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Pick the situation that is yours and put in each date once, on the stage it belongs to. The page shows the stage you are at and the period the statutes set after it, with whose period it is and the section it comes from. It says what the law sets, never what to do about it.

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Which situation is yours

The notice to pay or leave, the posting of a removal order, the window for the removal, and the motion about belongings after it.

An eviction for unpaid rent. 5 stages, from Paying the rent or leaving after a summary eviction notice.

  1. Stage 1 · What the statutes set next

    Paying the rent or leaving after a summary eviction notice

    Period
    7 days, counted in judicial days
    From
    The day of service of the written notice to pay the rent or surrender
    Whose
    The tenant

    The notice runs to the close of business on the seventh judicial day after the day of service. Within that time the tenant may contest by filing an affidavit that the rent was tendered or is not in default, and once the landlord has a copy stamped as filed, the landlord may not lock the tenant out.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted For Rent →NRS 40.253

  2. Stage 2 · Later in the statutes

    Posting the order for removal

    Period
    24 hours
    From
    The sheriff or constable receiving the court's order
    Whose
    The sheriff or constable

    When the court finds the tenant guilty of an unlawful detainer and orders removal, the sheriff or constable posts the order in a conspicuous place on the premises not later than 24 hours after receiving it.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted For Rent →NRS 40.253

  3. Stage 3 · Later in the statutes

    The earliest removal after the order is posted

    Period
    24 hours
    From
    The posting of the order for removal
    Whose
    The sheriff or constable

    The sheriff or constable removes the tenant not earlier than 24 hours after the order is posted, and not later than 36 hours after it.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted For Rent →NRS 40.253

  4. Stage 4 · Later in the statutes

    The latest removal after the order is posted

    The date of: The posting of the order for removalThe same date as stage 3, so it is counted from there once that date is in.

    Period
    36 hours
    From
    The posting of the order for removal
    Whose
    The sheriff or constable

    The removal comes not later than 36 hours after the order is posted, and not earlier than 24 hours after it.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted For Rent →NRS 40.253

  5. Stage 5 · Later in the statutes

    Disputing how the landlord handled essential belongings

    Period
    5 days
    From
    The tenant vacating or being removed from the premises
    Whose
    The tenant

    A motion disputing how the landlord handled the tenant's essential belongings is filed within 5 days after the tenant vacated or was removed, and the court may award damages of not more than $2,500.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted For Rent →NRS 40.253

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What the law asks of each side between them, a step at a time: The Seventh Judicial Day

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