2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 47 - Property Law
Article 8 - Owner-Resident Relations
Section 47-8-49 - Unlawful and forcible entry.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 47-8-49 (2018)
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47-8-49. Unlawful and forcible entry.

The laws and procedures of New Mexico pertaining to complaints of unlawful and forcible entry shall apply to actions for possession of any premises not subject to the provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act or the Mobile Home Park Act [Chapter 47, Article 10 NMSA 1978].

History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-49, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 49; 1995, ch. 195, § 24.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For action for possession by owner, see 47-8-40 NMSA 1978.

For inapplicability of general forcible entry or detainer provisions to actions by landlord, see 35-10-2 NMSA 1978.

The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, rewrote the section to such an extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.

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. — 52A C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 720, 752 to 792.

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