New Mexico Residential Rental Application

Last reviewed: August 2026.

New Mexico Residential Rental Application

Form PL-NM-RA01 · Page 1 of the actual document included in the download.

This New Mexico-specific six-page rental application helps landlords apply written screening criteria consistently. The licensed download supplies the complete fillable form; the outline below describes its structure without reproducing the form.

Inside the New Mexico edition — 6 pages, 17 sections plus an office-use panel

Application Summary — Property, move-in date, rent, deposit, and accommodation contact.

Section 1 — Application Money Disclosure — Fixed $50 cap, prior-applicant queue hold, report-copy, refund, and 90-day rules under N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-19.2 and 47-8-19.3.

Sections 2–10 — Applicant, household, housing, income, verification, reference, vehicle, and additional information.

Sections 11–17 — Criteria election, report rules, legal limits, disclosures, privacy, declarations, and authorization.

For Office Use Only — Owner/manager fee, criteria, decision, refund, and adverse-action records.

New Mexico rules and cautions

N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-19.2 and 47-8-19.3 impose a fixed $50 fee cap, prior-applicant queue hold, all-or-nothing statutory refunds, and a 90-day same-applicant/same-ownership rule. Source of income is not protected statewide; the included PL-NM-RA02 rider covers Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and unincorporated Bernalillo County.

What you download

The application in editable Word and fillable PDF, the New Mexico Completion & Use Guide, and the federal FCRA Summary of Your Rights. A fictional completed Roswell sample is an optional $4.99 add-on.

This form is not legal advice. Confirm current requirements and apply the same written criteria consistently.