Can a Nevada park shut off utilities to force a tenant out?

No. Under Nev. Rev. Stat. §118B.150, a landlord may not 'interrupt, with the intent to terminate occupancy, any utility service furnished the tenant except for nonpayment of utility charges when due,' and a landlord who violates this 'is liable to the tenant for actual damages.' This is general information, not advice about a specific bill — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Nevada.

Mobile home utilities in Nevada

Q: What happens to rent in Nevada if a service is reduced?

The rent must drop. Under Nev. Rev. Stat. §118B.153, the rent is reduced when the landlord decreases or eliminates a service, utility, or amenity, so residents do not keep paying for something they no longer receive.

Q: Does a Nevada park have to give notice before a utility interruption?

Yes, for planned work. Under Nev. Rev. Stat. §118B.157, 'a landlord must give his or her tenants at least 24 hours' notice in writing when planned repairs of a utility or a service which the manufactured home park provides will cause interruption.'

Nevada's NRS Chapter 118B protects residents on utilities by barring shutoffs used to force a move-out, requiring rent to fall when a service is cut, requiring advance notice of planned interruptions, and making the landlord maintain the utility apparatus it supplies. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone disputing a specific charge should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Nevada.

What the statute says

Nev. Rev. Stat. §118B.150 bars a landlord from "interrupt[ing], with the intent to terminate occupancy, any utility service furnished the tenant except for nonpayment of utility charges when due," and a violating landlord "is liable to the tenant for actual damages." Under §118B.153, the rent must be reduced when the landlord decreases or eliminates a service, utility, or amenity. Section 118B.157 requires "at least 24 hours' notice in writing when planned repairs of a utility or a service which the manufactured home park provides will cause interruption."

The landlord's maintenance duty in §118B.090 includes maintaining "all electrical, plumbing and sanitary facilities ... which the landlord furnishes" and, in subsection 2, "any aboveground or underground utility service apparatus located on each manufactured home lot, up to the disconnection point, which is not an appurtenance of the manufactured home" (except where the tenant caused the damage).

How it works in general

A Nevada park cannot weaponize utilities: it can't cut off a tenant's utility service to drive them out (except for the tenant's own nonpayment of utility charges), and doing so exposes it to actual damages. If the park reduces or eliminates a service or amenity, the rent must come down to match. For planned repairs that will interrupt a park-provided utility, residents get at least 24 hours' written notice. And the park must keep its electrical, plumbing, and sanitary facilities — and the utility apparatus on each lot up to the disconnection point — in good working order.

Common scenarios

General examples Nevada park residents commonly encounter:

A park threatens to shut off utilities to force a move-out. That's barred and carries actual damages (§118B.150).
The park drops a service residents were paying for. The rent must be reduced (§118B.153).
A planned repair will cut a park utility. Residents get at least 24 hours' written notice (§118B.157).

Other authorities that may apply

Chapter 118B governs utility interruptions, service reductions, and the landlord's maintenance of utility apparatus. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada regulates jurisdictional utilities and their rates, and the written rental agreement sets the billing terms. Federal law can apply in particular situations.