# Nevada · Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint — Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state

For Nevada · Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint, state is Nevada; automatic or by motion is automatic; what triggers relief is Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint; waiting period is Thirty-one days; what the relief does is the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Nevada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Automatic or by motion:** automatic _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What triggers relief:** Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Waiting period:** Thirty-one days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the relief does:** the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** NRS 40.2545 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (c) Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 5 of NRS 40.2542 within 30 days after the tenant filed the affidavit.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Automatic or by motion

> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:

### What the relief does

> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:

### Statute

> NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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