Nebraska Residential Lease Agreement
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Nebraska security deposit rules
- Security deposit limit
- 1 month's rent
- Deposit return deadline
- 14 days
General-purpose template. Built for Nebraska from our state data, with Nebraska clauses; they have not yet been reviewed by us.
State summary
Security deposit limit: 1 month's rent. Return deadline: 14 days. Month-to-month notice: 30 days (Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437(2)); conditions apply, see below.
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Nebraska landlord-tenant rules, with sources
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Security deposits in Nebraska
- Deposit limit, return and deductions
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- Max 1 month's rent, plus a pet deposit of up to a quarter of a month's rent. Within 14 days after the tenancy ends the landlord must deliver or mail the balance with a written itemization of deductions. A willful, bad-faith failure can add liquidated damages of one month's rent or twice the deposit, whichever is less (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416).
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
- Interest on the deposit: No statewide requirement
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Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
Ending a tenancy in Nebraska
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy: 30 days
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- Written notice given at least 30 days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice.
Quoted from the source: “by a written notice given to the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437(2)
- Notice to end a week-to-week tenancy: 7 days
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- Written notice given at least 7 days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.
Quoted from the source: “by a written notice given to the other at least seven days prior to the termination date specified in the notice”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437(1)
- Just-cause requirement: No statewide requirement found
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- No statewide just-cause requirement; either party may end a periodic tenancy on the §76-1437 notice without cause.
Quoted from the source: “The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437
Rent, late fees and unpaid rent in Nebraska
- Notice before filing for unpaid rent: 7 calendar days
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- Rent unpaid when due; written notice of nonpayment and of the landlord's intention to terminate if rent is not paid within seven calendar days; landlord may terminate if tenant fails to pay within that period.
Quoted from the source: “fails to pay rent within seven calendar days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and his or her intention to terminate”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(2)
Lease violations in Nebraska
- Notice to fix a lease violation: 30 days
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- Noncompliance with §76-1421 materially affecting health and safety, or material noncompliance with the rental agreement: written notice specifying the acts and omissions and that the agreement terminates on a date not less than 30 days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied within 14 days.
Quoted from the source: “will terminate upon a date not less than thirty days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied in fourteen days”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(1)
- Notice that gives no chance to fix: 5 days
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- Five days' written notice of termination, without the right to cure, where the tenant, occupant, household member, guest or other person under the tenant's control or present with consent engages in any violent criminal activity on the premises, the illegal sale of any controlled substance on the premises, or any other activity that threatens the health or safety of other tenants, the landlord, or the landlord's employees or agents (§76-1431(4)).
- Repeat violation within six months of a prior noticed noncompliance: 14 days' written notice specifying the breach and termination date (§76-1431(1)).
Quoted from the source: “after five days' written notice of termination of the rental agreement and without the right of the tenant to cure the default”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(4); §76-1431(1)
Serving a notice in Nebraska
- How a notice may be delivered
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- A person gives notice by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course; a tenant 'receives' notice when it is delivered in hand, mailed to the place the tenant designated for communications (or, absent designation, the tenant's last-known residence), or delivered by electronic means (e-mail with consent, or posting to an internet platform with separate e-mail notification); a landlord may not require a tenant to accept electronic delivery (§76-1413, as amended by 2025 LB 185).
Quoted from the source: “Delivered in hand to the tenant; (ii) Mailed to the tenant at the place held out by the tenant”
- Required form or wording
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- No statutory form found.
- Notice must be written and specify the acts and omissions constituting the breach and the termination date (§76-1431(1)); nonpayment notice must state nonpayment and intention to terminate (§76-1431(2)).
Quoted from the source: “written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach”
Reviewed · Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431
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Frequently asked questions
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In Nebraska the security deposit limit is 1 month's rent. The return deadline is 14 days. Max 1 month's rent, plus a pet deposit of up to a quarter of a month's rent. Within 14 days after the tenancy ends the landlord must deliver or mail the balance with a written itemization of deductions. A willful, bad-faith failure can add liquidated damages of one month's rent or twice the deposit, whichever is less (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416).
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30 days. Written notice given at least 30 days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437(2).
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7 calendar days. Rent unpaid when due; written notice of nonpayment and of the landlord's intention to terminate if rent is not paid within seven calendar days; landlord may terminate if tenant fails to pay within that period. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(2).
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No statewide requirement found. No statewide just-cause requirement; either party may end a periodic tenancy on the §76-1437 notice without cause. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437.
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30 days. Noncompliance with §76-1421 materially affecting health and safety, or material noncompliance with the rental agreement: written notice specifying the acts and omissions and that the agreement terminates on a date not less than 30 days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied within 14 days. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(1).
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A person gives notice by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course; a tenant 'receives' notice when it is delivered in hand, mailed to the place the tenant designated for communications (or, absent designation, the tenant's last-known residence), or delivered by electronic means (e-mail with consent, or posting to an internet platform with separate e-mail notification); a landlord may not require a tenant to accept electronic delivery (§76-1413, as amended by 2025 LB 185). Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1413 (Laws 2025, LB185, §2).
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