Doña Ana County, NM Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)

Section 280-6(A) requires that within 10 days of the short-term rental permit's issuance, the property owner mail notice of the permit to all other property owners within 200 feet of the property, for informational purposes only; CDD supplies the owner a list of those nearby property owners to make the mailing possible. That same notice must include the name and phone number of the owner, operator or agent who will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to any complaints regarding the operation or occupancy of the short-term rental.

If that contact information changes, § 280-6(A) requires the owner to send an updated notice within 30 days of the change. Section 280-6(B) then requires the owner to give CDD, within 10 days of the mailing, a copy of the notice and a list of the property owners it went to, and to keep CDD notified of any status or contact changes within 30 days. Section 280-6(C) makes noncompliance with these notification steps grounds for a temporary suspension of the permit until the requirements are met, and § 280-6(D) independently states that failure to comply constitutes good cause for suspending the permit under the chapter's 'good cause' enforcement standard defined in § 280-3.