P. “rent" means payments in currency or in-kind pursuant to terms and conditions of
the rental agreement for use of a dwelling unit or premises, to be made to the owner by
the resident, but does not include deposits;
Q. “rental agreement" means all agreements between an owner and resident and
valid rules and regulations adopted under Section 47-8-23 NMSA 1978 embodying the
terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises;
R. “resident" means a person entitled pursuant to a rental agreement to occupy a
dwelling unit in peaceful possession to the exclusion of others and includes the owner of
a mobile home renting premises, other than a lot or parcel in a mobile home park, for
use as a site for the location of the mobile home;
S. “roomer" means a person occupying a dwelling unit that lacks a major bathroom
or kitchen facility in a structure where one or more major facilities are used in common
by occupants of the dwelling units. As referred to in this subsection, "major facility", in
the case of a bathroom, means toilet and either a bath or shower and, in the case of a
kitchen, means refrigerator, stove or sink;
T. “screening fee" means a one-time charge that is charged to an applicant by an
owner to recoup the owner's cost of purchasing a consumer credit report or reference
check or the assistance of a screening service to validate, review or otherwise process
an application for renting a dwelling unit;