47-8-19. Owner disclosure.
A. The owner or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on his
behalf shall disclose to the resident in writing at or before the commencement of the
residency the name, address and telephone number of:
(1) the person authorized to manage the premises; and
(2) an owner of the premises or a person authorized to act for and on behalf
of the owner for the purpose of service of process and for the purpose of receiving and
receipting for notices and demands.
B. The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current, and
this section extends to and is enforceable against any successor, owner or manager.
C. A person designated under Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section
becomes an agent of each person who is an owner for the purpose of service of
process and receiving and receipting for notices and demands. A person designated
under Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section becomes an agent of each person
who is an owner for the purpose of performing the obligations of the owner under the
Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act and under the rental agreement.
D. Failure of the owner to comply with this section shall relieve the resident from the
obligation to provide notice to the owner as required by the Uniform Owner-Resident
Relations Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-19, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 19; 1995, ch. 195, §
7.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references. — For the Real Estate Disclosure Act, see 47-13-1 NMSA 1978.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, substituted "name, address and
telephone number" for "name and address" in Subsection A, and added Subsection D.
Law reviews. — For survey, "The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act," see 6
N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976).