New Mexico Gas Company offers landlords the option to maintain natural gas service to their rental properties after a tenant has moved out. Under the Landlord Standby Agreement, New Mexico Gas Company will provide a final bill to the tenant then continue to provide service, under the landlord’s name.
This contractual agreement allows service to continue, even when a rental property is unoccupied, and saves the landlord time required to transfer service to their name, as well as the connection fee.
A pdf copy of the Landlord Standby Agreement form is available here.
Landlord Standby Agreement forms may be dropped off at any New Mexico Gas Company business office, or mailed or faxed to:
New Mexico Gas Company
P.O. Box 97500
Albuquerque, NM 87199-7500
FAX: (505) 697-4494
Landlord Standby Agreement conditions
- The landlord owns the property or is the recognized representative (see Management Companies or Agents below) for the rental property owner.
- Each rental unit must be separately metered.
- Each tenant is responsible for service in a rental unit.
- The landlord requests service in their name when it is not in the name of a tenant.
- The agreement is effective within five (5) business days of the application being received by New Mexico Gas Company.
- The landlord will be responsible for service until a new tenant request service in their name. A landlord can force a new tenant to put service in their own name with a written Force Off service request. The action allows the landlord to have the service disconnected without terminating the agreement.
- The landlord can not discontinue service while it is in a tenant’s name.
- All requests, including adding or deleting addresses, changing mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, must be submitted in writing.
- The tenant may sign an Information Disclosure form which allows the landlord to be notified if service is to be disconnected. The landlord is not responsible for the tenant’s bill.
Terminating the Agreement
- To terminate the agreement, New Mexico Gas Company must be notified, in writing, a least three (3) business days prior to termination date. Service will not be disconnected unless the landlord, or authorized representative, requests it.
- A copy of the Landlord Standby Termination Form to submit to New Mexico Gas Company is available here.
- If the property is sold and the new owner places service in their name, the existing agreement with the previous owner will not automatically end. The previous owner/landlord must request, in writing, that the agreement be terminated, unless the new owner signs a Landlord Standby agreement.
Management companies or agents
A management company, manager or agent may be recognized solely as an authorized representative for a rental property owner if they submit to New Mexico Gas Company an Authorization of Second Party form and a copy of a legally-binding agreement between the manager and the property owner. A copy of the Authorization of Second Party form is available here.