A unit owners’ association shall be organized no later than the date the first unit in the condominium is conveyed. The membership of the association at all times shall consist exclusively of all the unit owners or, following termination of the condominium, of all former unit owners entitled to distributions of proceeds under Section 30 […]
A. If only one of the multiple owners of a unit is present at a meeting of the association, he is entitled to cast all the votes allocated to that unit. If more than one of the multiple owners are present, the votes allocated to that unit may be cast only in accordance with the […]
Neither the association nor any unit owner except the declarant is liable for that declarant’s torts in connection with any part of the condominium which that declarant has the responsibility to maintain. Otherwise, any action alleging a wrong done by the association shall be brought against the association and not against any unit owner. If […]
A. Portions of the common elements may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest by the association if persons entitled to cast at least eighty percent of the votes in the association, including eighty percent of the votes allocated to units not owned by a declarant, or any larger percentage the declaration specifies, agree […]
A. Commencing not later than the time of the first conveyance of a unit to a person other than a declarant, the association shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available: (1) property insurance on the common elements insuring against all risks of direct physical loss commonly insured against or, in the case of a conversion […]
Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, any surplus funds of the association remaining after payment of or provision for common expenses and any prepayment of reserves shall be paid to the unit owners in proportion to their common expense liabilities or credited to them to reduce their future common expense assessments. History: Laws 1982, ch. […]
A. Until the association makes a common expense assessment, the declarant shall pay all common expenses. After any assessment has been made by the association, assessments shall be made at least annually, based on a budget adopted at least annually by the association. B. Except for assessments under Subsections C, D and E of this […]
A. The association has a lien on a unit for any assesssment [assessment] levied against that unit or fines imposed against its unit owner from the time the assessment or fine becomes due. The association’s lien may be foreclosed in like manner as a mortgage on real estate. Unless the declaration otherwise provides, fees, charges, […]
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a judgment for money against the association is not a lien on the common elements but is a lien in favor of the judgment lienholder against all of the units in the condominium at the time the transcript of judgment was recorded. No other property […]
The association shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to comply with Section 61 [47-7D-9 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act. All financial and other records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any unit owner and his authorized agents. History: Laws 1982, ch. 27, § 51. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — […]
With respect to a third person dealing with the association in the association’s capacity as a trustee, the existence of trust powers and their proper exercise by the association may be assumed without inquiry. A third person is not bound to inquire whether the association has power to act as trustee or is properly exercising […]
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, and subject to the provisions of the declaration, the association may: (1) adopt and amend bylaws and rules and regulations; (2) adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures and reserves and collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners; (3) hire and discharge managing agents […]
A. Except as provided in the declaration, the bylaws or other provisions of the Condominium Act, the executive board may act in all instances on behalf of the association. In the performance of their duties, the officers and members of the executive board are required to exercise, if appointed by the declarant, the care required […]
A. No special declarant right created or reserved under the Condominium Act shall be transferred except by an instrument evidencing the transfer recorded in each county in which any portion of the condominium is located. The instrument is not effective unless executed by the transferee. B. Upon tranfer [transfer] of any special declarant right, the […]
If entered into before the executive board elected by the unit owners pursuant to Section 36 [47-7C-3 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act takes office, any management contract, employment contract or lease of recreational or parking areas or facilities, any other contract or lease between the association and a declarant or an affiliate of a […]
A. The bylaws of the association shall provide for: (1) the number of members of the executive board and the titles of the officers of the association; (2) election by the executive board of a president, treasurer, secretary and any other officers of the association the bylaws specify; (3) the qualifications, powers and duties, terms […]
A. Except to the extent provided by the declaration, Subsection B of this section or Section 46 [47-7C-13 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act, the association is responsible for maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements, and each unit owner is responsible for maintenance, repair and replacement of his unit. Each unit owner shall […]
A meeting of the association shall be held at least once each year. Special meetings of the association may be called by the president, a majority of the executive board or by unit owners having twenty percent, or any lower percentage specified in the bylaws, of the votes in the association. Not less than ten […]
A. Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a quorum is present throughout any meeting of the association if persons entitled to cast twenty percent of the votes which may be cast for election of the executive board are present in person or by proxy at the beginning of the meeting. B. Unless the bylaws specify a […]
