What A Lease Cannot Say
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1415 — no waiver of the act, no confession of judgment, no attorney's fee clause
- Waiving rights or remedies under the landlord and tenant act.
- Authorizing anyone to confess judgment on a claim from the lease.
- Agreeing to pay the landlord's or the tenant's attorney's fees.
- Excusing or limiting the landlord's liability for its own active negligence, or indemnifying the landlord for it.
Unenforceable. Those are terms no rental agreement may contain, and a term like them is unenforceable. A landlord who deliberately uses a lease with terms known to be prohibited owes the tenant actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
A particular lease is a question for a licensed Nebraska attorney or a legal aid office.
Sources for this section (1)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1415 — Prohibited provisions in rental agreements
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nebraska attorney.