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New Mexico condo document review
New Mexico condo document review is governed by the New Mexico Condominium Act (NMSA 1978 §§47-7A-1 through 47-7D-20), the state's 1982 adoption of the Uniform Condominium Act. On a resale, the selling unit owner must furnish the declaration, bylaws, rules, and a resale certificate from the association under §47-7D-9 before conveyance.
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The certificate is a disclosure mandate, not a quality guarantee — it can still reveal weak reserves, a stressed master policy, or large anticipated capital expenditures. New Mexico also shortened the Uniform Act's cancellation window from 15 days to 7, and it deleted the Act's required pending-litigation disclosure, so the value is in reading the certificate together with documents the statute does not force the seller to provide.
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What the §47-7D-9 resale certificate must contain
The association's resale certificate must state any right of first refusal or restraint on alienability, the monthly common-expense assessment and any unpaid common or special assessment due from the seller, any other owner fees, anticipated capital expenditures for the current and next two fiscal years, reserves for capital expenditures and any project-designated portions, the most recent balance sheet and income/expense statement, the current operating budget, any unsatisfied judgments against the association, the insurance coverage for owners' benefit, and the remaining term of any leasehold. The association must furnish it within 10 working days of an owner's request. The buyer is not liable for any unpaid assessment greater than the amount stated (§47-7D-9(C)).
The short voidability window
The purchase contract is voidable by the buyer until the resale certificate is delivered and for 7 days thereafter, or until conveyance, whichever occurs first (§47-7D-9(C)). On a developer or initial sale, Article 7D instead requires a public-offering statement; failure to deliver it gives the buyer a 7-day cancellation right, and total failure to deliver lets the buyer rescind within 6 months of conveyance (§47-7D-8). Build adequate review time into the contract because these windows are short.
The litigation gap
New Mexico deleted the Uniform Condominium Act's requirement to disclose pending litigation in which the association is a defendant, so the resale certificate does not list lawsuits, including construction-defect suits. The certificate does require unsatisfied judgments against the association. Always request a pending-litigation summary and any construction-defect notices directly, especially given the 2023 Right to Repair Act pre-suit process.
Read insurance and reserves, not just the checklist
Because reserve funding is not mandated and wildfire and flood are commonly excluded from master policies, read the disclosed reserve balance and anticipated capital expenditures against the building's age and the master-policy declarations page. Confirm the policy is in force, whether the association relies on the FAIR Plan, and whether wildfire and flood perils are actually covered.
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New Mexico legal references
- NMSA 1978 §47-7D-9 — Resales of units; resale certificate
- NMSA 1978 §47-7D-8 — Purchaser's right to cancel
- NMSA 1978 §§47-7A-1 et seq. — New Mexico Condominium Act
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- Confirm the seller furnished the declaration, bylaws, rules, and §47-7D-9 resale certificate
- Verify the certificate was provided within 10 working days of request
- Read the disclosed reserves for capital expenditures and the anticipated 1-to-3-year capital spend
- Confirm the monthly assessment and any unpaid common or special assessment from the seller
- Request a pending-litigation summary — the certificate does not disclose lawsuits
- Check for any unsatisfied judgments against the association (a required certificate item)
- Read the master insurance declarations and confirm wildfire and flood treatment
- Ask whether the association was non-renewed or relies on the New Mexico FAIR Plan
- Track your 7-day voidability window after certificate delivery
- For developer sales, confirm the public-offering statement was delivered (§47-7D-8)
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Source documents
- Declaration & bylawsthe rules
- Budget & financialsthe money
- Reserve studythe big repairs
- Meeting minuteswhat the board fears
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