A. Except as provided in Sections 42A-1-7 and 42A-1-27 NMSA 1978, an action to condemn property may not be maintained over timely objection by the condemnee unless the condemnor made a good faith effort to acquire the property by purchase before commencing the action.
B. An offer to purchase made in substantial compliance with Sections 42A-1-3 through 42A-1-4 NMSA 1978 is prima facie evidence of good faith under Subsection A of this section.
History: 1978 Comp., § 42A-1-4, enacted by Laws 1980, ch. 20, § 6; amended and recompiled as § 42A-1-6 NMSA 1978 by Laws 1981, ch. 125, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 125, § 60, recompiled former 42A-1-6 NMSA 1978, relating to entries for suitability studies, as 42A-1-8 NMSA 1978.
The 1981 amendment substituted "Sections 42A-1-7 and 42A-1-27" for "Section 42A-1-5" in Subsection A, substituted "Sections 42A-1-3 through 42A-1-4" for "Sections 42A-1-1 through 42A-1-2" in Subsection B, and deleted the quotation marks surrounding "good faith" in Subsection B.