118A.480 - Landlord’s recovery of possession of dwelling unit.
118A.480 Landlord’s recovery of possession of dwelling unit. The landlord shall not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution or interruption or causing or permitting the diminution or interruption of any essential service required by the rental agreement or this chapter, except:
1. By an action for possession or other civil action or summary proceeding in which the issue of right of possession is determined;
2. When the tenant has surrendered possession of the dwelling unit to the landlord; or
3. When the tenant has abandoned the dwelling unit as provided in NRS 118A.450.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1342)