Eviction notices drop in Las Vegas but rates still high for metro area, report says

Eviction rates are dropping in the Las Vegas Valley, however the metro region still has one of the highest per capita rates in the country, according to new data from a Princeton University research group.

Eviction filing counts in the valley were down 18 percent from March (3,193) to April and are down overall this year up until April 1, according to the Eviction Lab, which tracks eviction dates across the U.S. Just over 10,000 eviction notices were filed between January and March, a 24 percent drop over the same period last year. Filings are down 20 percent since April 2025, totaling 42,596.

But Las Vegas remains one of the areas with the highest eviction rates per capita among the 38 city areas and 10 states tracked by Eviction Lab, spokesperson Juan Pablo Garnham said.

“During 2025, landlords filed 14 evictions for every 100 renter households, which is higher than New York, Philadelphia, or Austin,” he said.

Garnham said the average among the locations they track is 7.9 filings. He noted the lab doesn’t cover some big cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, or Detroit.

“When we compare to the previous year, the trend does show that Las Vegas eviction activity has decreased and plateaued at still really high levels,” he added.

According to the Nevada courts, during the 2025 fiscal year, there were 53,097 filings, and during the fiscal year of 2024, there were 53,775.

“These numbers of filings are still higher than what we see in a normal year in places like Dallas, Philadelphia, or the whole state of Wisconsin,” said Garnham.

What to do if you get evicted in Nevada

Tenants should know their legal rights as the judicial system is clearly weighted toward landlords in Nevada, eviction lawyer Calder Gabroy said.

Gabroy called Las Vegas’ high eviction rate a “beast of a problem” and said the onus falls on the tenant if they are served an eviction notice, so it’s best to seek out information or legal advice as soon as the notice is received.

“So say it’s a nonpayment of rent — it might be seven days, it just depends on what kind of notice they give — but a lot of times tenants are not aware of the fact that they then actually have to make a filing in court,” he said. “If the landlord files and there is no response from the tenant within the time frame, they’re out.”