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January 5, 2024What is a “substantial violation” of the rental agreement?
A “substantial violation” happens when someone breaks the rental agreement or building rules by doing specific things in your home, on the property, or within 300 feet of the property. These actions include:
- possessing, using, selling, distributing, or making drugs (a “controlled substance”), except for misdemeanor possession and use;
- unlawfully using a deadly weapon;
- causing serious physical harm to another person;
- sexually assaulting or molesting another person;
- entering someone else’s home or vehicle without permission and with intent to steal or assault;
- using or threatening to use force to steal or attempt to steal another person’s property; or
- intentionally or recklessly damaging property worth more than $1,000.1
1 NM ST § 47-8-3(T)
