Chapter 47, Article 10 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Mobile Home Park Act”. History: Laws 1983, ch. 122, § 1; 1993, ch. 147, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Cross reference. — For the Uniform Home Resident Relations Act, see 47-8-1 NMSA 1978. The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted “Chapter 47, Article 10 NMSA […]
A. The owner of a mobile home park or the agent of such owner shall neither pay to nor receive from an owner or a seller of a mobile home an entry fee of any type as a condition of tenancy in a mobile home park. B. As used in this section, “entry fee” means […]
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 […]
The owner of a mobile home park or his agent shall not require payment of any type of selling fee or transfer fee by either a tenant in the park wishing to sell his mobile home to another party or by any party wishing to buy a mobile home from a tenant in the park […]
A seller of mobile homes shall not pay or offer cash or other consideration other than rent to the owner of a mobile home park or his agent for the purpose of reserving spaces or otherwise inducing acceptance of one or more mobile homes in a mobile home park. History: Laws 1983, ch. 122, § […]
A. The terms and conditions of a tenancy shall be adequately disclosed in writing in a rental agreement by the management to any prospective resident prior to the rental or occupancy of a mobile home space or lot. The disclosures shall include: (1) the term of the tenancy, the amount of the rent and the […]
The management shall adopt rules and regulations concerning all residents’ use and occupancy of the premises. The rules and regulations are enforceable against a resident only if: A. they are submitted to tenants for their comment sixty days prior to the rules being implemented; B. their purpose is to promote the convenience, safety or welfare […]
A. The management shall notify mobile home park residents of proposed new rules or amendments to existing rules at least sixty days prior to the effective date of the new or amended rules. The management shall allow residents a thirty-day comment period on proposed rule changes. Comments from residents to management on proposed rule changes […]
A. The management of a new mobile park or manufactured housing community development may require as a condition of leasing a mobile home site or manufactured home site for the first time such site is offered for lease that the prospective lessee has purchased a mobile home or manufactured home from a particular seller or […]
A. In any civil dispute between the management and a resident of a mobile home park arising out of the provisions of the Mobile Home Park Act, except for nonpayment of rent or utility charges or in cases in which the health or safety of other residents is in imminent danger, the controversy may be […]
Unless a provision of the Mobile Home Park Act directly conflicts with the provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act [47-8-1 to 47-8-52 NMSA 1978], the provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act shall apply to mobile home park owners and residents. History: Laws 1989, ch. 253, § 4.
A. A landlord shall fully and accurately disclose in writing to a resident an increase in rent. The disclosure shall be provided to a resident at least sixty days prior to implementation of an increase in rent. B. Upon receiving a written request from a resident or prospective resident, a landlord shall fully and accurately […]
As used in the Mobile Home Park Act: A. “landlord” or “management” means the owner or any person responsible for operating and managing a mobile home park or an agent, employee or representative authorized to act on the management’s behalf in connection with matters relating to tenancy in the park; B. “mobile home” means a […]
A. Mobile home park owners shall be responsible for maintaining all park-owned exterior utility lines from the mobile home hookups to the main lines in the park, except lines that are damaged by a resident. B. When a landlord purchases utility services for residents, the charge for utility services billed to residents shall not exceed […]
A. A landlord may charge residents a reasonable fee to offset the cost of administration incurred by a landlord when he provides utility services to residents. B. The amount of the administrative fee for utility services shall be fully and accurately disclosed in writing in a rental agreement, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (6) […]
When a landlord purchases utility services for residents, he shall provide residents with a monthly itemized bill that includes: A. a separate listing of charges for each utility service; B. the amount consumed and the cost per unit for each utility service; provided, that when individual cost per unit figures for utility services are not […]
A. For each violation by a landlord of the provisions of Sections 47-10-19 through 47-10-22 NMSA 1978 a landlord may be charged a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). B. The remedies provided in this section are not exclusive and do not limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to […]
A. No tenancy or other lease or rental occupancy of space in a mobile home park shall commence without a written lease or rental agreement, and no tenancy in a mobile home park shall be terminated until a notice to quit has been served upon the mobile home resident. The notice to quit shall be […]
A. The action for termination shall be commenced and prosecuted in the manner described in the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act [47-8-1 to 47-8-52 NMSA 1978]. The property description shall be deemed legally sufficient if it states: (1) the name of the landlord or of the mobile home park; (2) the mailing address of the property; […]
A tenancy shall be terminated pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act only for one or more of the following reasons: A. failure of the tenant to comply with local ordinances and state laws and regulations concerning mobile homes; B. conduct of the tenant on the premises which constitutes an annoyance to other tenants or […]
