New Mexico security deposit form
Download a one-page worksheet. For a full refund, enter the landlord, tenant, rental address, date, deposit and refund. Add interest, prior refunds or deductions only if needed. The PDF keeps your entries when saved in a compatible PDF reader.
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Security deposit rules in New Mexico
When the period starts. Later of termination of rental agreement or tenant departure.
Return and accounting. 30 days for itemization and refund. Keep any independent, later-discovered loss separate.
Mail the itemized deductions and remaining balance using the later of termination or departure as the ordinary trigger.
Do not charge normal wear. For a larger deposit under an annual agreement, check interest. Separate later-discovered losses from the original accounting.
Legal references. N.M. Stat. §47-8-18(C)–(E); Stodgell v. Weissman, No. A-1-CA-41416, ¶¶7–9
Research reviewed October 30, 2026. Local ordinances and special tenancies may change the applicable procedure.Fill out the PDF
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