Section 47-8-20 – Obligations of owner.
A. The owner shall: (1) substantially comply with requirements of the applicable minimum housing codes materially affecting health and safety; (2) make repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a safe condition as provided by applicable law and rules and regulations as provided in Section 47-8-23 NMSA 1978; (3) […]
Section 47-8-21 – Relief of owner liability.
A. Unless otherwise agreed, upon termination of the owner’s interest in the dwelling unit, including but not limited to terminations of interest by sale, assignment, death, bankruptcy, appointment of receiver or otherwise, the owner is relieved of all liability under the rental agreement and of all obligations under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act as to […]
Section 47-8-22 – Obligations of resident.
The resident shall: A. comply with obligations imposed upon residents by applicable minimum standards of housing codes materially affecting health or safety; B. keep that part of the premises that he occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit, and, upon termination of the residency, place the dwelling unit […]
Section 47-8-7 – Provision for agreement.
A claim or right arising under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act or on a rental agreement may be settled by agreement. History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-7, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 7. ANNOTATIONS Law reviews. — For survey, “The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act,” see 6 N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. […]
Section 47-8-8 – Rights, obligations and remedies.
The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state. History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-8, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For inapplicability of forcible entry or detainer provisions, see 35-10-2 […]
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 […]
Section 47-8-10 – Judicial jurisdiction.
A. The district or magistrate court of this state may exercise jurisdiction over any person with respect to any conduct in this state governed by the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act or with respect to any claim arising from a transaction subject to this act for a dwelling unit located within its jurisdictional boundaries. In addition […]
Section 47-8-11 – Obligation of good faith.
Every duty under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act and every act which must be performed as a condition precedent to the exercise of a right or remedy under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-11, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, […]
Section 47-8-12 – Inequitable agreement provision.
A. If the court, as a matter of law, finds that any provision of a rental agreement was inequitable when made, the court may limit the application of such inequitable provisions to avoid an inequitable result. B. If inequitability is put into issue by a party to the rental agreement, the parties to the rental […]
Section 47-8-13 – Service of notice.
A. A person has notice of a fact if: (1) he has actual knowledge of it; (2) he has received a notice or notification of it; or (3) from all facts and circumstances known to him at the time in question he has reason to know that it exists. B. A person notifies or gives […]