Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Nevada

I currently live in Washoe county Northern Nevada and was displaced from my rented apartment for 11 days due to a sewage backup in my kitchen while my landlord had repairs done. They did a great job on the renovations and reimbursed me about $15/day for the rent I had already paid them. However, because I don't have family in the area I had to pay out of pocket for a motel stay at a local motel 6 which racked up to a $530 bill on top of what I had already paid for rent that month. Now they are saying they will only give me an extra $200 to cover to cost of my motel stay, that the $300 reimbursement covers the stay. Is this legal? Do I have a right to ask for the full $530 on top of the rent reimbursement?


Asked on 2/03/16, 9:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rick Williams Law Offices of Frederick D. (Rick) Williams, Chtd.

No doubt you faced some terrible inconvenience and hardship having to move out for those several days. I think the measure of your damages - in any court of law - would be EITHER the rent abatement (your monthly rent divided by 30 times the number of days displaced) OR the cost of other arrangements for the short term. I do not know if any individual judge would award the greater of the two, but I am fairly certain you cannot collect both. It is unfortunate you had this problem with your home, but if it is now resolved and they are able to reimburse you ANYTHING more than the rent for that period, you should probably count your lucky stars and get on with life.

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Answered on 2/12/16, 11:07 am


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