A. The management shall not require, as a condition of tenancy in a mobile home park, that the prospective tenant purchase a mobile home from a particular seller or from any one of a particular group of sellers and shall not require that the management act as agent in the future sale of the mobile home.
B. The management shall not give any special preference in renting to a prospective tenant who has purchased a mobile home from a particular seller.
C. A seller of mobile homes shall not require as a condition of sale that a purchaser locate in a particular mobile home park or in any one of a particular group of mobile home parks.
D. The management shall not prohibit the listing or sale of a mobile home within the park by the owner of the mobile home or the owner's agent. The management shall not require as a condition of sale that the management serve as the selling agent.
E. The management shall treat all persons equally in evaluating credit or renting or leasing available space, except that a park may be designated for housing for older persons after a six months' notice to the residents, provided that the management complies with all applicable procedures of state and federal antidiscrimination laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 3601-3619.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 122, § 11; 1997, ch. 186, § 2; 2007, ch. 194, § 1.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, amended Subsection E to permit a mobile home park to be designated for older persons if management complies with all applicable procedures of state and federal antidiscrimination laws.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, in Subsection A, substituted "purchase" for "has purchased" and added the language beginning "and shall not"; added Subsection D and redesignated former Subsection D as Subsection E; and inserted "evaluating credit or" in Subsection E.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 10 - Mobile Home Parks
Section 47-10-1 - Short title.
Section 47-10-2 - Definitions.
Section 47-10-3 - Tenancy; requirements; notice to quit.
Section 47-10-4 - Action for termination.
Section 47-10-5 - Reasons for termination.
Section 47-10-6 - Nonpayment of rent.
Section 47-10-7 - Common areas; tenant meetings.
Section 47-10-8 - Security deposits.
Section 47-10-10 - Entry fees prohibited; entry fee defined; security deposit; court costs.
Section 47-10-11 - Closed parks prohibited.
Section 47-10-12 - Selling fees prohibited.
Section 47-10-13 - Certain types of landlord-seller agreements prohibited.
Section 47-10-14 - Rental agreement; disclosure of terms in writing.
Section 47-10-15 - Rules and regulations.
Section 47-10-15.1 - New or amended rules; notification; open meeting; pets; physical improvements.
Section 47-10-16 - New developments and parks; rental of sites to dealers authorized.
Section 47-10-17 - Alternative dispute resolution; when permitted; court actions.
Section 47-10-18 - Conflicts; applicability of law.
Section 47-10-19 - Rent increase; disclosure requirement.
Section 47-10-20 - Cost of utility services; access to records.
Section 47-10-21 - Provision of utility services; administrative fee; disclosure requirement.
Section 47-10-22 - Itemized bill; utility services; administrative fees.