In a voluntary conveyance the grantee of a unit shall be jointly and severally liable with the grantor for all unpaid assessments against the grantor for his share of the common expenses to the time of grant or conveyance, without prejudice to the grantee's right to recover from the grantor the amounts paid by the grantee. However, any grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the manager or board of directors, setting forth the amount of the unpaid assessments against the grantor and the grantee shall not be liable for, nor shall the unit conveyed by [be] subject to a lien for, any unpaid assessments against the grantor in excess of the amount therein set forth.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-4-24, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 221, § 24; 1975, ch. 318, § 25.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Condominiums and Cooperative Apartments § 37.
Expenses for which condominium association may assess unit owners, 77 A.L.R.3d 1290.
31 C.J.S. Estates § 153 et seq.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Building Unit Ownership
Section 47-7-3 - Application of act.
Section 47-7-4 - Status of the units.
Section 47-7-5 - Ownership of units.
Section 47-7-6 - Common areas and facilities.
Section 47-7-7 - Compliance with covenants; bylaws; administrative provisions.
Section 47-7-8 - Certain work prohibited.
Section 47-7-9 - Liens against units; removal from lien; effect of part payment.
Section 47-7-10 - Common profits and expenses.
Section 47-7-11 - Contents of declaration.
Section 47-7-12 - Declaration; apportionment of interest.
Section 47-7-13 - Contents of deeds of units.
Section 47-7-14 - Copy of the floor plans to be filed.
Section 47-7-15 - Blanket encumbrances affecting a unit at time of first conveyance.
Section 47-7-17 - Removal from provisions of the Building Unit Ownership Act.
Section 47-7-18 - Removal no bar to subsequent resubmission.
Section 47-7-20 - Contents of bylaws.
Section 47-7-21 - Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination.
Section 47-7-22 - Waiver of use of common areas and facilities; abandonment of unit.
Section 47-7-24 - Priority of lien.
Section 47-7-25 - Joint and several liability of grantor and grantee for unpaid common expenses.
Section 47-7-25.1 - Merger or consolidation of condominiums.