Nevada Property Tax Redemption Period: How Long You Really Have
If your Las Vegas property taxes are behind, the single most important thing to know is how much time the law actually gives you. Not a guess, not a rumor from a neighbor — the actual Nevada statute.
The answer is more reassuring than most homeowners expect. Nevada does not take your home the moment you fall behind. It starts a clock, and that clock runs for years, not days.
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Where the Clock Starts: the Trustee Certificate
Under NRS 361.5648, the Clark County tax receiver mails a notice of delinquent taxes, then — if the amount is not paid by 5 p.m. on the first Monday in June — issues a certificate to the county treasurer, as trustee for the State and county. A second notice must be sent by certified mail not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. The Clark County Treasurer publishes the delinquency list each year as required by law.
How Long the Redemption Period Lasts
Under NRS 361.570, the county treasurer holds the property as trustee for two years after the first Monday in June of the year the certificate is dated. If the property is determined to be abandoned under NRS 361.567, that window is shortened to one year. Until the period expires, the property is assessed annually to the county treasurer as trustee — and you keep the right to redeem.
What It Costs to Redeem
To redeem, the owner pays the delinquent taxes, any taxes that have accrued since the certificate date, penalties, and costs — plus interest at 10% per year, assessed monthly, from the date due until paid. That interest is exactly why waiting is expensive: every month the balance grows. The longer the delinquency sits, the more of your equity it consumes.
What Happens If the Window Closes
If the property is not redeemed in time, the tax receiver makes a deed to the county treasurer as trustee for the State and county (NRS 361.585 / 361.590), recorded within 30 days. At that point the owner's interest is gone. This is the outcome the redemption window exists to prevent — and the reason to act while time remains.
Why Selling Inside the Window Often Makes Sense
If paying the back taxes outright is not realistic, a sale inside the redemption period protects your equity. A cash sale with Nahas Realty & Investments closes in as little as 7 days; the delinquent taxes and interest are paid from the proceeds at closing, and you keep the rest — instead of letting a trustee deed take it all.
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