Las Vegas Has 7th-Highest Eviction Rate Out of 34 Major Metros Tracked in Princeton Study
LAS VEGAS, NV – According to a new study, Las Vegas currently has one of the highest eviction rates in the nation, owing in part to the Nevada state judicial system leaning in favor of the rights of landlords, particularly when it comes to nonpayment of rent by tenants.
As per Princeton’s Eviction Lab, Las Vegas currently ranks seventh out of the 34 major metro areas throughout the United States that they track in terms of eviction filing rates.
There were 190,133 eviction filings in Clark County between March 2020 and August 2024, which represents a 21 percent increase over the levels experienced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2024 alone, there were 4,041 eviction filings, a jump of 25 percent when compared to an average pre-pandemic month.
Clark County has one of the fastest and cheapest eviction processes in the country; landlords are only required to provide seven days’ notice for an eviction and the cost to file the proper documentation with the court system is just $71.
In addition, landlords in Clark County face an easier path to eviction in the courtroom as well, as – unlike most other legal proceedings involving corporations – they are not required to hire a lawyer to represent them. Instead, a landlord can simply have an agent appear to make the case for the eviction, again making the process faster and cheaper.
Evictions in Las Vegas hit their highest point ever in December 2022 – up 82 percent when compared to before the pandemic – following the end of eviction moratoriums at the end of May 2021 that were put into place to protect individuals who claimed they were financially impacted COVID-19.
While the percentage of local evictions has lowered significantly since then, the real estate market in Southern Nevada – like much of the country – is in a state of constant flux as housing options remain scarce and highly-priced.
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