4-907

[Sections 47-8-37, 47-8-40 to 47-8-43, 47-8-46 NMSA 1978]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO
___________________ COURT
___________________ COUNTY

No. __________

__________________________________, Plaintiff

v.

__________________________________, Defendant

ANSWER TO PETITION FOR RESTITUTION

         (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act)

1.    Defendant should not have to vacate the premises because:
    _______________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________.

2.    The amount of rent claimed by the plaintiff in this action is not owed because: __________________________

    _____________________________________________________.

3.    The damages claimed by the plaintiff in this action are not owed to the plaintiff because: ___________________

    _____________________________________________________.

4.    The defendant asserts the following counterclaim or setoff against the plaintiff: ________________________

    _____________________________________________________.

5.    Defendant requests separate trials on the issues of restitution and damages.

                ________________________________
                 Signed

                ________________________________
                Name (print)

                ________________________________
                Address (print)

                ________________________________

                City, state and zip code (print)

                ________________________________
                Telephone number

[Rule 4-907 SCRA 1986; as amended, effective August 1, 1992; January 1, 1993; September 2, 1997.]