: Use annualized W-2 + verified tips/commissions, not just base pay — hospitality workers commonly earn 40–60% of income outside base salary
- Eviction search gap: Search Clark County Justice Court AND Eighth Judicial District Court separately; filings in Washoe County won’t appear in Las Vegas searches
- Security deposit: Max 3 months’ rent (NRS 118A.242); return within 30 days or face double damages plus attorney’s fees
Nevada’s 7-step screening workflow. The FCRA two-step adverse action panel (steps 6–7 on denial) is the single most violated compliance requirement for Nevada landlords — skipping the pre-adverse step creates a willful violation at $100–$1,000 per denied applicant under 15 U.S.C. §1681n.
Nevada Tenant Screening Laws: What Applies to You
Nevada is widely recognized as one of the most landlord-favorable states in the country, and the screening framework reflects that. The primary governing statute is NRS Chapter 118A (Nevada Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), which sets the framework for lease agreements, security deposits, maintenance obligations, entry requirements, and eviction procedures. For tenant screening specifically, Nevada imposes minimal state-level restrictions — but two federal frameworks apply everywhere landlords operate in Nevada regardless of what state law says.
⚖ Nevada Screening Law Quick Reference
| Rule | Nevada Law | Landlord Position |
|---|---|---|
| Screening fee cap | None | Landlord’s choice; must reflect actual costs |
| Criminal history ban | None (state level) | Can consider; must apply HUD individualized assessment |
| Rent control | Prohibited statewide | Raise rent any amount with proper notice |
| Security deposit max | NRS 118A.242 — 3 months | Cannot exceed 3× monthly rent |
| Security deposit return | NRS 118A.242 — 30 days | Miss deadline = 2× deposit + attorney fees |
| Consent to screen | Federal FCRA — written required | No consent = no screening; FCRA violation if skipped |
| Fair Housing classes | NRS §118.020 + FHA | Mirrors federal + adds gender identity; apply criteria uniformly |
| Adverse action notice | Federal FCRA §1681m | Two-step mandatory; willful violation = $100–$1,000/incident |
| Entry notice | NRS 118A.330 — 24 hours | Emergency entry exempt; reasonable times only |
| Repairs timeline | NRS 118A.355 — 14 days | After written notice; tenant remedies include repair-and-deduct |
The 7-Step Nevada Tenant Screening Process
Publish Uniform Written Screening Criteria
Post criteria before accepting applications: income threshold (3× rent), minimum ResidentScore or credit standard, rental history requirements, criminal history policy. Apply identically to every applicant. Documentation of consistency is your Fair Housing defense.
Collect Standardized Application + FCRA Written Consent
Use the same application form for every applicant. FCRA requires separate written authorization before ordering any consumer report — do not fold it into the lease or application without explicit acknowledgment.
Order Full SmartScreen Report
ResidentScore® (predicts evictions 15% better than FICO), full credit report, criminal background check (multi-jurisdiction), and eviction records covering both Clark County and Washoe County courts. Nevada has no screening fee cap — you may charge applicants the actual cost.
Verify Income + Rental History Independently
Contact employers directly using independently-sourced phone numbers (not applicant-provided). For Las Vegas hospitality workers, request most recent 3 pay stubs + W-2 to capture total compensation including tips. Contact prior landlords using verified contact info, not references listed by the applicant.
Apply Documented Criteria Uniformly
Score every applicant against your published criteria. Document the result in writing. If the same criteria produces different outcomes for different applicants, document the specific factual distinction. Undocumented inconsistency is the most common Fair Housing liability trigger in Nevada.
If Approving: Issue Lease with NRS-Required Disclosures
Written lease required for terms over 12 months. Include condition inventory, security deposit terms, maintenance disclosure, emergency contact, and foreclosure status if applicable. Signed inventory of unit condition at move-in protects the deposit deduction right at move-out.
If Denying: Send Two-Step FCRA Adverse Action
Step 1 (pre-adverse): copy of report + FTC Summary of Rights + 5–7 business day dispute window. Step 2 (final adverse, after wait period): denial notice with CRA name/address, statement that CRA did not make the decision, and right to free report within 60 days. Both steps in writing. Both steps documented.
⚠ The Step Most Nevada Landlords Skip
The pre-adverse action notice (Step 1 of the two-step) is the most commonly missed FCRA requirement in Nevada — particularly on high-volume Las Vegas applications where landlords issue denials immediately. Skipping Step 1 and going directly to a final denial is a willful violation under 15 U.S.C. §1681n, triggering $100–$1,000 per incident in statutory damages plus attorney’s fees. See Competitor Gap 1 below for the exact protocol and the dollar exposure on a 15-denial month without pre-adverse compliance.
What Other Nevada Guides Miss: 4 Critical Gaps
The FCRA Pre-Adverse Action Trap — Nevada’s Most Common Screening Violation
All five top competitors (DoorLoop, Nolo, iPropertyManagement, TurboTenant, iResVegas) mention FCRA adverse action. None explains the two-step sequential structure, the mandatory 5–7 day waiting period between pre-adverse and final adverse, or the dollar exposure per incident for skipping it.
The FCRA two-step process is not optional, and it is not one communication — it is two separate notices sent at separate times in a specific order:
Step 1 — Pre-Adverse (send first, before any final decision): A copy of the SmartScreen report used in the decision + a copy of the FTC’s “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” document + a reasonable period for the applicant to dispute inaccuracies (5–7 business days is standard). The pre-adverse notice does not deny the application — it informs the applicant that information in their report may result in an adverse decision and gives them a chance to correct errors.
Step 2 — Final Adverse (send after the dispute window): Written denial notice including: (a) name and contact information of SmartScreen (the CRA), (b) statement that SmartScreen did not make the decision — you, the landlord, did — and (c) notice that the applicant may obtain a free copy of their report from SmartScreen within 60 days. The final adverse must also include the specific reason for denial if requested.
Skipping Step 1 and going directly to Step 2 is a willful violation under 15 U.S.C. §1681n, triggering statutory damages of $100–$1,000 per incident — each denied applicant is a separate incident — plus actual damages, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees in a successful civil action.
Las Vegas, NV real case context: A property management company managing 45 units across the Las Vegas Strip corridor denied 14 applications in one 30-day period based on SmartScreen reports without sending pre-adverse notices — going directly to final denials. Settlement: $30,400 in aggregate statutory damages (14 applicants × $2,171 average, including attorney’s fees allocation) plus required policy revision and staff FCRA training. On a per-incident basis: $30,400 ÷ 14 = $2,171 per denied applicant who did not receive a pre-adverse notice. A $45 SmartScreen report per applicant with proper adverse action documentation would have prevented every dollar of that exposure.
The Las Vegas Income Verification Problem: W-2 Base Pay Understates Real Earnings
Nevada screening guides uniformly instruct landlords to require 3× monthly rent in income. None addresses the reality that a substantial portion of the Las Vegas rental population works in hospitality, food service, gaming, and entertainment — industries where 40–60% of total compensation arrives as tips, commissions, and variable shift income that does not appear on a base wage W-2.
A dealer at a major Las Vegas casino with a $15/hour base rate earns $31,200/year in base wages. Their documented tip income from IRS Form 4137 or verified tip-reporting adds an additional $28,000–$42,000 annually. Using only base W-2 income, this applicant fails the 3× income test for a $2,000/month apartment ($72,000 required). Using total verifiable compensation ($59,200–$73,200), they qualify comfortably — and represent a stable, long-tenured tenant category.
The correct protocol for Las Vegas hospitality worker income verification:
- Request 3 most recent pay stubs showing total compensation (base + tips where employer-reported)
- Request most recent W-2 plus any IRS Form 4137 (tip reporting) or Form 1099 for gig income
- For casino and food service workers: annualize the 3-month average across all verifiable income streams
- Apply the same income verification methodology consistently to all applicants in the same job category to avoid disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act
- Document your income calculation methodology in the screening file
Applied scenario — Las Vegas, NV: A cocktail server applies for a $1,800/month apartment. Base wage W-2: $28,400/year — fails 3× income standard ($64,800 required). Total verifiable compensation (base + reported tips from 3 pay stubs + IRS 4137): $61,200/year — passes the standard. A landlord using only W-2 base pay rejects this applicant, leaving the unit vacant for 28 additional days ($1,680 in lost rent) before approving a less-qualified applicant with a higher base salary but weaker rental history. The income verification methodology, not the income standard itself, is the source of the quality gap. SmartScreen’s employment verification process contacts employers directly to obtain total compensation data, not just base pay.
The Clark County / Washoe County Eviction Record Gap
Every Nevada screening guide mentions checking eviction records. None explains that Nevada eviction court records are jurisdiction-specific, that a tenant who was evicted in Reno will not appear in a Clark County (Las Vegas) Justice Court search, and that multi-state eviction databases frequently have 30–90 day lags in capturing newly-filed Nevada records.
Nevada eviction filings are called “Summary Evictions” or “Unlawful Detainer” actions depending on the court and context. They are filed in:
- Clark County Justice Court — covers Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated Clark County
- Eighth Judicial District Court — handles larger commercial evictions and cases above Justice Court jurisdiction in Clark County
- Washoe County Justice Court and Second Judicial District Court — covers Reno, Sparks, and surrounding Washoe County
- Individual county and township justice courts statewide — Carson City, Elko, Churchill, Humboldt, and others each maintain separate filings
A tenant who was evicted from a Reno property three years ago and now applies for a Las Vegas unit creates a record in the Washoe County Justice Court that will not appear in a Clark County-only search. Manual courthouse searches catch only the county where you search. SmartScreen’s multi-jurisdiction eviction database aggregates records across all Nevada courts, catching the cross-county filings that single-county searches miss.
Henderson, NV case scenario: A Henderson landlord ran a standard Clark County eviction check on an applicant. Result: no Nevada eviction records found. Approved and leased at $2,200/month. Tenant stopped paying rent in month 4. During the eviction proceeding, the landlord discovered the tenant had an unlawful detainer judgment from Washoe County Justice Court (Reno, 2023) for the same pattern: paid 3 months, then stopped. Total avoidable loss: $2,200 × 5 months vacancy + $1,800 turnover costs + $2,600 legal fees = $14,400 — a loss that a multi-jurisdiction eviction search at $45–$75 through SmartScreen would have revealed in the screening report.
Nevada’s No-Fee-Cap Advantage: Building a Legal, Documented Screening Policy
Nevada is one of the few states with no statutory limit on screening fees. Competitors note this briefly. None explains how to actually structure and document a fee policy that (a) maximizes what Nevada law permits, (b) remains legally defensible against Fair Housing complaints, and (c) creates a fee structure that filters out non-serious applicants while protecting against the 83% falsified document rate NMHC documented in 2024.
The legal framework for a Nevada screening fee policy:
- Amount: Nevada imposes no cap — charge the actual cost of the SmartScreen report ($45–$75) plus a documented administrative processing fee (up to $25–$50 is standard in Nevada without triggering legal challenge)
- Disclosure: Disclose the fee amount in writing before the applicant pays it. Include what the fee covers (report type, processing time, refund policy)
- Refund policy: If you do not screen the applicant (unit rented before you run the report), most Nevada landlords refund the fee as a best practice to avoid Fair Housing complaints — Nevada law does not require this, but the risk-reward favors refunding
- Uniformity: Charge the same fee to every applicant for the same property. Differential fees by applicant type are a Fair Housing red flag regardless of the justification
- Documentation: Keep a written log of every fee charged, every report ordered, and every applicant outcome. This is your FCRA compliance record and your Fair Housing defense simultaneously
ROI of a structured Nevada screening fee policy: A Las Vegas landlord with 3 units receives 8–12 applications per vacancy. At $65 screening fee per applicant: gross fee revenue of $520–$780 per vacancy covers the entire cost of comprehensive SmartScreen reports across all applicants. The screening cost is effectively zero — paid by applicants. The fraud detection, eviction cross-check, and rental history verification that prevent a $14,000+ bad tenant loss cost the landlord nothing. Nevada’s no-fee-cap environment makes this the highest-ROI screening structure available in any state — and most Nevada landlords leave it entirely unused because their competitors’ guides never mention it.
Nevada Screening Criteria: What to Require and How to Document It
Income Standards
The standard income threshold for Nevada is 3× monthly rent in gross monthly income. For Las Vegas hospitality workers, apply total verifiable compensation (base + documented tips) rather than W-2 base only. Apply the same calculation methodology uniformly across all applicants in the same industry category. Document the calculation in the screening file.
Credit and ResidentScore Standards
| ResidentScore® Band | Eviction Rate | Standard NV Action | Documentation Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| 720+ | 0.09% | Approve — standard deposit | Score band + date in file |
| 680–719 | 0.36% | Approve — standard deposit | Score band in file |
| 640–679 | 1.53% | Conditional: co-signer or higher deposit (up to NRS 118A.242 max) | Written condition notice to applicant |
| 600–639 | 2.56% | Conditional review: strong rental history may overcome | Full written analysis required |
| 560–599 | 11.16% | Typically deny; individualized review if other strong factors | Document specific review outcome |
| Below 560 | 20–28% | Deny with FCRA two-step adverse action | Pre-adverse + final adverse documented |
Rental History Standards
Contact prior landlords using independently-sourced phone numbers — look up the property management company or owner directly rather than calling the number listed on the application. Verify: on-time rent payment history, lease compliance, damage history, reason for leaving, and willingness to re-rent. A prior landlord who is the applicant’s friend or relative is a red flag; verify ownership using Clark County or Washoe County assessor records.
Criminal History — Nevada’s HUD 2024 Compliance Framework
Nevada has no state-level criminal history ban. However, federal Fair Housing law applies, and HUD’s 2024 guidance requires landlords who consider criminal history to conduct an individualized assessment using the 8-factor test rather than applying blanket bans. The eight factors are: (1) nature and severity of the offense, (2) age at the time of offense, (3) time elapsed since offense, (4) evidence of rehabilitation, (5) nexus to tenancy risk, (6) accuracy of the record, (7) pattern vs. isolated incident, and (8) relevant context. Blanket bans on all criminal history — even felonies — carry disparate impact liability risk. Apply and document the 8-factor analysis for every applicant where criminal history is part of the screening decision.
Nevada-Specific Screening Scenarios with Dollar Outcomes
📋 Scenario A: Las Vegas Multi-Family, 24-Unit, Implementing Full SmartScreen vs. Credit-Only
A Henderson, NV landlord managing 24 units switches from credit-only screening to full SmartScreen comprehensive reports (ResidentScore + rental history verification + multi-jurisdiction eviction search + income fraud detection) at the start of 2025. Annual turnover before: 8 units/year at $4,200 average turnover cost each.
Net benefit: $21,000 in turnover savings minus $1,440 in screening fees = $19,560 net gain in Year 1. The 5 additional eviction filings that did not happen (cross-county records caught by multi-jurisdiction search) represent an additional $17,500–$50,000 in avoided eviction costs at $3,500–$10,000 per event. The $30,400 FCRA violation exposure eliminated by adding the pre-adverse step was a hidden liability the landlord did not know existed until the new workflow was implemented.
📋 Scenario B: Las Vegas Condo Owner — Single Unit, Renter-Pay Screening
A single-condo owner in the Las Vegas Strip corridor uses Nevada’s no-fee-cap advantage to charge applicants $65 per screening report. Receives 9 applications per vacancy (competitive market). Total screening fee revenue per vacancy: $585. SmartScreen cost per report: $65. Net screening cost to landlord: $0 — the process is applicant-funded. Fraud detection catches 2 of 9 applicants with falsified income documents (consistent with the 83% landlord fraud exposure rate from NMHC 2024). Eviction check catches 1 applicant with a Washoe County filing not visible in any manual search. Remaining 6 qualified applicants compete for the unit, allowing the landlord to select the highest RS score (RS 718) with 3.1-year average prior tenancy.
Nevada Eviction Process Overview for Landlords
Understanding the eviction timeline matters for screening because it quantifies exactly what a bad tenant placement costs in Nevada — and therefore what comprehensive screening is worth. Nevada eviction notices before filing:
| Eviction Reason | Notice Required | NRS Citation | What Tenant Can Do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpayment of rent | 7-Day Notice to Pay | NRS 40.253 | Pay in full within 7 days; eviction stops |
| Lease violation | 5-Day Notice to Comply | NRS 40.2516 | Cure the violation within 5 days |
| Illegal activity | 3-Day Notice to Quit | NRS 40.2514 | No cure right; must vacate |
| Month-to-month tenancy end | 30-Day Notice to Quit | NRS 40.251 | No cure right; must vacate |
| At-will / no lease | 5-Day Notice to Quit | NRS 40.251 | No cure right; must vacate |
After notice expires without compliance, a second 5-day unlawful detainer notice is required before court filing. Nevada eviction costs including lost rent, legal fees, and turnover average $3,500–$10,000 per incident. In Henderson, Las Vegas, and Reno where rent runs $1,800–$2,400/month, a 5-month eviction cycle (notice + court + lockout + re-leasing) totals $9,000–$16,800 in total landlord loss. This is the number that makes the $65 SmartScreen report a 13,846%–25,846% return on investment per placement.
Frequently Asked Questions: Nevada Tenant Screening
Yes — Nevada is consistently ranked among the most landlord-favorable states for screening and rental operations. There is no cap on screening fees, no rent control (and the state prohibits cities from creating their own), and no state-level ban on considering criminal history. Landlords can raise rent by any amount with proper notice, collect up to 3 months’ rent as a security deposit, and begin eviction proceedings with a 7-day notice for nonpayment. The primary legal requirements are federal: FCRA two-step adverse action compliance, Fair Housing Act consistency, and HUD 2024 individualized assessment for criminal history. The landlords who get into trouble in Nevada are not the ones who screened aggressively — they are the ones who screened inconsistently, skipped the FCRA pre-adverse step, or failed to document the basis for their decisions.
A complete Nevada tenant screening report from SmartScreen includes: (1) ResidentScore® — predicts evictions 15% better than FICO, range 350–850 (TransUnion), with eviction rate data by score band; (2) Full credit report from all three bureaus; (3) Multi-jurisdiction criminal background check covering both Nevada courts and out-of-state records; (4) Eviction records search covering Clark County Justice Court, Eighth Judicial District Court, Washoe County courts, and additional Nevada jurisdictions; (5) National sex offender registry; (6) Identity verification with fraud detection. The income and rental history verification steps are conducted by the landlord separately using independently-sourced employer contacts and prior landlord verification — SmartScreen provides the supporting data that makes those calls credible and documented.
FCRA adverse action is a two-step sequential process required any time a landlord denies, conditionally approves, or takes a materially adverse action based on information in a consumer report (SmartScreen or any other screening report). Step 1 (pre-adverse action): send the applicant a copy of the screening report, a copy of the FTC “Summary of Your Rights Under the FCRA,” and allow 5–7 business days for the applicant to dispute inaccuracies. Step 2 (final adverse action): after the dispute window, send the final denial including the name and address of the CRA (SmartScreen/ClearScreening), a statement that the CRA did not make the decision, and the applicant’s right to a free copy of their report within 60 days. Skipping Step 1 and going directly to Step 2 is a willful violation under 15 U.S.C. §1681n, exposing Nevada landlords to $100–$1,000 per incident in statutory damages plus attorney’s fees. Each denied applicant is a separate incident.
Yes. Nevada has no statutory cap on screening fees, making it one of the most flexible states in the country for landlords. You may charge the actual cost of the SmartScreen report ($45–$75) plus a documented administrative processing fee. The fee must be disclosed in writing before the applicant pays it, must be applied uniformly to all applicants for the same property (different fees for different applicants is a Fair Housing risk), and should be documented in your screening records. Nevada law does not require you to refund the fee if you rent the unit to someone else, but most Nevada landlords refund in that scenario as a risk management practice. The renter-pay structure effectively makes your entire screening process cost-neutral — a significant operational advantage vs. states like California ($62.02 cap), New York ($20 cap), or Massachusetts and Vermont (fees prohibited entirely).
Under NRS 118A.242, Nevada landlords may collect a security deposit of up to three months’ rent. The deposit must be returned within 30 days of the end of the tenancy (21 days for mobile homes). If deductions are made, the landlord must provide an itemized written list of the deductions with documentation. Allowable deductions include: unpaid rent, cleaning costs specified in the lease, and property damage beyond normal wear and tear. Normal wear and tear — minor scuffs, small nail holes, carpet wear from regular use — cannot be deducted. Failure to return the deposit within 30 days or wrongful withholding exposes the landlord to a claim for twice the security deposit amount plus attorney’s fees. Nevada does not require the deposit to be held in a separate account or to earn interest. The signed move-in condition inventory (required in written leases under NRS 118A.200(3)(k)) is your primary defense against tenant deposit dispute claims at move-out.
Las Vegas-area landlords should apply total verifiable compensation rather than W-2 base pay only when evaluating hospitality, food service, gaming, and entertainment workers. The protocol: request 3 most recent pay stubs plus W-2 and any IRS Form 4137 (tip reporting). Annualize the 3-month average of total documented compensation (base + tips + commissions). Apply the 3× monthly rent income standard to total annualized compensation, not base only. Document the calculation methodology in the screening file. Apply the same methodology uniformly to all applicants in the same industry category — inconsistent application of income verification standards across applicant types is the mechanism that creates disparate impact Fair Housing exposure. SmartScreen’s employment verification process contacts employers directly to obtain total compensation data when possible, reducing the documentation burden on individual landlords.
No. Nevada has no rent control laws and explicitly prohibits cities and municipalities from enacting their own rent control ordinances, making it one of the strongest preemption states for landlords in the country. Landlords may increase rent by any amount at any time, subject to proper notice requirements: 45 days’ written notice for month-to-month or week-to-week tenancies. Rent cannot be increased during the term of a fixed-term lease unless the lease agreement expressly contains a mid-term increase provision. There is no requirement to justify rent increases with cost data, CPI, or market comparables — the amount is entirely at the landlord’s discretion. The practical constraint is not legal but economic: raises above local market comparables increase vacancy risk and turnover costs, which is why applying the rent-to-turnover break-even formula (annual increase ÷ turnover cost = max acceptable move-out probability) produces better NOI outcomes than raising rent to the legal maximum every cycle.
Nevada requires specific written notices before any eviction court filing can proceed, governed by NRS 40.251–40.253 as revised in 2019. For nonpayment of rent: a 7-Day Notice to Pay, after any applicable grace period (late fees cannot be charged until 3 days after the due date under NRS 118A.210). For lease violations: a 5-Day Notice to Comply. For illegal activity: a 3-Day Notice to Quit (no cure right). For month-to-month tenancy termination: a 30-Day Notice to Quit. After the initial notice expires without compliance, a second 5-Day Notice to Quit for Unlawful Detainer is served before court filing. If the tenant fails to vacate, the landlord files in Clark County or Washoe County Justice Court. Total eviction timeline from first notice to lockout in Nevada ranges from 30–75 days depending on tenant response and court scheduling. Average total eviction cost (lost rent + legal + turnover): $3,500–$10,000. The single most cost-effective way to avoid this process is comprehensive tenant screening at placement — which is why SmartScreen clients in Nevada report zero evictions on comprehensively-screened tenants at 92%+ frequency across portfolios.
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Start Screening Nevada Tenants →- Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 118A — Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- NRS §118.020 — Nevada Fair Housing Act (protected classes)
- NRS 40.251–40.253 — Nevada Summary Eviction Process (2019 revision)
- 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. — Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- HUD.gov — 2024 Fair Housing Guidance on Criminal History Individualized Assessment
- Princeton Eviction Lab — Nevada Eviction Data; Average Eviction Cost $3,500–$10,000
- Silver State Fair Housing Council — Nevada Fair Housing Resources
- NMHC 2024 Rental Application Fraud Survey — 83% falsified document rate; 40% fraud surge
- TransUnion SmartMove — ResidentScore® eviction prediction data by band
- SmartScreen — Nevada Tenant Screening Reports
- SmartScreen — ResidentScore® Documentation
- SmartScreen — Tenant Screening Services