Contractor Problems in New Mexico: Complaints and Your Options

Short answerIf a contractor job goes wrong in New Mexico, here is what we could confirm on official pages: where to file a complaint, bond or insurance. Each item links to its source. Keep your contract, payments and photos.

Where to file a complaint

Submit a Request for Investigation online, or ask for a PDF or paper form at cid.compliance@rld.nm.gov. The division says it cannot handle a financial or contractual dispute unless a judgment is obtained from a court, and that neither it nor the Commission can force a licensee to make corrections or repair damage caused by code violations. Source

Bond or insurance

Licensees must maintain a code bond that, if certain conditions are met, can be used to correct uncorrected code violations. The page does not state the amount. Source

This is general information, not legal advice. A topic we don't list means we couldn't confirm it on an official page, not that the protection doesn't exist.

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General information, not professional advice. Conditions, codes and prices vary. Turn off power, gas or water before any work, and hire a licensed professional when in doubt. Cost figures are our estimates, not quotes.