NRS Chapter 118A does not contain a general “break the lease for any reason” statute. What it does contain are specific termination grounds that apply “notwithstanding any provision” in the lease to the contrary, plus breach-and-habitability termination paths that begin with written notice. This page lists those statutory grounds. It is not a set of exit strategies and does not apply them to any person’s facts.

NRS 118A.340(1) applies when a physical or mental condition of a tenant requires relocation because of a need for care or treatment that cannot be provided in the dwelling, and the tenant is 60 years of age or older or has a physical or mental disability. That tenant may terminate by giving the landlord 30 days’ written notice within 60 days after the tenant relocates. A cotenant may terminate on the same 30-day / 60-day timing in the circumstances the subsection lists.

NRS 118A.340(2) provides that upon the death of the spouse or cotenant of a tenant who is 60 or older or who has a physical or mental disability, that tenant may terminate by giving 60 days’ written notice within 3 months after the death.

The written notice must set forth the facts that demonstrate entitlement. For a subsection 1 termination, the tenant or cotenant must include reasonable verification of the condition and that it requires relocation for care or treatment that cannot be provided in the dwelling. NRS 118A.340(4) states that the section does not give a landlord the right to terminate a lease solely because of the death of one of the tenants.

Domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, or stalking (NRS 118A.345)

NRS 118A.345(1) provides that if a tenant, cotenant, or household member is the victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, or stalking, the tenant or any cotenant may terminate by written notice effective at the end of the current rental period or 30 days after the notice is provided, whichever occurs sooner. The actions, events, or circumstances that resulted in the victimization must have occurred within the 90 days immediately preceding the notice (NRS 118A.345(4)).

The statute specifies accompanying documents: for domestic violence, a protection order, a law-enforcement report, or a qualified-third-party affidavit in the NRS 118A.347 form; for harassment, sexual assault, or stalking, a law-enforcement report or a temporary or extended order issued under NRS 200.378 or 200.591.

NRS 118A.345(5) limits liability, if the tenant or cotenant is solely or jointly liable on the agreement, to rent and other outstanding obligations through the date of termination, and provides that a security deposit must not be withheld for the early termination if the agreement is terminated under this section (except as otherwise provided in NRS 118A.242). The section also restricts disclosure of the tenant’s whereabouts to an adverse party and addresses rekeying. NRS 118A.510(1)(h) lists this termination among the acts a landlord may not retaliate against.

Landlord breach and habitability (NRS 118A.350 and 118A.355)

If the landlord fails to comply with the rental agreement, NRS 118A.350 requires the tenant to deliver a written notice specifying the acts and omissions and stating that the agreement will terminate as provided in that section. If a remediable breach is adequately remedied, or the landlord uses best efforts, within 14 days after receipt, the agreement does not terminate by reason of the breach. If not, the tenant may terminate immediately, recover actual damages, or apply to the court for relief. The tenant may not terminate for a condition the tenant (or a household member or invited person) caused.

NRS 118A.355 is the parallel path when the landlord fails to maintain the dwelling in a habitable condition as required by the chapter. It uses the same 14-day written-notice structure and adds rent withholding among the listed remedies, with the escrow rule in subsection 5. Those habitability mechanics are explained in landlord repair obligations.

Failure to deliver possession, and fire or casualty

NRS 118A.370 provides that if the landlord fails to deliver possession as the chapter requires, rent abates until possession is delivered, and the tenant may terminate upon at least 5 days’ written notice (with return of prepaid rent, recoverable deposit, and any payment that secured execution of the agreement), demand performance, or pursue other remedies the section lists.

NRS 118A.400 applies when fire or casualty damages the dwelling to an extent that enjoyment is substantially impaired (unless the fire or casualty was caused by the tenant’s or a household member’s or invited person’s deliberate or negligent acts). The tenant may immediately vacate and notify the landlord within 7 days of an intention to terminate, in which case the agreement terminates as of the date of vacating, or may vacate the unusable part with a proportional rent reduction if continued occupancy is lawful.

What the chapter does not add

NRS 118A.220(1)(e) voids a lease term that makes the tenant give the landlord a different notice of termination than the landlord must give the tenant. That is a prohibited-provision rule, not a new termination ground.

Chapter 118A does not, in the sections above, create a general right to end a fixed-term lease early because of a job change, a roommate dispute, or a desire to move. Those situations are not listed statutory grounds. Deposit accounting after any termination still runs through NRS 118A.242.