# Nevada AB121: AN ACT relating to real property; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide a tenant at least one method of paying rent or any other fee or charge that meets certain requirements; prohibiting a landlord or his or her agent from charging a tenant a fee to make a payment through an Internet website or online portal that exceeds the amount of any fee charged by the operator of the Internet website or online portal for the use of the website or portal; requiring a written rental agreement to separately identify any such fee under certain circumstances; authorizing a tenant to bring a civil action against a landlord who has committed certain violations; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide, upon request, a copy of a written rental agreement to a prospective tenant; requiring a landlord to refund certain fees collected from a prospective tenant under certain circumstances; prohibiting a landlord from collecting certain application fees; requiring certain references to the amount of rent due under a rental agreement to be set forth in a certain manner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB121, AN ACT relating to real property; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide a tenant at least one method of paying rent or any other fee or charge that meets certain requirements; prohibiting a landlord or his or her agent from charging a tenant a fee to make a payment through an Internet website or online portal that exceeds the amount of any fee charged by the operator of the Internet website or online portal for the use of the website or portal; requiring a written rental agreement to separately identify any such fee under certain circumstances; authorizing a tenant to bring a civil action against a landlord who has committed certain violations; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide, upon request, a copy of a written rental agreement to a prospective tenant; requiring a landlord to refund certain fees collected from a prospective tenant under certain circumstances; prohibiting a landlord from collecting certain application fees; requiring certain references to the amount of rent due under a rental agreement to be set forth in a certain manner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Venicia Considine (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 227.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB121
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to real property; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide a tenant at least one method of paying rent or any other fee or charge that meets certain requirements; prohibiting a landlord or his or her agent from charging a tenant a fee to make a payment through an Internet website or online portal that exceeds the amount of any fee charged by the operator of the Internet website or online portal for the use of the website or portal; requiring a written rental agreement to separately identify any such fee under certain circumstances; authorizing a tenant to bring a civil action against a landlord who has committed certain violations; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide, upon request, a copy of a written rental agreement to a prospective tenant; requiring a landlord to refund certain fees collected from a prospective tenant under certain circumstances; prohibiting a landlord from collecting certain application fees; requiring certain references to the amount of rent due under a rental agreement to be set forth in a certain manner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 227.
- Sponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 10-166
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (43 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Right to sue for rent‑rule violations: benefit, medium. If your landlord violates the rent‑listing or maximum total rent rules in this law, you can sue. If you win, the court can award damages, equitable relief, your costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees. You also get $250 for each violation that involved deception.
- Fair screening fees and lease access: benefit, low. If you ask, the landlord must give you the full written lease before you sign. If you pay an application, credit report, or background‑check fee and the unit is rented to someone else without that work being done, you must get a refund. The landlord cannot charge any application, credit report, or…
- Free rent payment and online fee cap: benefit, low. Your landlord must offer at least one way to pay with no fee and without giving bank account info. A paper check may include bank details. If you pay online, the landlord cannot charge more than the portal operator charges, and any portal fee must be listed separately in the lease.
- Clear total rent and utility fees: mixed, medium. The law requires rent to be shown as one total amount that includes all mandatory fees. A landlord cannot charge more than that total. A separate monthly fee is allowed only for electric, gas, or water when the utility cannot bill you directly, or for master‑metered water. The lease must mark this…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 16 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 27 | 15 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-06-06: Chapter 227. (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Senate Amendment No. 740 concurred in. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 740.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: To Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House)
- 2025-04-22: To printer. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 45.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2025-01-28: From printer. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121_R1.pdf)
- Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121_R2.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121_R1.pdf)
- [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB121_R2.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB121-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).