Alexis Brown Law is Investigating Potential Tenant Claims in Nevada

Information submitted is for investigation only.

Information being collected by Alexis Brown Law about the issues below are for investigatory purposes only. Tenants must carefully review the Submission Agreement before making a submission to Alexis Brown Law for investigation.

What happens after making a submission?

Alexis Brown Law reviews investigatory submissions in the order they are received. Alexis Brown may, but is not required to, request additional documents from a tenant after their submission. Responses to tenant submissions, including details about submitting documents to the office, are sent by email or text, only. Alexis Brown Law may, but is not required, to have an initial investigatory consultation with any tenant that makes a submission for investigation. If there is a conflict of interest or Alexis Brown Law determines that the tenant's submission is not a good fit for the firm's investigation for any reason, Alexis Brown Law will not respond to the tenant's submission. Tenants should continue to investigate or pursue their potential claims with other attorneys, or on their own.

How much does it cost?

Alexis Brown Law reviews tenant submissions, documents that may be requested from a tenant, and provides tenants initial investigatory consultations about the issues below free of charge.

No legal advice, warranties, or guarantees.

Nothing on this website is intended to be legal advice, and no tenant should take any action based upon anything on this website. Alexis Brown Law makes no promises, warranties, or guarantees about the legal theories being investigated or any outcome or result of any aspect of a tenant's potential claims.

No attorney-client relationship.

No attorney-client relationship is made with Alexis Brown Law when a tenant makes a submission for investigation. An attorney-client relationship may only be established by signing a detailed attorney-client retainer agreement after discussion with an attorney.

Active Tenant Investigations

Single Figure of Rent

Effective October 1, 2025, a lease must present a single figure of rent which includes (except for certain utilities allowed by statute), all the mandatory monthly fees a tenant must pay under AB 121. Alexis Brown Law's investigation of these matters focuses on leases that list a base rent alongside additional required fees, like “service packages,” maintenance fees, or other administrative charges that may not be incorporated into the single total rent figure. Tenant ledgers are also examined to determine whether the total amount charged each month exceeds or differs from the amount represented in the lease.

Habitability and Insurance Fees

Alexis Brown Law is investigating habitability and insurance fees to examine charges associated with a landlord’s habitability and insurance obligations under NRS 118A.290(4). Attention is being given to how habitability-linked-expenses and insurance-related charges are defined in leases, how they are applied in practice via ledger entries, and whether charges correspond to a landlord’s obligations to maintain and insure habitability under Nevada law.

Security Deposit Alternatives

Some landlords offer "alternatives" to a traditional refundable cash security deposit, often involving nonrefundable fees or recurring monthly charges. These arrangements are being examined to understand how they are presented to tenants, including whether they are optional or required, how the costs compare to a standard deposit, and how those charges appear over time in tenant ledgers. The investigation is also considering how these alternatives function in practice, particularly where they do not result in any refundable balance at the end of the tenancy.

Excessive Security Deposits

Tenants' leases are being evaluated to determine how up-front payments are calculated at the start of a tenancy. This includes where multiple deposits or fees, such as pet deposits, cleaning deposits, or other required charges are combined in a way that may exceed the statutory limits for security deposits in Nevada under NRS 118A.242(1) (security deposits exceeding 3 months rent). Lease provisions and move-in accounting records are reviewed to assess how these amounts are defined and collected in practice.

Excessive Late Fees

Late fee provisions are being reviewed by Alexis Brown Law in comparison with NRS 118A.210, paying particular attention to how those charges are structured and applied. This includes scenarios where late fees assessed are more than 5% of the rent, charged multiple times within a single rental period, or continue to accrue after an initial late fee has already been imposed. Tenant ledgers entries and leases are also compared to evaluate how late fees are actually calculated and whether the total charges reflect Nevada’s statutory limitations.

Utility Billing/Allocation Practices

Alexis Brown Law is investigating utility and other service-related charges (e.g., cable/internet) where the costs are allocated across tenants, rather than billed directly by a utility or service provider. This includes situations involving ratio utility billing systems (RUBS), shared utility charges, or common area utility allocations. The analysis considers whether the method of allocation is disclosed in the lease, how the charges are calculated, and whether the billing patterns reflected in tenant ledgers correspond to the described methodology and are in compliance with Nevada laws.