Section 70-1-5 – [Demand for release must precede action.]

At least twenty days before bringing the action provided for in this act [70-1-3 to 70-1-5 NMSA 1978], the owner of the leased land, either by himself or by his agent or attorney, shall demand of the holder of the lease (if such demand by ordinary diligence can be made in this state) that said […]