How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in New Mexico?

24 hours. The notice must be in writing, and it must state the intent to enter, the purpose for entry, and the date and a reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry (47-8-24(A)(1)).

What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in New Mexico?

An owner may enter to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, prospective residents, workmen or contractors (47-8-24(A)).

Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in New Mexico?

Yes — New Mexico recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.

Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in New Mexico?

New Mexico sets no clock hours on entry.

How much notice must a landlord give before entering in New Mexico?

Verified July 11, 2026 All New Mexico topics →

New Mexico landlords must give 24 hours' written notice before entering a rental unit, and the notice must state the purpose, the date, and a reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry — an unusually specific content requirement.

Cited to NMSA 1978 § 47-8-24 (A)-(F) and 1 more New Mexico statute · Verified July 11, 2026

Permitted reasons cover inspections, repairs, decorations, alterations, improvements, agreed services, and showings to prospective purchasers, lenders, tenants, workmen or contractors. Three no-notice paths exist: emergencies; repairs or services performed within seven days of the tenant's own request; and entry alongside a public official conducting an inspection or a cable, electric, gas or telephone company representative. The 24-hour rule is a default the parties may alter by agreement ('unless otherwise agreed'), and the tenant can propose alternate entry times that the landlord must try to accommodate. A tenant who refuses lawful access, or a landlord who enters unlawfully, unreasonably, or with harassing repeated demands, faces injunctive relief or lease termination plus damages. There are no statutory time-of-day limits.

New Mexico entry notice at a glance

Advance notice required	24 hours
Notice standard	The notice must be in writing, and it must state the intent to enter, the purpose for entry, and the date and a reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry (47-8-24(A)(1)). The full rule: unless otherwise agreed by owner and resident, entry is allowed only after giving the resident twenty-four hours' written notification carrying those contents.
Permitted reasons	An owner may enter to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, prospective residents, workmen or contractors (47-8-24(A)). No advance notice is required to perform repairs or services within seven days of the resident's own request, or when the owner is accompanied by a public official conducting an inspection or a cable television, electric, gas or telephone company representative (47-8-24(A)(2)). Otherwise access exists only by court order, or on abandonment, surrender, or the resident's absence of more than seven days under 47-8-34 (47-8-24(D)).
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	New Mexico sets no clock hours on entry. The only timing constraints are that the written notice must state the date and a reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry, and that the owner must attempt to reasonably accommodate resident-requested alternate times when practicable and not economically detrimental (47-8-24(A)(3)).

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, New Mexico Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified July 11, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/new-mexico/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the New Mexico statute in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

The notice must be written, and its contents are specified — 47-8-24(A)(1) requires 'twenty-four hours written notification' stating the intent to enter, the purpose, the date, and a reasonable estimate of the time frame. A writing requirement is stricter than many states, and the content list is unusually specific.
The 24 hours can be modified by agreement — The lead-in 'unless otherwise agreed upon by the owner and resident' makes the whole 24-hour default waivable or modifiable, so lease clauses shortening it are enforceable. Unusual, and routinely missed by summaries.
Asking for a repair opens a seven-day no-notice window — No advance notice is required to perform repairs or services within seven days of the resident's own request — in effect, a tenant who asks for a repair has consented to unannounced entry to perform it for the next seven days.
The accompaniment exception is uncommon nationally — No notice is required when the owner is accompanied by a public official conducting an inspection, or by a cable television, electric, gas or telephone company representative (47-8-24(A)(2)).
The residual access list is exhaustive — 47-8-24(D) closes the set: court order, abandonment or surrender, or the resident's absence of more than seven days under 47-8-34. 47-8-25 separately lets the rental agreement require notification of extended absences over seven days.
Remedies run both ways, with no damages floor — Under subsections (E) and (F) either side can obtain injunctive relief or termination plus damages. There is no statutory minimum-damages figure in New Mexico, so do not import other states' one-month floors.
Currency — The official RLD compilation and the FindLaw mirror carry the 24-hour figure in identical terms. The section was last amended by Laws 1995, ch. 195, § 10, untouched by 2025's SB 267 and unamended in the 2025 statutes edition.

Common questions: New Mexico entry notice

Each answer is the verified value from the table above, restated as a direct answer. Free to quote with a link to this page.

How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in New Mexico?: 24 hours. The notice must be in writing, and it must state the intent to enter, the purpose for entry, and the date and a reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry (47-8-24(A)(1)).
What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in New Mexico?: An owner may enter to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, prospective residents, workmen or contractors (47-8-24(A)).
Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in New Mexico?: Yes — New Mexico recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in New Mexico?: New Mexico sets no clock hours on entry.

Statute citations

NMSA 1978 § 47-8-24 (A)-(F) (verified 2026) Official source
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-24 (mirror) (verified 2026) Unofficial mirror

How this record was verified: Verbatim reads of two independent official documents, each downloaded and read in full: (1) the NM Regulation & Licensing Department's official UORRA compilation PDF (rld.nm.gov, 2019 edition) for sections 47-8-15 (pre-2025 baseline), 47-8-18, 47-8-24, 47-8-37 and full-chapter negative sweeps (no escrow/interest-account rule, no grace period, no pet-deposit statute, no frequency limit); and (2) the final (enrolled, SJC substitute) version of 2025 SB 267 on nmlegis.gov (Laws 2025, ch. 122, signed 2025-04-08, effective 2025-06-20) for the current text of 47-8-15 (5% late fee), new sections 47-8-19.1 to 47-8-19.4, and amended 47-8-48. Every critical figure reconciled against FindLaw (mirror stamped current 2024-01-01) and Justia 2025-edition amendment notes; the two officials agree with each other and the mirrors on the 1-month deposit cap for sub-annual agreements, annual-lease interest trigger, 30-day return, $250 bad-faith penalty, 5% late fee and its notice-to-assess mechanic, 30-days-before-the-rental-date increase rule, and 24-hour written entry notice. Section 47-8A-1 (rent control preemption) initially verified on two mirrors reconciled verbatim (Justia + FindLaw) because the official host nmonesource.com does not offer stable section links; a same-day (2026-07-11) direct read of the official compiled code on nmonesource.com (NMSA Unannotated, Chapter 47) then sight-verified 47-8A-1 verbatim (subsections A-C, History: Laws 1991, ch. 23, § 1), the compiled 47-8-15 text including the 5% subsection (D) and the 2025 ch. 122 history line, the compiled section numbers 47-8-19.1 through 47-8-19.4, and the unamended history lines of 47-8-18 (1975/1985/1989) and 47-8-24 (1975/1995) — all matching the figures shown here. Pending-bill sweep 2026-07-11: 2026 regular session (30-day) adjourned sine die 2026-02-19; SB 138 (repeal rent control prohibition) died in committee (Action Postponed Indefinitely, confirmed on the official nmlegis.gov bill page); no UORRA bill touching the four topics passed.