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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 48 - Liens and Mortgages
Section 12 Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens
Section 48-12-5 Commencement of action; recording satisfaction of lien.
NM Stat § 48-12-5 (2014) What's This?
48-12-5. Commencement of action; recording satisfaction of lien.
A. A broker claiming a lien under the Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act shall, within two years after recording the notice of lien, bring suit to enforce the lien in the district court in the county where the commercial real estate is located. Failure to commence proceedings pursuant to this subsection shall extinguish the lien.
B. If a broker's lien has been recorded pursuant to Section 4 [48-12-4 NMSA 1978] of the Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act and the indebtedness has been paid in full or the lien has been extinguished or is otherwise not enforceable pursuant to law, within ten days after the indebtedness has been paid in full, the lien has been extinguished or becomes unenforceable pursuant to law, the broker shall:
(1) record a written release or satisfaction of the lien in the county clerk's office of the county in which the commercial real estate is located; and
(2) mail a copy of the recorded release or satisfaction by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner of the commercial real estate or the owner's authorized agent.
History: Laws 2014, ch. 38, 5.
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