Nevada probate leads and inheritance data, by county.
If you are researching Nevada probate leads, the public court file is only one part of the inherited-property market. USLeadList starts with death and property records, typically about five weeks after death, and generates an average of 568 records a month across Nevada.
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Nevada counties
Browse 17 counties.Every Nevada county has its own page. Highlighted counties currently generate the largest monthly record volume.
How inherited property moves in Nevada
Verified state rules behind the county data.Probate rules matter because they determine when a public court record appears and which inherited properties never appear in an ordinary probate case.
What changes for an heir
Nevada adopted the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act in 2011, so a recorded deed upon death passes real property to the named beneficiary with no probate filing (NRS 111.655 to 111.699). Where a court is needed, an estate of $150,000 or less including the house can be set aside without administration (NRS 146.070) and summary administration reaches $500,000 (NRS 145.040), so ordinary estates rarely see a full administration. The Nevada Constitution forbids an inheritance tax outright (Article 10, Section 1), and the state estate tax is measured by the federal state death tax credit, which has been zero since 2005. Nothing is reassessed on transfer. The only recurring effect of an heir not living in the house is that the annual property tax growth cap moves from 3 percent for an owner occupied residence (NRS 361.4723) to as much as 8 percent (NRS 361.4722).
Where probate records appear
District Court none statewide for trial courts. The Nevada Judiciary's Find a Case tool searches the appellate courts only, so district court probate records are searched through each county's own portal, such as the Eighth Judicial District Court case lookup in Clark County and Case and Calendar Inquiry in Washoe County
Ways property can avoid ordinary probate
Deed upon death under the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (NRS 111.655 to 111.699), and living trusts
Small-estate route
Affidavit of entitlement 40 days after death where the decedent left no Nevada real property and the gross value of the estate does not exceed $25,000, or $150,000 where the claimant is the surviving spouse (NRS 146.080, amounts as amended in 2025). An estate of $150,000 or less, real property included, may be set aside without administration by court order (NRS 146.070). Summary administration is available up to $500,000 (NRS 145.040, 2025 figure).
Timing investors should understand
Notice to creditors is published on three dates before the hearing, in a newspaper published in the county where the proceedings are pending, and if the paper appears more than weekly there must be at least 10 days from the first to the last publication (NRS 155.020). A creditor must file its claim with the clerk within 90 days after first publication, or within 30 days after mailing where notice was mailed under NRS 155.020(5) and that is later, and the claim is otherwise forever barred (NRS 147.040). The 90 day period drops to 60 days in a summary administration under NRS chapter 145. Both the affidavit of entitlement and the petition to set aside require 40 days to have passed since death (NRS 146.070, 146.080).
Nevada inheritance volume
Updated monthly · September 2026 edition.Newly inherited residential properties recorded in Nevada, from the same database that builds the lists. Published nationally in the Inheritance Property Index.
Biggest Nevada counties by volume
Free to cite with attribution: USLeadList Inheritance Property Index, September 2026 edition. See every state and download the data.
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