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Section 47-8-1 - Short title. - Sections 47-8-1 through 47-8-51 [47-8-52] NMSA 1978 may be cited...
Section 47-8-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act is to...
Section 47-8-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act: A. "abandonment"...
Section 47-8-4 - Principles of law and equity. - Unless displaced by the provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations...
Section 47-8-5 - General act. - The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act being a general act is...
Section 47-8-6 - Recovery of damages. - A. The remedies provided by the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act...
Section 47-8-7 - Provision for agreement. - A claim or right arising under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations...
Section 47-8-8 - Rights, obligations and remedies. - The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act applies to, regulates and determines...
Section 47-8-9 - Exemptions. - Unless created to avoid the application of the Uniform Owner-Resident...
Section 47-8-10 - Judicial jurisdiction. - A. The district or magistrate court of this state may...
Section 47-8-11 - Obligation of good faith. - Every duty under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act and every...
Section 47-8-12 - Inequitable agreement provision. - A. If the court, as a matter of law, finds...
Section 47-8-13 - Service of notice. - A. A person has notice of a fact if: (1)...
Section 47-8-14 - Terms and conditions of agreement. - The owner and resident may include in a rental agreement...
Section 47-8-15 - Payment of rent. - A. The resident shall pay rent in accordance with the...
Section 47-8-16 - Waiver of rights prohibited. - No rental agreement may provide that the resident or owner...
Section 47-8-17 - Unlawful agreement provision. - If an owner deliberately uses a rental agreement containing provisions...
Section 47-8-18 - Deposits. - A. An owner is permitted to demand from the resident...
Section 47-8-19 - Owner disclosure. - A. The owner or any person authorized to enter into...
Section 47-8-20 - Obligations of owner. - A. The owner shall: (1) substantially comply with requirements of...
Section 47-8-21 - Relief of owner liability. - A. Unless otherwise agreed, upon termination of the owner's interest...
Section 47-8-22 - Obligations of resident. - The resident shall: A. comply with obligations imposed upon residents...
Section 47-8-23 - Application of rules or regulations. - An owner, from time to time, may adopt rules or...
Section 47-8-24 - Right of entry. - A. The resident shall, in accordance with provisions of the...
Section 47-8-25 - Use of dwelling unit limited. - Unless otherwise agreed, the resident shall occupy his dwelling unit...
Section 47-8-26 - Delivery of possession. - A. At the time specified in the rental agreement for...
Section 47-8-27 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 195, § 27, repealed 47-8-27...
Section 47-8-27.1 - Breach of agreement by owner and relief by resident. - A. Upon the failure of the owner to perform his...
Section 47-8-27.2 - Abatement. - A. If there is a violation of Subsection A of...
Section 47-8-28 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 91, § 8 repealed 47-8-28...
Section 47-8-29 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 195, § 27, repealed 47-8-29...
Section 47-8-30 - Action for counterclaim for resident. - A. In an action for possession based upon nonpayment of...
Section 47-8-31 - Resident rights following fire or casualty. - A. If the dwelling unit or premises are damaged or...
Section 47-8-32 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 195, § 27, repealed 47-8-32...
Section 47-8-33 - Breach of agreement by resident and relief by owner. - A. Except as provided in the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act,...
Section 47-8-34 - Notice of extended absence. - A. If the rental agreement requires the resident to give...
Section 47-8-34.1 - Disposition of property left on the premises. - A. Where the rental agreement terminates by abandonment pursuant to...
Section 47-8-34.2 - Personal property and security deposit of deceased resident; contact person. - A. As used in this section, "contact person" means the...
Section 47-8-35 - Claim for rent and damages. - If the rental agreement is terminated, the owner is entitled...
Section 47-8-36 - Unlawful removal and diminution of services prohibited. - A. Except in case of abandonment, surrender or as otherwise...
Section 47-8-36.1 - Landlord lien. - A. There shall be no landlord's lien arising out of...
Section 47-8-37 - Notice of termination and damages. - A. The owner or the resident may terminate a week-to-week...
Section 47-8-38 - Injunctive relief. - A. If the resident refuses to allow lawful access, the...
Section 47-8-39 - Owner retaliation prohibited. - A. An owner may not retaliate against a resident who...
Section 47-8-40 - Action for possession by owner. - A. Notwithstanding Subsections A and B of Section 47-8-39 NMSA...
Section 47-8-41 - Action for possession by owner or resident. - An action for possession of any premises subject to the...
Section 47-8-42 - Petition for restitution. - The person seeking possession shall file a petition for restitution...
Section 47-8-43 - Issuance of summons. - A. The summons shall be issued and directed, with a...
Section 47-8-44 - Absence from court of defendant. - If the defendant shall not appear in response to the...
Section 47-8-45 - Legal or equitable defense. - On or before the day fixed for his appearance, the...
Section 47-8-46 - Writ of restitution. - A. Upon petition for restitution filed by the owner if...
Section 47-8-47 - Appeal stays execution. - A. If either party feels aggrieved by the judgment, that...
Section 47-8-48 - Prevailing party rights in law suit; civil penalties. - A. If suit is brought by any party to the...
Section 47-8-49 - Unlawful and forcible entry. - The laws and procedures of New Mexico pertaining to complaints...
Section 47-8-50 - Prior transactions valid. - Transactions entered into before the effective date of the Uniform...
Section 47-8-51 - Applicability. - The provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act are applicable...
Section 47-8-52 - Conflicts; applicability of law. - Unless a provision of the Mobile Home Park Act [Chapter...