Nebraska Mold, Pests, Heat & AC Rules
Nebraska rules on mold, pests, heat & ac for renters and landlords, with the statute or official page behind each answer. Last verified: 2026-10-22.
Short answer: No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. After written or actual notice, the landlord must substantially comply with applicable minimum housing codes and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises fit and habitable. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(a)-(b)
The rules in Nebraska
| Mold | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. After written or actual notice, the landlord must substantially comply with applicable minimum housing codes and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises fit and habitable. Nebraska has no mold disclosure or mold-remediation standard for rentals. Local minimum housing codes (e.g., Omaha, Lincoln) may address moisture or mold; where a minimum housing code applies, it sets the landlord's maximum duty under this section. |
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| Pests & bed bugs | No pest- or bed-bug-specific statute. The landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable and common areas clean and safe (after notice); the tenant must keep the occupied part of the premises clean and safe and dispose of garbage and waste properly. No state bed-bug disclosure or inspection rule. Local housing codes may assign extermination duties. |
| Heat | Yes. The landlord must supply reasonable heat (and running water and reasonable hot water at all times) and maintain heating facilities in good and safe working order. No statewide minimum temperature or heating season is set. Exceptions: buildings not required by law to be equipped for heat, or units where heat is generated by an installation in the tenant's exclusive control supplied by a direct public utility connection. In a single-family residence, the parties may agree in good-faith writing, for consideration, that the tenant supplies heat and hot water (§ 76-1419(2)). Local housing codes may set minimum temperatures. |
| Air conditioning | No state requirement to provide air conditioning or a maximum indoor temperature. Air conditioning supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord must be kept in good and safe working order. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(d) |
| Smoke and CO detectors | Smoke detectors: the owner of rental property is responsible for supplying, installing, maintaining, and testing them, but a tenant who occupies the unit for one month or more must do the manufacturer-recommended tests, report problems to the owner in writing, and replace worn batteries; the battery must work when the tenant moves in, and the owner must give written testing instructions. Carbon monoxide alarms: in rentals with a fuel-fired heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage (after permitted work on or after January 1, 2017), and in existing rentals with a new tenant on or after January 1, 2017, the owner must have a working CO alarm on each habitable floor. The owner replaces missing or broken alarms before a new tenancy, provides batteries at move-in, and fixes reported problems; the tenant keeps, tests, and maintains the alarms and reports problems. Smoke detector section: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-5,144. The owner is not in violation for a deficient smoke detector it was not told about. No one may remove batteries from or disable a CO alarm except to inspect, maintain, repair, or replace it. |
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Nebraska vs. neighboring states
| State | Mold | Pests & bed bugs | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. After written or actual notice, the landlord must substantially comply with applicable minimum housing codes and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises fit and habitable. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(a)-(b) | No pest- or bed-bug-specific statute. The landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable and common areas clean and safe (after notice); the tenant must keep the occupied part of the premises clean and safe and dispose of garbage and waste properly. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1419(1)(b)-(c), 76-1421(2)-(3) | Yes. The landlord must supply reasonable heat (and running water and reasonable hot water at all times) and maintain heating facilities in good and safe working order. No statewide minimum temperature or heating season is set. Exceptions: buildings not required by law to be equipped for heat, or units where heat is generated by an installation in the tenant's exclusive control supplied by a direct public utility connection. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(d), (1)(f) |
| Colorado | Yes. A rental is legally uninhabitable if there is mold associated with dampness, or any other damp condition, that would materially interfere with the tenant's health or safety if not fixed. Minor mold on surfaces that collect moisture through normal use is excluded. The landlord must make sure the unit is habitable before leasing it and must fix such conditions under the warranty of habitability; the tenant may use the remedies in § 38-12-507. C.R.S. §§ 38-12-503, 38-12-505(1)(a), (3) | The landlord must provide appropriate extermination for rodent, vermin, pest or insect infestations throughout the premises. Under the bed-bug law, the tenant must promptly notify the landlord in writing or electronically; within 96 hours the landlord must get the unit inspected by a qualified inspector, and inspect contiguous units if bed bugs are found. The landlord must give written results within two business days and start treatment within five business days. The landlord pays for inspection and treatment, and may not rent a unit it knows or suspects has bed bugs; on request it must disclose bed bugs in the past eight months and the last clean inspection date. C.R.S. § 38-12-505(1)(b)(VII)-(VIII); §§ 38-12-1001 to 38-12-1007 | Yes. A unit that substantially lacks functioning heating facilities that met code when installed and are kept in good working order is uninhabitable. Lack of functioning heating from October through April is presumed to materially interfere with the tenant's life, health or safety. State law sets no minimum indoor temperature. C.R.S. § 38-12-505(1)(b)(V), (4)(d) |
| Iowa | No statute — Iowa has no mold-specific landlord-tenant law. Mold is handled under the landlord's duties to comply with building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety and to make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to keep the premises fit and habitable. Iowa Code § 562A.15(1)(a)(1), (2) | No statute — Iowa does not specifically assign pest or bed-bug treatment or require a bed-bug disclosure. Infestations fall under the landlord's fit-and-habitable and code-compliance duties; tenants must keep their unit clean and dispose of garbage and waste in a clean and safe manner. Iowa Code §§ 562A.15(1)(a)(1), (2), (5); 562A.17(2), (3) | Yes. The landlord must supply running water, reasonable amounts of hot water at all times, and reasonable heat — unless the building is not required by law to be so equipped or the heat/hot water is generated by equipment under the tenant's exclusive control with a direct utility connection. Heating facilities supplied by the landlord must be kept in good and safe working order. No numeric minimum temperature is set by state statute. Iowa Code § 562A.15(1)(a)(4), (6) |
| Kansas | No statute — Kansas has no mold-specific landlord-tenant law. Mold is handled under the landlord's duty to comply with building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety and to maintain plumbing, sanitary, and ventilating systems in good and safe working order. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (3) | No statute — Kansas does not specifically assign pest or bed-bug treatment and has no bed-bug disclosure rule. Infestations fall under the landlord's code-compliance duty; tenants must keep their unit clean and remove garbage and waste in a clean and safe manner, and are responsible for damage they or their guests or animals cause. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(1), (4); 58-2555(b), (c), (f) | Yes. The landlord must supply running water, reasonable amounts of hot water at all times, and reasonable heat — unless the building is not required by law to be so equipped or the heat or hot water comes from equipment under the tenant's exclusive control with a direct utility connection. Heating appliances the landlord supplies must be kept in good and safe working order. No numeric minimum temperature is set by state statute. K.S.A. 58-2553(a)(3), (5) |
| Missouri | No statute — Missouri has no mold disclosure or remediation law. Missouri courts recognize an implied warranty of habitability as case law, not statute. Local housing codes set specific standards. If a condition that detrimentally affects habitability or sanitation violates a local housing or building code, an eligible tenant may use the statutory repair-and-deduct remedy. To qualify, the tenant must have lived there 6 consecutive months, be current on rent, and have no uncured lease-violation notices. RSMo 441.234; RSMo ch. 441 and 535 (checked) | No statute — no state law assigns pest or bed bug treatment or requires disclosure. The lease, local housing codes and the case-law implied warranty of habitability govern. Where an infestation violates a local housing code, an eligible tenant may use the repair-and-deduct remedy. RSMo ch. 441 and 535 (checked); RSMo 441.234 | No statewide minimum temperature or heating season for rentals. Heat requirements come from local housing codes and the lease. By statute, in master-metered multi-unit buildings, the utility must post notice 5 days before shutting off heat-related service for the owner's nonpayment. Tenants may then petition for a receiver, and service may not be cut while the petition is pending. RSMo 441.650; ch. 441 (checked) |
| South Dakota | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. South Dakota has no mold disclosure, remediation or exposure-standard law for rentals; the landlord must keep the premises and common areas in reasonable repair, fit for human habitation and in good and safe working order, except for disrepair caused by the tenant's (or the tenant's invitees') negligent, willful or malicious conduct. SDCL 43-32-8 | No statute — no bed-bug or pest-specific law. The landlord's general duty to keep the premises fit for human habitation applies, except where the condition was caused by the tenant's negligent, willful or malicious conduct. SDCL 43-32-8 | The landlord must maintain heating systems in good and safe working order (unless the tenant caused the disrepair) and keep the unit fit for human habitation. No state statute sets a minimum indoor temperature or heating season. SDCL 43-32-8 |
| Wyoming | No statute — Wyoming's Residential Rental Property Act does not mention mold, and no state housing code addresses it. Mold is governed only by the general duty to keep the unit safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation; the act applies only to conditions that materially affect the physical health or safety of the ordinary renter. The renter must be current on payments and give written notice (certified mail or as allowed by W.S. 1-21-1003) before court remedies are available. W.S. 1-21-1202(a), (c); 1-21-1203(a)-(b); 1-21-1206 | No statute — no pest or bed-bug provision in the Residential Rental Property Act or elsewhere for rentals. Infestations fall under the general safe-and-sanitary duty if they materially affect health or safety. The owner need not remedy conditions caused by the renter, the renter's family or guests through misuse, and the renter must keep the unit clean and dispose of garbage properly. W.S. 1-21-1202; 1-21-1203(c); 1-21-1204(a)(i)-(ii) | Yes, but no temperature standard. Each rental unit must have operational heating (and electrical, plumbing and hot and cold running water) unless both parties agree otherwise in writing, and the owner must maintain the heating system. State law sets no minimum indoor temperature or heating season. Seasonal units such as summer cabins not intended to have these amenities are excepted. W.S. 1-21-1202(a); 1-21-1203(a)(iii) |
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Nebraska Mold, Pests, Heat & AC Rules FAQ
Does a landlord have to fix mold in Nebraska?
No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. After written or actual notice, the landlord must substantially comply with applicable minimum housing codes and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises fit and habitable. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(a)-(b))
Who pays for pest control and bed bugs in Nebraska?
No pest- or bed-bug-specific statute. The landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable and common areas clean and safe (after notice); the tenant must keep the occupied part of the premises clean and safe and dispose of garbage and waste properly. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1419(1)(b)-(c), 76-1421(2)-(3))
Does a landlord have to provide heat in Nebraska?
Yes. The landlord must supply reasonable heat (and running water and reasonable hot water at all times) and maintain heating facilities in good and safe working order. No statewide minimum temperature or heating season is set. Exceptions: buildings not required by law to be equipped for heat, or units where heat is generated by an installation in the tenant's exclusive control supplied by a direct public utility connection. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(d), (1)(f))
Does a landlord have to provide air conditioning in Nebraska?
No state requirement to provide air conditioning or a maximum indoor temperature. Air conditioning supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord must be kept in good and safe working order. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1419(1)(d))
Who is responsible for smoke detectors in a rental in Nebraska?
Smoke detectors: the owner of rental property is responsible for supplying, installing, maintaining, and testing them, but a tenant who occupies the unit for one month or more must do the manufacturer-recommended tests, report problems to the owner in writing, and replace worn batteries; the battery must work when the tenant moves in, and the owner must give written testing instructions. Carbon monoxide alarms: in rentals with a fuel-fired heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage (after permitted work on or after January 1, 2017), and in existing rentals with a new tenant on or after January 1, 2017, the owner must have a working CO alarm on each habitable floor. The owner replaces missing or broken alarms before a new tenancy, provides batteries at move-in, and fixes reported problems; the tenant keeps, tests, and maintains the alarms and reports problems. (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-5,144, 76-606)
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