NRS 118A.345 Right of tenant or cotenant to terminate lease due to domestic
violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
1. Notwithstanding any provision in a
rental agreement to the contrary, if a tenant, cotenant or household member is
the victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, the
tenant or any cotenant may terminate the rental agreement by giving the
landlord written notice of termination effective at the end of the current
rental period or 30 days after the notice is provided to the landlord,
whichever occurs sooner.
2. In the case of a termination of a
rental agreement pursuant to this section on the grounds that a tenant,
cotenant or household member is a victim of domestic violence, the written
notice provided to a landlord pursuant to subsection 1 must describe the reason
for the termination of the rental agreement and be accompanied by:
(a) A copy of an order for protection against
domestic violence issued to the tenant, cotenant or household member who is the
victim of domestic violence;
(b) A copy of a written report from a law
enforcement agency indicating that the tenant, cotenant or household member
notified the law enforcement agency of the domestic violence; or
(c) A copy of a written affidavit in the form
prescribed pursuant to NRS 118A.347
and signed by a qualified third party acting in his or her official capacity
stating that the tenant, cotenant or household member is a victim of domestic
violence and identifying the adverse party.