Full question:
I have rented out a property in New Jersey to a bachelor. He never pays the rent unless I demand the rent from him. I expect my tenant to pay the rent on the first of every month as agreed between us in the rental agreement. Is it required of a landlord to demand the rent from the tenant every month?
- Category: Landlord Tenant
- Date:
- State: New Mexico
Answer:
In New Mexico, per N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-15, rent is required to be paid by the tenant to the landlord without demand. Rent is required to be paid at the time and place as agreed upon between the tenant and the landlord in the rental agreement. N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-15 reads:“B. Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit. Unless otherwise agreed, periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one month or less and otherwise in equal monthly installments at the beginning of each monthly period. The date of one month to the same date of the following month shall constitute a term of one month.”
Per N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-15 the landlord is not required to demand the rent in the rental agreement.
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