Rental Application in Nevada

A rental application that collects what landlords commonly ask for. Follow your state's limits on application fees and fair-housing rules: ask every applicant the same questions.

What Nevada law says

Application / screening fees	No dollar cap. A landlord who collects an application, credit-report or background-check fee must refund it if the unit is rented to someone else and the landlord did not actually process the application or obtain the report or check. Landlords may not charge application, credit-report or background-check fees for a minor (under 18) in the applicant's household. Added to NRS by Statutes of Nevada 2025, p. 1413. Bill number not confirmed. Source: NRS 118A.306 (added 2025)
Statewide ban on refusing Section 8 / source of income	No. Nevada's fair housing statute covers race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, familial status and sex, but not source of income or housing vouchers. No source-of-income provision found in NRS 118 or 118A. Source: NRS 118.100

Application / screening fees

No dollar cap. A landlord who collects an application, credit-report or background-check fee must refund it if the unit is rented to someone else and the landlord did not actually process the application or obtain the report or check. Landlords may not charge application, credit-report or background-check fees for a minor (under 18) in the applicant's household.

Added to NRS by Statutes of Nevada 2025, p. 1413. Bill number not confirmed.

Source: NRS 118A.306 (added 2025)

Statewide ban on refusing Section 8 / source of income

No. Nevada's fair housing statute covers race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, familial status and sex, but not source of income or housing vouchers.

No source-of-income provision found in NRS 118 or 118A.

Source: NRS 118.100

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RENTAL APPLICATION — [rental address]

Applicant name: [applicant name] Phone: [phone] Email: [email]

Current address: [current address] How long: [time at current address] Current rent: $[current rent]

Current landlord: [current landlord name and phone]

Previous address and landlord: [previous address and landlord]

Employer: [employer] Position: [position] Monthly income: $[monthly income] Other income (including housing vouchers or benefits): [other income]

Other adults who will live in the unit: [other adult occupants] Number of minors: [number of minors]

Pets or assistance animals: [pets] Vehicles: [vehicles]

Application fee: $[application fee] (see your state's rule above). Screening company used: [screening company name and contact]

I authorize the landlord to verify this information and obtain a tenant screening or credit report. Signature: ____________ Date: [date signed]

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