New Mexico mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how New Mexico law generally treats mobile home park lot tenancies. New Mexico has a strong dedicated park law — the Mobile Home Park Act, NMSA 1978 §§47-10-1 to 47-10-23. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in New Mexico. Each line cites the controlling statute; read it at the source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	Dedicated Mobile Home Park Act.	§47-10-1
Written lease	Required; signed, with a copy to each party.	§47-10-3; §47-10-14(B)
Disclosure	Rent, prior 2 years' rent increases, rules, zoning, all charges, dispute-resolution right.	§47-10-14
Rent increase	60 days' written notice; rate schedule on request.	§47-10-6; §47-10-19
Rent cap	No statewide cap.	(no statute)
Eviction	Cause only — law violation, annoyance/interference, rule breach, condemnation/change of use.	§47-10-5
Notice to quit	States the reason; 30 days to remove (60 for multisection).	§47-10-3
Nonpayment	3-day pay-or-quit.	§47-10-6
Change of use	6 months' written notice.	§47-10-5(E)
Entry fee	Prohibited.	§47-10-10
Security deposit	One month's rent (two for multiwide); held in trust.	§47-10-8; §47-10-10(B)
Selling/transfer fee	Prohibited (beyond agreed services).	§47-10-12
Sell in place	Park can't ban a sale or force itself in as agent; equal treatment.	§47-10-11
Utilities	Owner maintains park-owned lines; billed at cost + disclosed admin fee; itemized bill.	§47-10-20; §47-10-21; §47-10-22
Rules	Enforceable only with 60-day comment + reasonable, non-retaliatory.	§47-10-15
Dispute resolution	ADR available for most disputes.	§47-10-17
Penalties	Up to $500 for utility/disclosure violations.	§47-10-23
Title	Motor Vehicle Division certificate of title.	ch. 66
Real property	Deactivate title when affixed to owned land.	ch. 60, art. 14

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. New Mexico's Act is fairly protective — a written lease, 60-day rent-increase notice, cause-only eviction, banned entry and selling fees, utilities at cost, and dispute resolution — but it does not cap the amount of rent, a gap this guide flags honestly. Start with your written rental agreement, then check the controlling section for your issue.

Where to read more

• New Mexico topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The cited statute sections and official agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.