NMLA Renters' Guide (English)

Click here to download the COMPLETE Renters’ Guide English version (updated in 2018)

Click individual chapters below from the English version to download:

• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Finding a Place to Live
• Chapter 3 - When Things Go Wrong Before You Move In
• Chapter 4 - Rental Agreements or Leases
• Chapter 5 – Deposits (also see Forms & Model Letters: Security Deposit Demand Letter below)
• Chapter 6 - Paying Rent
• Chapter 7 – Repairs
• Chapter 8 - What To Do When Repairs Are Needed (also see Forms & Model Letters: Seven-Day Notice of Abatement or Termination below)
• Chapter 9 - Moving Out and Evictions
• Chapter 10 - The Tenant's Property
• Chapter 11 - Tenants in Special Situations
• Chapter 12 - Mobile Home Parks
• Chapter 13 - Housing Discrimination
• Chapter 14 - Federally Subsidized Housing
• Chapter 15 - Tenant Organizing
• Chapter 16 - Going to Court
• Chapter 17 - Real Estate Contracts

Resources (Appendix)

• IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS:
  
  • Hours for Telephone Intake Line currently are 10am to 3pm (not 10-4)
  • Access the Online Application process at www.newmexicolegalaid.org
  • (DO NOT USE http://tinyurl.com/NMLGL-HELP)

Forms & Model Letters

• Move-In Checklist
• Security Deposit Demand Letter
• Seven-Day Notice of Abatement or Termination
• Thirty-Day Notice to Terminate Rental Agreement
• Three-Day Notice of Nonpayment of Rent