Form 4-907. Answer to petition for restitution (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act).

[Sections 47-8-37, 47-8-40 to 47-8-43, 47-8-46 NMSA 1978] STATE OF NEW MEXICO ______________________________ COURT No. ____________ ______________________________ COUNTY ________________________________________, 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.]