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Renting, and your A/C goes out? Nevada law and your rights

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July 9, 2024

Renting, and your A/C goes out? Nevada law and your rights

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – FOX5 is looking into Nevada law and your rights and options if you’re renting and your A/C goes out.

FOX5 heard from a woman named “Kim” who had trouble with her A/C since she moved in, back in April. She said her A/C did not work very well or at all, and showed FOX5 screen grabs of temperatures inside soaring to 97 degrees with the thermostat set at 74 degrees.

She tells FOX5 that property management with Cape Cod apartments did repeatedly send out a maintenance worker, but the string of repairs did not help. She said the maintenance worker told her to set the temperature to 74 degrees, with not much success to lowering the inside temperature.

“I guess we had a heat wave. And then we winded up having extremely high [temperatures] in here,” Kim said to FOX5. She ended up calling the newsroom to ask for help and any relief.

By the time FOX5 called Kim back, she reported that her A/C unit was completely replaced. She faced a different problem: her NV Energy bill soared to $700 for two months, and Kim worries that her broken A/C and thermostat set to 74 degrees led to the high bill.

FOX5 reached out to her management company to ask if and how they could assist with the bill; a representative with the company responded to our email, stating that the matter was a private matter between the tenant and management.

FOX5 turned to Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for help. Your A/C is considered an “essential service” under state law, and your landlord must provide that service and repairs.

“We see it here almost every single day. We’ll also see at the Civil Law Self Help Center. What are my rights? What do I have to do?” said consumer rights attorney Harrison Bohn.

Bohn walks us through the steps you can and should take.

1) Send your landlord a notice. You must give a written notice, keep a copy and document how and when you sent it, via email, text or certified mail. You can use a copy from the Civil Law Self-Center’s sample letter. “You need to have that paper trail, especially if you get in front of a judge,” Bohn said.

2) Wait. You must give your landlord 48 hours, not including holidays or weekends, for them to respond and fix the problem.

3) Enforce your rights if the landlord does not repair your unit. You can exercise options that include:

º Paying for repairs, and deducting the amount from your rent.

º Getting a hotel or another option to stay. “Try and find something that’s very comparable to your rent, but also communicate all these costs to your landlord the entire time,” Bohn said.

º If repairs are not made, withhold your rent until the landlord has attempted to restore essential services.

If you withhold rent, you may run into a scenario where your landlord pursues an eviction. According to the Civil Law Self Help Center, respond to any notices from the court.

If you withheld rent, you must pay it to the court. “That’s showing the judge that ‘it’s never been about the money I can pay. I just want to live in somewhere that’s habitable,” Bohn said.

For a guide of what to do in these scenarios, click here: Essential Services and Your Rent

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Centennial vs. Liberty: Watch Nevada girls high school basketball showdown live

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10 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Centennial vs. Liberty: Watch Nevada girls high school basketball showdown live

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The defending 5A state champion Centennial Bulldogs (7-3) open conference play with a challenging road test Wednesday night when they travel to Henderson to face the Liberty Patriots (10-7) in a Nevada 5A Southern basketball clash.

Coach Karen Weitz’s Bulldogs, seeking their second consecutive state title, will rely on their formidable frontcourt duo of forwards Nation Williams and Inieye Oruh, complemented by standout guard Sanai Branch. They will face a Patriots squad that has shown marked improvement under head coach Lorenzo Jarvis, powered by senior leaders Samantha Chesnut and Kiana Harworth alongside junior standout Neviah Nick.

With Liberty’s home court advantage potentially neutralizing Centennial’s championship pedigree, this early conference matchup could set the tone for both teams’ title aspirations in the competitive 5A Southern division.

Opening tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 7 with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network.

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What: Defending champ Centennial faces resurgent Liberty in 5A Southern showdown

When: Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 7

Where: Liberty High School | Henderson, Nevada

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Tahoe man loses $20K at Nevada casino and threatens to bomb facility before arrest, police say

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January 7, 2026

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Tahoe man loses K at Nevada casino and threatens to bomb facility before arrest, police say

(FOX40.COM) — A man who lost $20,000 at a Nevada casino was arrested after he threatened to bomb the facility, according to law enforcement. • Video Above: History of Gambling in the U.S. Around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to Harrah’s Casino after reports of a bomb threat. Deputies were […]

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2025 worst year for home sales in Southern Nevada since 2007, report says

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January 6, 2026

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2025 worst year for home sales in Southern Nevada since 2007, report says

Home prices in Southern Nevada dropped from record highs to end 2025 and less homes sold last year compared with 2024.

Approximately 28,498 existing homes sold in the region last year, which is down almost 9 percent from the 31,305 homes that sold in 2024, according to trade association Las Vegas Realtors, which pulls its data from the Multiple Listing Service. This is the lowest number of homes sold in a year in Southern Nevada since 2007 right before the Great Recession.

The median sale price for a house sold in Southern Nevada in December was approximately $470,000, a 3.9 percent drop from November, according to LVR. By the end of December, LVR reported 6,396 single-family homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That’s up 28.8 percent from one year earlier.

Despite a down year in sales, the local market did end on a high note.

George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, said he is optimistic the housing market could turn around this year. The LVR report noted that home sales in Southern Nevada have seen “peaks and valleys” in recent years, generally declining since 2021 when a record 50,010 properties sold.

“Although it was a relatively slow year for home sales, we’re seeing some encouraging signs heading into the new year,” said Kypreos in a statement. “Buyer activity locally and nationally is starting to improve. Home prices have been fairly stable, and mortgage interest rates ended the year lower than they were the previous year. Most trends are pointing to a more balanced housing market in 2026.”

Freddie Mac currently has the average price for a 30-year fixed-term mortgage rate at 6.1 percent. That mortgage rate has not gone below 6 percent since 2022.

The all-time high median home sale price in Southern Nevada was broken multiple times last year, and currently sits at $488,995 which was last set in November while the condo and townhome market has dropped substantially from an all-time high that was set in October of 2024 ($315,000) to $275,000 to end 2025.

Major residential real estate brokerages are mixed as to where the market will head this year as Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com have all put out their 2026 projections, and they expect a similar market to 2025. Mortgage rates aren’t expected to drop enough next year to unlock the country’s housing market, new builds will continue to lag, and prices will remain relatively elevated.

Realtor.com said in its report that it predicts a “steadier” housing market next year and a slight shift to a more balanced market. Redfin’s report says 2026 will be the year of the “great housing reset,” which means the start of a yearslong period of “gradual increases in home sales and normalization of prices as affordability gradually improves.”

Finally, Zillow said the housing market should “warm up” in 2026 with “buyers seeing a bit more breathing room and sellers benefiting from price stability and more consistent demand.”

Contact Patrick Blennerhassett at pblennerhassett@reviewjournal.com.

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