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Nebraska Lease Amendment

This Lease Amendment is built with Nebraska as the governing state. These are the Nebraska landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Nebraska rules at a glance

Nebraska rules for a Lease Amendment
Rent-increase notice	No specific statute; a month-to-month change needs the 30-day termination noticeNeb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437(2)
Rent control	Local rent control prohibited since 2025Neb. Rev. Stat. §13-331
Rent increases	No Nebraska statute sets a separate rent-increase notice period. Rent is locked for a fixed-term lease; for a month-to-month tenancy an increase is a change of terms, so the 30-day termination notice under §76-1437(2) is the practical minimum.
Security deposit limit	1 month’s rent, plus a pet deposit of up to ¼ month’s rentNeb. Rev. Stat. §76-1416(1)
Deposit return	14 days after the tenancy ends, with a written itemizationNeb. Rev. Stat. §76-1416(2)
Pet deposit	If you charge a pet deposit, state it separately — it’s the only amount allowed above the one-month cap, and it’s limited to a quarter of a month’s rent (§76-1416(1)).

Security deposits in Nebraska

A Nebraska landlord may not demand or receive security, however it is labeled, of more than one month’s periodic rent. The one exception is a separate pet deposit of up to one-fourth of a month’s rent where appropriate (§76-1416(1)). Housing agencies under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act are exempt from the cap.

Deductions — At the end of the tenancy the deposit and any prepaid rent may be applied to unpaid rent and to damages caused by the tenant’s noncompliance with the lease or the tenant’s statutory duties (§76-1416(2)).
14-day return — The balance and a written itemization must be delivered or mailed within 14 days after the date the tenancy ends (§76-1416(2)).
No forwarding address — If the tenant gives no address, the landlord mails the balance and itemization first-class to the last known address; money returned undeliverable or unclaimed for a year goes to the State Treasurer as unclaimed property (§76-1416(2)).
Penalty — A landlord who misses the rules owes the money due plus court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. If the failure was willful and not in good faith, the tenant may also recover liquidated damages equal to one month’s rent or twice the deposit, whichever is less (§76-1416(3)).
New owners are bound — Whoever holds the landlord’s interest when the tenancy ends is responsible for the deposit (§76-1416(5)).

Rent, late fees & rent increases

Nebraska has no statute capping residential late fees and no mandatory grace period. A late fee is enforceable because the lease provides for it; the Act doesn’t set a number.

Rent increases — No Nebraska statute sets a separate rent-increase notice period. Rent is locked for a fixed-term lease; for a month-to-month tenancy an increase is a change of terms, so the 30-day termination notice under §76-1437(2) is the practical minimum.
Rent control — LB 266, signed April 7, 2025, bars cities, villages and counties from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that imposes rent control on private property. Voluntary, contractual rent-restriction programs and affordable-housing ordinances using land-use or inclusionary-housing requirements are excepted (§13-331).
Electronic notices — Notices and documents under the Act may be delivered electronically to an email address — or posted online with separate notice — where the tenant or landlord has consented (§76-1413, as amended by LB 185 in 2025).

Required disclosures in Nebraska

Beyond these, the Act itself prescribes few other lease disclosures.

Owner & manager — At or before move-in, the landlord must disclose in writing the name and address of the property manager and of an owner or agent authorized to accept service of process and notices. A person who fails to do so becomes the owner’s agent for those purposes (§76-1417).
Lead-based paint — Federal law requires the lead warning, EPA pamphlet and known-hazard disclosure for housing built before 1978 (42 U.S.C. §4852d).
Pet deposit — If you charge a pet deposit, state it separately — it’s the only amount allowed above the one-month cap, and it’s limited to a quarter of a month’s rent (§76-1416(1)).

Tenant protections you can’t waive

Void lease terms — A lease can’t make the tenant waive rights under the Act, confess judgment, pay either party’s attorney’s fees, or excuse the landlord’s active negligence. Such terms are unenforceable, and a landlord who knowingly uses them owes actual damages and attorney’s fees (§76-1415).
No retaliation — A landlord can’t raise rent, cut services or sue for possession because the tenant complained to a code agency or joined a tenants’ union (§76-1439), subject to narrow exceptions such as unpaid rent.
Deposit rules — The one-month cap, 14-day return and liquidated-damages penalty apply no matter what the lease says (§76-1416).
Written entry notice — The 24-hour written, purpose-stated notice can’t be replaced by a verbal heads-up (§76-1423).

Nebraska Lease Amendment FAQs

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Nebraska?

No more than one month’s rent. A landlord may also take a separate pet deposit of up to one-fourth of a month’s rent where appropriate (§76-1416(1)).

How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit in Nebraska?

Fourteen days after the tenancy ends, with a written itemization of any deductions. A willful, bad-faith failure can cost the landlord liquidated damages of one month’s rent or twice the deposit, whichever is less, plus attorney’s fees (§76-1416).

Does Nebraska have rent control or a late-fee cap?

Neither. Since LB 266 (2025), local governments can’t impose rent control (§13-331), and Nebraska has no statutory late-fee cap — the lease sets the fee.

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