The law in plain English
Return deadline
Under Nev. Rev. Stat. Sections 118A.240 to 118A.250, the deposit response usually has to be sent within 30 days of the move-out timeline described by the state rule.
Required notice
Nevada generally caps the deposit at 3 months' rent, and the landlord usually has 30 days to send the refund or an itemized statement describing the withholding.
This dispute type
Painting deductions are usually weakest when the landlord is refreshing the unit for the next tenant, covering faded walls, or addressing minor marks from normal occupancy. In Nevada, the refund deadline and deduction notice rules still apply even if the landlord claims the walls needed work.
Penalty leverage
If the withholding was wrongful or in bad faith, the exposure allowed under the statute is: You can recover the full deposit amount plus up to an additional deposit amount in court-awarded damages (effectively up to 2x)