The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-8, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 8.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For inapplicability of forcible entry or detainer provisions, see 35-10-2 NMSA 1978.
For landlord's lien on tenant's personalty, see 48-3-5 and 48-3-6 NMSA 1978.
Law reviews. — For survey, "The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act," see 6 N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 40 Am. Jur. 2d Housing Laws and Urban Development § 17.
What constitutes willfulness or malice justifying landlord's collection of statutory multiple damages for tenant's wrongful retention of possession, 7 A.L.R.4th 589.
Specificity of description of premises as affecting enforceability of lease, 73 A.L.R.4th 236.