N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-10-5
Reasons for termination.
Operative Text
47-10-5. Reasons for termination.
A tenancy shall be terminated pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act only for one or
more of the following reasons:
A. failure of the tenant to comply with local ordinances and state laws and
regulations concerning mobile homes;
B. conduct of the tenant on the premises which constitutes an annoyance to other
tenants or interference with park management;
C. failure of the tenant to comply with written rules and regulations of the mobile
home park either established by the management in the rental agreement at the
inception of the tenancy, amended subsequently thereto with the consent of the tenant,
or amended subsequently thereto without the consent of the tenant on thirty days'
written notice if the amended rules and regulations are reasonable, except when local
ordinances and state laws and regulations or emergency situations require immediate
compliance. However, regulations applicable to recreational facilities may be amended
at the discretion of the management;
D. condemnation or change of use of the mobile home park. When the owner of a
mobile home park is formally notified by an appropriate governmental agency that his
mobile home park is the subject of a condemnation proceeding, the landlord shall,
within seventeen days, notify his tenants in writing of the terms of the condemnation
notice which he receives; or
E. in those cases where the zoning law allows the landlord to change the use of his
land without obtaining the consent of the zoning authority and where such change of
use would result in eviction of inhabited mobile homes, the landlord shall first give the
owner of each mobile home subject to such eviction a written notice of his intent to evict
not less than six months prior to such change of use of the land, notice to be mailed to
each tenant.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 122, § 5.Section 47-10-5 of New Mexico's Mobile Home Park Act limits the grounds on which a mobile home park tenancy may be ended. A landlord may only terminate a tenancy for specific reasons: a tenant's failure to follow applicable laws or ordinances, disruptive or interfering conduct on the premises, failure to comply with written park rules (subject to notice and reasonableness requirements), condemnation or change of use of the park, or a landlord-initiated land-use change that would displace occupied mobile homes. When condemnation or a land-use change is involved, the law imposes specific written-notice obligations on the landlord before any eviction can proceed.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators of mobile home parks in New Mexico must ensure that any tenancy termination falls within one of the enumerated grounds listed in § 47-10-5 — terminations outside those grounds are not permitted under the Mobile Home Park Act. Compliant park managers maintain written rules and regulations in rental agreements, provide at least thirty days' written notice before implementing non-emergency rule amendments made without tenant consent, and ensure any such amendments are reasonable. When a park faces condemnation, landlords notify tenants in writing of the condemnation terms within seventeen days of formal governmental notification; when a voluntary land-use change would displace occupied homes, written notice of intent to evict must be mailed to each affected tenant no less than six months in advance.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under § 47-10-5 of the Mobile Home Park Act, New Mexico mobile home park tenants may only be evicted for the specific reasons the statute lists — a landlord cannot terminate a tenancy on grounds not found in that section. If a tenant believes a termination notice does not correspond to any of those enumerated grounds, or that required notice periods were not followed, that noncompliance may be raised as a defense in an eviction proceeding. Tenants facing termination may wish to review the written rules referenced in their rental agreement, consult a tenant-rights organization familiar with New Mexico mobile home park law, or seek guidance from a legal aid provider to understand which protections under § 47-10-5 may apply to their situation.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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