New Mexico Landlord Notice of Fixed-Term Lease Nonrenewal
NEW MEXICO LANDLORD NOTICE OF FIXED-TERM LEASE NONRENEWAL
Before you use this: Use this letter before a definite lease term expires. Check the lease for a renewal option, automatic extension, or required notice period, and give any contractually required notice on time. This letter does not terminate an existing week-to-week or month-to-month residency. Those residencies have separate written-notice rules under NMSA 1978 § 47-8-37(A)-(B). If occupancy continues after the fixed term, the owner's consent matters under § 47-8-37(C); this letter alone does not settle the later facts.
Notice date: [__/__/____]
To resident(s): [EACH FULL LEGAL NAME]
From owner or authorized agent: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND CAPACITY]
Rental premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, NEW MEXICO ZIP]
Lease date: [__/__/____]
Current definite term: [START DATE] through [EXPIRATION DATE]
Lease provision governing expiration, renewal, and notice: [SECTION AND TEXT]
Notice of nonrenewal
I give written notice that I do not offer to renew or extend the identified lease after its stated expiration on [__/__/____]. Please surrender the premises and return all keys and access devices to [NAME AND LOCATION] by [TIME] on that date. I do not now consent to occupancy after the stated expiration date.
This notice does not require you to leave before the current term ends. It does not change a renewal already made under the lease or another signed agreement. Any later agreement or conduct will be assessed under the lease and applicable law. I will use lawful process if possession is disputed; this letter does not authorize removal of a person or property.
Any renewal or extension already agreed to: [NONE / DETAILS]
Housing-program or local restriction checked: [NONE / DETAILS]
Please contact [NAME] at [PHONE OR EMAIL] to arrange key return and a move-out inspection. Please send any forwarding address to [OWNER'S NOTICE ADDRESS].
Owner or authorized agent signature: ______________________________
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
For a written notice to the resident, NMSA 1978 § 47-8-13(C)-(D) addresses delivery, mailing, and posting. If this notice is posted, also mail it by first-class mail or hand deliver it; record the posting date on the notice and retain proof of each step. Check the lease for any additional delivery requirement.
Resident or address served: [________________________________]
Hand-delivered on: [__/__/____] at [TIME] by [NAME], or ☐ not used
Mailed first-class on: [__/__/____] to [ADDRESS] by [NAME], or ☐ not used
Posted on: [__/__/____] at [TIME] on [LOCATION AND METHOD] by [NAME], or ☐ not used
Other contract-required delivery and proof: [________________________________]
Delivery record completed by: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Official source
About this template
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- NMSA 1978 § 47-8-13(C)-(D) (receipt and delivery of written notice)
- NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(C) (residency without a definite term)
- NMSA 1978 § 47-8-37(C) (occupancy after expiration)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 2, 2026.
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-13(C)(3) (checked November 2, 2026): "if written notice to the resident is required, when it is delivered in hand to the resident or mailed to him at the place held out by him as the place for receipt of the communication, or in the absence of such designation, to his last known place of residence."
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-13(D) (checked November 2, 2026): "In all other cases where written notice to the resident is required, even if there is a notice by posting, there must also be a mailing of the notice by first class mail or hand delivery of the notice to the resident."
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(C) (checked November 2, 2026): "Unless the rental agreement fixes a definite term, the residency is week-to-week in the case of a person who pays weekly rent and in all other cases month-to-month."
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-37(A) (checked November 2, 2026): "The owner or the resident may terminate a week-to-week residency by a written notice given to the other at least seven days prior to the termination date specified in the notice."
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