47-8-1. Short title.
Sections 47-8-1 through 47-8-51 [47-8-52] NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Uniform
Owner-Resident Relations Act".
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-1, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 1; 1995, ch. 195, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references. — For provisions on human rights, see 28-1-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, substituted "Sections 47-8-1 to 47-8-51
NMSA 1978" for "Sections 1 through 52 of this act [47-8-1 to 47-8-51 NMSA 1978]".
Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. — Laws 1975, ch. 38, §§ 1 to 51 appear as
47-8-1 to 47-8-51 NMSA 1978. Section 52 of that act is an uncodified severability
provision. Additionally, Laws 1989, ch. 253, § 3 enacted 47-8-52 NMSA 1978 as part of
the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. The bracketed material was inserted by the
compiler; it was not enacted by the legislature, and it is not part of the law.
Article is remedial and in derogation of common law. Its application must be
liberally construed. T.W.I.W., Inc. v. Rhudy, 1981-NMSC-062, 96 N.M. 354, 630 P.2d
753.
Law reviews. — For survey, "The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act," see 6
N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976).
For annual survey of New Mexico law relating to property, see 13 N.M.L. Rev. 435
(1983).
For article, "Survey of New Mexico Law, 1982-83: Property Law," see 14 N.M.L. Rev.
189 (1984).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Inability to obtain license, permit, or
charter required for tenant's business as defense to enforcement of lease, 89 A.L.R.3d
329.
Children's day-care use as violation of restrictive covenant, 29 A.L.R.4th 730.
Sufficiency as to method of giving oral or written notice exercising option to renew or
extend lease, 29 A.L.R.4th 903.