NONPAYMENT OF RENT NOTICE PERIOD

HB 462 increases the notice period landlords must provide to tenants for nonpayment of rent from three days to ten days. If rent is unpaid, landlords must give written notice specifying the unpaid amount and stating the lease will terminate ten days after the notice is delivered, rather than three. This directly affects renters facing eviction for missed payments and landlords seeking to end leases due to nonpayment. The bill amends New Mexico’s Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act to extend the notice period, aiming to give tenants more time to pay rent before eviction proceedings begin. The change applies specifically to nonpayment cases, not other lease violations.