Nevada Locksmith Services

Homes and doors across Nevada

Nevada's homes are young. In the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey, the median Nevada home was built in 1996, against 1980 nationally. About 49 percent of the state's 1.33 million homes went up between 1990 and 2009; only about 5 percent predate 1960, against a quarter nationwide.

In Clark County, home to Las Vegas and Henderson, the median home dates from 1998 and about 45 percent were built in 2000 or later. Washoe County, with Reno and Sparks, is older: its median is 1991, and about 35 percent of its homes predate 1980. Outside those two counties, roughly one home in five is a mobile home.

• 1990s and 2000s tract houses. After a purchase, rekeying retires earlier owners' keys. Before buying a keypad or smart lock, measure the existing deadbolt so the new one fits the door's holes.
• Large apartment buildings. About 7.5 percent of Nevada homes are in buildings of 50 or more units, against 6.6 percent nationally and 8.6 percent in Clark County.
• Mobile and manufactured homes. When replacing a lock on one, bring the old lock or a photo so the replacement matches.

How Nevada's climate affects locks and keys

NOAA calls Nevada the nation's driest state, averaging about 10.2 inches of precipitation a year, and it rises from under 500 feet in the southern desert to over 13,000 feet in the northern mountains.

• Southern heat. NOAA notes that Las Vegas summer highs average 102°F, with about 9 days a year at 110°F or higher. Keep spare key fobs indoors, not in a parked car, and check fob and smart-lock batteries before summer.
• Dust. The Desert Research Institute's Western Regional Climate Center notes occasional dust or sand storms, mostly in the south in spring. If grit makes a key stick, clean the keyway and use a dry lubricant, not oil.
• Northern freezes. The same source says freezes in northern and central Nevada run from early autumn to late spring, with a freeze-free season under 70 days in the northwest and northeast. Thaw a frozen lock with de-icer or a warmed key; hot water can refreeze.
• Wide daily swings. Daily highs and lows average about 30 to 35 degrees apart. If a deadbolt binds only at certain times of day, check the door and strike alignment before replacing the lock.
• Monsoon storms. NOAA notes that summer monsoon rains frequently flood parts of the Las Vegas Valley. Clean and test any lock that sat in floodwater.

Renting in Nevada: locks, keys and rekeying

Nevada's landlord-tenant law for dwellings is NRS Chapter 118A.

• Habitability. NRS 118A.290 lists what a habitable unit may not substantially lack, including weather protection of windows and doors; the list does not name locks.
• Key control in large complexes. Under NRS 118A.332, added in 2025, a landlord with more than 50 units on one parcel in a county of 100,000 or more people, such as Clark or Washoe (over 30 in smaller counties), must keep written key policies and an on-site log of every key issued and returned, and require criminal background checks for job applicants with key access. Access codes and electronic keys count as keys.
• Domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault and stalking. Under NRS 118A.345, once a tenant has given written notice ending the lease under that section, the tenant, a cotenant or a household member can require a new lock at their own cost. The landlord may rekey a lock in good working condition or replace it with one of equal or better quality, may keep a key, and must refuse one to the adverse party.
• Lockouts by a landlord. Under NRS 118A.390, a tenant whom a landlord unlawfully removes or locks out can recover actual damages, an amount up to $2,500 set by the court, or both. A verified complaint for expedited relief must be filed within 5 judicial days after the lockout, and the court must hold a hearing within 3 judicial days of filing.

This is general information, not legal advice.

Where we take requests in Nevada

Nearly nine in ten Nevadans live in Clark County in the south or Washoe County in the north, per the same survey. Nevada Locksmith Pros takes service requests from homes, businesses and drivers in Nevada.

• Las Vegas
• Henderson
• Reno
• Sparks

Elsewhere in Nevada, use the request form and include your ZIP code.

Before you book a locksmith in Nevada

The Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection processes only formally filed, signed complaints, submitted through an online form in English or Spanish. The office says it reviews them within 14 to 45 business days, may forward them to a more suitable agency, and cannot represent you in a personal legal action.

1. Get the work and the total in writing before anything starts. Keep it in case you file a complaint.
2. Renting in a large complex? Ask the leasing office before changing a lock; NRS 118A.332 requires covered complexes to log keys.
3. Shut out by a landlord, not a lost key? Mind the NRS 118A.390 filing deadline of 5 judicial days.