Landlord Entering Without Notice in Albuquerque: What Are My Rights?
This page explains when your landlord can enter your home in Albuquerque. It covers notice, emergencies, lockouts, utility cutoffs and what happens if your landlord breaks these rules. The rules come from New Mexico state law.
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In New Mexico, you must let your landlord in for certain reasons, following your lease and the notice rules in state law. Your landlord can enter to inspect your home or make necessary or agreed repairs, changes or improvements. Your landlord can enter to supply necessary or agreed services. Your landlord can also show your home to buyers, lenders, future renters, workers or contractors.
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Your landlord must give you 24 hours written notice before entering your home, unless you both agree otherwise. The 24 hours start when your landlord gives you the notice. The notice must say why your landlord is coming, and give the date and a time frame.
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Your landlord does not need to give 24 hours notice for repairs you asked for within the last 7 days. Your landlord also does not need notice when a public official is inspecting your home. The same is true when a utility company worker comes for gas, electric, cable or phone service.
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In an emergency, your landlord can enter your home without your okay.
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If your landlord enters your home unlawfully, or enters lawfully but in an unreasonable way, you have 2 choices. The same is true if repeated lawful requests to enter unreasonably interfere with your peaceful use of your home. You can ask a court for an order to stop it from happening again. Or you can end your lease yourself. Either way, you can get money from your landlord. Ending your lease is risky. You get this money only if you win your case and your landlord pays.
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Without a court order, your landlord cannot knowingly plug, change, add or remove your locks to keep you out or make you leave. This rule does not cover a home you abandoned or surrendered (gave back), or acts state renter law allows.
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Without a court order, your landlord cannot knowingly block your entrance or remove your belongings to keep you out or make you leave. Your landlord cannot remove or disable your appliances or fixtures for that purpose, unless making necessary and legitimate repairs. This rule does not cover a home you abandoned or surrendered (gave back), or acts state renter law allows.
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Without a court order, your landlord cannot knowingly interfere with your utilities or services to keep you out or make you leave. These include electricity, gas, hot or cold water, plumbing, heat and phone service. Your landlord does not have to pay your utility bills or stop a shutoff caused by your unpaid utility bills. This rule does not cover a home you abandoned or surrendered (gave back), or acts state renter law allows.
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Your landlord cannot knowingly lock you out or cut your utilities (water, electric, gas) to keep you out or make you leave. Your landlord needs a court order first. If your landlord does, you may not owe rent for each day it happens, even for part of a day. Owing rent depends on the ruling of the court. This rule does not cover a home you abandoned or surrendered (gave back), or acts state renter law allows. If your rent is $1,500 a month, that is about $50 a day. Talk to a lawyer before you use this, since the court order may not agree it applies.
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Your landlord cannot knowingly lock you out or cut your utilities (water, electric, gas) to keep you out or make you leave. Your landlord needs a court order first. If your landlord does, your landlord owes you 2 times your monthly rent. This rule does not cover a home you abandoned or surrendered (gave back), or acts state renter law allows. If your rent is $1,200 a month, 2 times that is $2,400. You get this money only if you win your case and your landlord pays.
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