2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Owner-Resident Relations
Section 47-8-9 - Exemptions.

Unless created to avoid the application of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, the following arrangements are exempted by that act:
A. residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, counseling, religious, educational when room and board are an entity or similar service;
B. occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his interest;
C. occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;
D. transient occupancy in a hotel or motel;
E. occupancy by an employee of an owner pursuant to a written rental or employment agreement that specifies the employee's right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises; and
F. occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-9, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 9; 1995, ch. 195, § 4.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, substituted "that" for "which" in the introductory sentence, and substituted "pursuant to a written rental or employment agreement that specifies the employee's" for "whose" in Subsection E.
Law reviews. — For survey, "The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act," see 6 N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976).

Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes

2021 New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 47 - Property Law

Article 8 - Owner-Resident Relations

Section 47-8-1 - Short title.

Section 47-8-2 - Purpose.

Section 47-8-3 - Definitions.

Section 47-8-4 - Principles of law and equity.

Section 47-8-5 - General act.

Section 47-8-6 - Recovery of damages.

Section 47-8-7 - Provision for agreement.

Section 47-8-8 - Rights, obligations and remedies.

Section 47-8-9 - Exemptions.

Section 47-8-10 - Judicial jurisdiction.

Section 47-8-11 - Obligation of good faith.

Section 47-8-12 - Inequitable agreement provision.

Section 47-8-13 - Service of notice.

Section 47-8-14 - Terms and conditions of agreement.

Section 47-8-15 - Payment of rent.

Section 47-8-16 - Waiver of rights prohibited.

Section 47-8-17 - Unlawful agreement provision.

Section 47-8-18 - Deposits.

Section 47-8-19 - Owner disclosure.

Section 47-8-20 - Obligations of owner.

Section 47-8-21 - Relief of owner liability.

Section 47-8-22 - Obligations of resident.

Section 47-8-23 - Application of rules or regulations.

Section 47-8-24 - Right of entry.

Section 47-8-25 - Use of dwelling unit limited.

Section 47-8-26 - Delivery of possession.

Section 47-8-27 - Repealed.

Section 47-8-27.1 - Breach of agreement by owner and relief by resident.

Section 47-8-27.2 - Abatement.

Section 47-8-28 - Repealed.

Section 47-8-29 - Repealed.

Section 47-8-30 - Action for counterclaim for resident.

Section 47-8-31 - Resident rights following fire or casualty.

Section 47-8-32 - Repealed.

Section 47-8-33 - Breach of agreement by resident and relief by owner.

Section 47-8-34 - Notice of extended absence.

Section 47-8-34.1 - Disposition of property left on the premises.

Section 47-8-34.2 - Personal property and security deposit of deceased resident; contact person.

Section 47-8-35 - Claim for rent and damages.

Section 47-8-36 - Unlawful removal and diminution of services prohibited.

Section 47-8-36.1 - Landlord lien.

Section 47-8-37 - Notice of termination and damages.

Section 47-8-38 - Injunctive relief.

Section 47-8-39 - Owner retaliation prohibited.

Section 47-8-40 - Action for possession by owner.

Section 47-8-41 - Action for possession by owner or resident.

Section 47-8-42 - Petition for restitution.

Section 47-8-43 - Issuance of summons.

Section 47-8-44 - Absence from court of defendant.

Section 47-8-45 - Legal or equitable defense.

Section 47-8-46 - Writ of restitution.

Section 47-8-47 - Appeal stays execution.

Section 47-8-48 - Prevailing party rights in law suit; civil penalties.

Section 47-8-49 - Unlawful and forcible entry.

Section 47-8-50 - Prior transactions valid.

Section 47-8-51 - Applicability.

Section 47-8-52 - Conflicts; applicability of law.