A Nevada residential summary eviction for nonpayment of rent generally moves through a required notice, a possible Tenant response and court review, an eviction order, and a Constable lockout. In Henderson Township, the court's Monday-through-Thursday schedule affects how the seven judicial days are counted.
For Southern Nevada rental Owners, the process is not one filing with a guaranteed completion date. The required steps may be affected by the court with jurisdiction, judicial-day calculations, service, Tenant filings, hearings, motions, court orders, and Constable scheduling.
This guide separates Nevada law, local court and Constable procedure, Rice Real Estate & Property Management case experience, and planning estimates so Owners can evaluate each statement in the proper context.
Nevada Rental Owner Legal Guide
How Does a Henderson Nevada Nonpayment Eviction Move From Notice to Lockout?
The timeline below explains each major stage and identifies whether the information comes from Nevada law, local procedure, professional case experience, or a Rice planning estimate.
How the Sources Are Labeled
Legal articles are easier to evaluate when the reader can distinguish a statute from a court procedure, a local operating practice, a company example, or an estimate. This article uses the following labels.
A Nevada statute or an official court rule. These sources establish the governing legal requirement.
Forms, filing instructions, fees, hours, or other information published by the Justice Court with jurisdiction.
Lockout, posting, scheduling, service, fee, and property-securing information published by a Clark County Constable office.
An actual matter coordinated by Rice Real Estate & Property Management. A case example illustrates what happened once, not what must happen in every case.
An operating estimate based on recent case coordination. It is not a statutory fee, court quote, Constable quote, or guaranteed attorney price.
Scope of This Henderson Nevada Eviction Guide
This article focuses on residential summary eviction for nonpayment of rent under NRS 40.253. It is written for Owners of Nevada houses, townhomes, and condos used as long-term rental properties.
Different rules can apply to lease violations, nuisance or waste, unauthorized occupants, tenancy termination, subsidized housing, manufactured-home tenancies, bankruptcy, military protections, appeals, formal unlawful-detainer actions, and other circumstances. Those matters should be reviewed with Nevada eviction counsel.
Nevada eviction law is one part of the larger compliance framework governing a rental property. Our Nevada landlord-tenant law guide covers the broader Nevada rules that can affect long-term rental ownership, including notices, deposits, access, maintenance, habitability, and other compliance issues.
Nevada Summary Eviction for Nonpayment of Rent
A summary eviction is not simply a notice followed by an automatic lockout. The correct notice must be served, the response deadline must expire, the court must receive the required filing, and a judge must determine whether an eviction order should be issued.
Process at a glance
- A qualifying rent default occurs.
- A valid 7-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit is served.
- The statutory seven-judicial-day response period runs. In Henderson Township, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays are nonjudicial days.
- The Tenant may pay, surrender possession, or file an answer.
- After the deadline, the landlord or counsel checks for an answer and files the landlord complaint.
- The court reviews the filing or conducts a hearing when required.
- If an eviction order is issued, it is delivered to the appropriate Constable for posting and execution.
- After the lockout, the property is secured and any personal property is handled under NRS 118A.460.
Step 1: Serve the Correct Nonpayment Notice
NRS 40.253 permits a landlord or the landlord's agent to serve a written notice requiring the Tenant to pay the rent or surrender the premises before the close of business on the seventh judicial day following the day of service.
The notice must identify the court with jurisdiction and explain the Tenant's right to contest the matter. Owners should use the form and service process approved for the applicable court rather than relying on a generic notice found online.
Henderson Justice Court states that eviction notices must be served by a Constable, sheriff, licensed process server, or an agent of an attorney licensed in Nevada.
Court procedure Henderson process and required filings: Henderson Justice Court Evictions Division.
Court procedure Las Vegas forms and court information: Las Vegas Justice Court Eviction Division.
Step 2: Count Seven Judicial Days Correctly
The day of service is not counted as the first judicial day. NRS 40.253 requires action before the court closes on the seventh judicial day following the day of service.
Henderson Justice Court is open Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays. The Henderson Township Constable identifies Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays as nonjudicial days for these notice periods.
Court procedure Henderson court hours: Henderson Justice Court.
Constable procedure Henderson judicial-day explanation: Henderson Township Constable eviction procedures.
Step 3: Determine Whether the Tenant Filed an Answer
During the notice period, the Tenant may contest the eviction by filing an affidavit or answer with the court. After the deadline expires, the landlord or eviction counsel should check the applicable court system before filing the landlord complaint.
Henderson Justice Court instructs residential landlords to include the landlord complaint, served notice, proof of service, lease agreement, and filing fee. Court-specific forms and procedures matter. Las Vegas Justice Court local rules warn that nonapproved eviction forms may result in dismissal or rejection.
Court procedure Las Vegas filing guidance: Las Vegas Justice Court summary-eviction filing tips.
Official law Las Vegas local rules: Las Vegas Justice Court Local Rules of Practice.
Step 4: Court Review or Hearing
When the Tenant has not filed a timely answer, the court may review the landlord complaint and determine whether to issue an eviction order. An uncontested filing is not automatically approved merely because the notice period expired.
When the Tenant timely files an answer and the landlord files the complaint, NRS 40.253 requires a hearing. If the court finds no legal defense and determines that the Tenant is guilty of unlawful detainer, the court may issue a summary order for removal.
If the court finds a legal defense, the court must refuse summary relief. Additional proceedings may need to continue through the formal unlawful-detainer process.
Step 5: Deliver the Eviction Order to the Constable
If the court grants the eviction, the order must be delivered to the sheriff or Constable for execution. A landlord should not treat the signed court order as permission to perform an immediate private lockout.
NRS 40.253 directs the sheriff or Constable to post the order at the premises no later than 24 hours after receiving it. The Tenant may then be removed no earlier than 24 hours and no later than 36 hours after the order is posted.
Constable procedure Published Southern Nevada lockout process: Las Vegas Township Constable eviction process.
Step 6: Complete the Lockout and Secure the Home
The property Owner, property manager, or locksmith must be prepared to change the locks when the Constable executes the order. Henderson Township's published instructions state that the locks must be changed and all entrances secured before the court seal is placed on the property.
The Constable executes the court order and verifies that the home is secured. Locksmith work, property inventory, removal of belongings, cleaning, and repair work remain separate responsibilities.
Constable procedure Lockout-day preparation: Las Vegas Township Constable eviction process.
Nevada Eviction Timeline Example: Henderson, 2026
Rice Real Estate & Property Management case example: This timeline describes one Henderson matter and is not a guaranteed timeline for another case.
This matter involved residential nonpayment of rent and proceeded through Henderson Justice Court. The following dates reflect what occurred in that specific case.
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The 7-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit was served at the rental home.
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First judicial day following the day of service.
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Second judicial day.
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Third judicial day after the intervening nonjudicial days and court holiday.
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Fourth judicial day.
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Fifth judicial day.
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Sixth judicial day.
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Seventh judicial day and expiration of the notice period.
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The landlord complaint was filed after the statutory notice period expired.
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The court reviewed the filing and granted the eviction.
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Instructions and payment were delivered to the Henderson Township Constable so the court order could be executed.
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The Constable completed the lockout. The locks were changed, the home was secured, and possession was returned.
How Much Does a Nevada Summary Eviction Cost?
There is no single official all-inclusive eviction price. The legal process can include notice service, court filing, attorney services, Constable charges, mileage, motions, and hearings. Separate property-level costs can include storage, cleanup, repairs, and vacancy loss.
$0 Eviction Guarantee for Homes We Manage
If an eviction becomes necessary while we manage your rental home, we coordinate the eviction process with Karsaz Law and cover the eviction-process costs. The Owner is not separately billed for the covered legal eviction process.
The guarantee applies to the eviction process itself. Unpaid rent, Resident-caused damage, property cleanup and repairs, storage, utilities, and vacancy after possession is returned are separate property or tenancy costs.
During the September 9, 2026 source review, Henderson Justice Court and Las Vegas Justice Court published a $71 complaint filing fee for summary eviction. The applicable court's current fee controls at filing.
Henderson Township publishes separate notice-service and eviction charges, plus mileage and applicable copy charges. These are government service components, not the complete case cost.
Attorney pricing depends on the notice, filing, hearing, motion, appeal, or formal litigation required. The attorney's current written quote controls.
Based on recent case coordination, we generally plan for approximately $800 to $1,000 for a straightforward, attorney-handled residential summary eviction.
This is an internal company budgeting range, not an official Nevada fee schedule or guaranteed legal quote. For homes we manage under our $0 Eviction Guarantee, covered eviction-process costs are absorbed by us rather than billed separately to the Owner. A contested case, hearing, motion, appeal, or formal eviction can still increase the actual cost of the legal process.
Court procedure Las Vegas filing fee schedule: Las Vegas Justice Court fees.
Constable procedure Henderson Constable fees: Henderson Township Constable fee schedule.
Attorney source Eviction counsel information: Karsaz Law eviction services.
Personal Property Left After an Eviction
Regaining possession does not give a landlord unrestricted authority to discard personal property left in the home. NRS 118A.460 establishes a separate storage and disposal process.
Safe Storage for 30 Days
The landlord must reasonably provide for safe storage of the former Tenant's personal property for 30 days after abandonment, eviction, or the end of the rental period.
The landlord may inventory, move, and store the property and may charge reasonable and actual inventory, moving, and storage costs before releasing it to the person lawfully claiming it.
Access to Essential Personal Effects
During the five-day period following an eviction or lockout, the landlord must provide the former Tenant a reasonable opportunity to retrieve essential personal effects. The statute identifies examples such as medication, baby formula, basic clothing, and personal-care items.
Written Notice Before Disposal
After the 30-day storage period expires, disposal is permitted only when the landlord has made reasonable efforts to locate the former Tenant, has provided written notice of the intention to dispose of the property, and at least 14 days have elapsed since that notice was given.
The notice must be mailed to the former Tenant's present address or, when that address is unknown, the last known address. Vehicles are governed by separate abandoned-vehicle procedures.
Constable procedure Post-eviction property explanation: Las Vegas Township Constable eviction process.
What Rice Does After Possession Is Returned
Rice Real Estate & Property Management begins documenting the home as soon as lawful possession is returned. The first priorities are securing the property, documenting its condition, identifying urgent damage, protecting any personal property, and obtaining repair and cleaning estimates.
Some turnover work may proceed while stored property remains protected. Other work may need to wait when belongings interfere with safe access, repairs, flooring, painting, cleaning, or marketing photographs.
Even with the $0 Eviction Guarantee, Owner financial exposure can still include:
- Unpaid rent and late charges permitted by the lease and law
- Inventory, moving, and storage expenses
- Cleaning and Tenant-caused damage
- Repairs and other turnover work after possession is returned
- Utilities, landscaping, pool service, and HOA compliance
- Vacancy loss during the legal and turnover periods
Once possession is recovered, our Tenant Damage vs. Normal Wear guide explains how move-out condition, Resident damage, normal wear, documentation, and security-deposit accounting are evaluated. For the financial impact of vacancy and preparing the home for the next tenancy, see Vacancy & Turnover Costs .
Researching Eviction Records in Las Vegas and Henderson
Las Vegas Justice Court and the Clark County outlying Justice Courts provide public case-search systems. However, the absence of a result does not prove that no notice, filing, dismissal, denial, or sealed case ever existed.
Las Vegas Justice Court Public Access Search available Las Vegas Justice Court civil and criminal case records. Clark County Justice Court Public Access Search available Henderson and other Clark County outlying Justice Court records.Why Some Nevada Eviction Records Are Sealed
NRS 40.2545 provides several separate paths for sealing a summary-eviction court file. The statute is broader than a temporary pandemic-only rule.
- A summary eviction granted during the statute's defined COVID-19 emergency is automatically sealed.
- A summary-eviction file is automatically sealed when the action is dismissed.
- A denied summary-eviction case is automatically sealed after the statutory waiting period.
- A case can be automatically sealed when the Tenant filed an answer but the landlord did not timely file the landlord complaint.
- The court may also order sealing after a written stipulation or when the statutory interests-of-justice standard is met.
A notice to surrender is also generally unavailable for public inspection unless it has been filed in an unsealed court case. For that reason, a public portal should not be treated as a complete Applicant-screening record by itself. For Rice Real Estate & Property Management's broader Applicant review process, see Tenant Screening.
Court procedure Las Vegas eviction information: Las Vegas Justice Court.
Court procedure Henderson court information: Henderson Justice Court.
Nevada Eviction Timeline FAQ for Property Owners
How Long Does a Nevada Summary Eviction Take?
Nevada law does not guarantee one universal timeline. Timing depends on service, judicial-day calculations, Tenant responses, hearings, court review, stays, motions, delivery of the order, and Constable availability. The Rice Real Estate & Property Management 2026 Henderson example took approximately 22 calendar days from notice to lockout, but that historical result is not predictive.
Does a 7-Day Pay or Quit Notice Expire After Seven Calendar Days?
Not necessarily. NRS 40.253 uses judicial days and counts them following the day of service. In Henderson Township, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays are nonjudicial days. Other Nevada courts may operate on different schedules, so the applicable court's current calendar and case-specific notice should be used to determine the deadline.
Is the Constable Lockout Notice 24 to 48 Hours?
NRS 40.253 states that the order must be posted no later than 24 hours after the sheriff or Constable receives it. Removal occurs no earlier than 24 hours and no later than 36 hours after posting. The statutory window should therefore be described as 24 to 36 hours after posting.
Can an Owner Change the Locks Before the Constable Arrives?
An Owner should not perform a private self-help lockout. Nevada law restricts how a landlord may recover possession. When the court-ordered lockout is executed, the Owner, property manager, or locksmith must be prepared to change the locks as directed by the Constable.
What Happens to Belongings Left in the Rental Home?
The landlord must provide safe storage for 30 days and reasonable access to essential personal effects during the first five days. Disposal after the storage period also requires reasonable efforts to locate the former Tenant, written notice, and satisfaction of the statute's 14-day notice requirement.
Are All Nevada Eviction Filings Visible in a Public Search?
No. Public portals show available unsealed records, but NRS 40.2545 requires or permits sealing in several circumstances. A missing search result does not establish that no eviction-related event occurred.
Primary Sources Used for This Article
These links are included so readers can distinguish official legal requirements from court and Constable procedure, company experience, and Rice Real Estate & Property Management planning estimates.
- Official law Nevada Legislature: NRS 40.253
Summary eviction for residential nonpayment of rent, Tenant response, court filing, hearing, posting, and removal provisions.
- Official law Nevada Legislature: NRS 40.2545
Automatic and discretionary sealing of summary-eviction case files and restrictions on public inspection of notices.
- Official law Nevada Legislature: NRS 118A.460
Storage, retrieval, notice, and disposal rules for personal property left after abandonment or eviction.
- Official law Nevada Legislature: NRS 118A.480
Lawful methods through which a residential landlord may recover possession of a dwelling.
- Court procedure Henderson Justice Court Evictions Division
Service requirements, Tenant-answer process, landlord filing documents, filing fee, and Constable referral.
- Court procedure Henderson Justice Court Hours and Contact Information
Official Monday-through-Thursday operating schedule.
- Court procedure Las Vegas Justice Court Eviction Division
Las Vegas court forms, eviction resources, filing information, and court-specific procedures.
- Constable procedure Las Vegas Township Constable Eviction Process
Published notice service, court-order processing, posting, lockout, lock-change, and post-eviction information.
- Constable procedure Henderson Township Constable Eviction Procedures
Henderson notice types and identification of judicial and nonjudicial days.
- Constable procedure Henderson Township Constable Fee Schedule
Published notice, eviction, mileage, and related service charges.
- Attorney source Karsaz Law Nevada Eviction Services
Nevada eviction counsel used by Rice Real Estate & Property Management for legal preparation and case-specific advice.
Protecting the Rental Property Requires More Than Filing a Notice
Rice Real Estate & Property Management coordinates rent collection, documentation, eviction counsel, court monitoring, Constable scheduling, lock changes, personal-property compliance, repairs, and the return of the home to the rental market.