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New Mexico condo resale certificate review
On a New Mexico condo resale, the selling unit owner must furnish the declaration, bylaws, rules, and a resale certificate from the association under NMSA 1978 §47-7D-9 before conveyance. The association must provide that certificate within 10 working days of an owner's request, and the purchase contract is voidable by the buyer until the certificate is delivered and for 7 days thereafter, or until conveyance, whichever occurs first.
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New Mexico shortened the Uniform Condominium Act's cancellation period from 15 days to 7, and it deleted the Act's required pending-litigation disclosure — so the certificate is a disclosure floor, not a quality guarantee. Read it together with documents the statute does not force the seller to provide.
What §47-7D-9 requires in the certificate
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 estate. Crucially, the buyer is not liable for any unpaid assessment greater than the amount stated (§47-7D-9(C)) — so the certified figure protects you, which is why a current, complete certificate matters.
The 10-working-day rule and the 7-day voidability window
The association has 10 working days from an owner's request to furnish the certificate, and the buyer's contract stays voidable until it is delivered and for 7 days afterward, or until conveyance, whichever comes 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). These windows are short — request the certificate early so the clock leaves room to actually read it, and calendar your 7-day window from the delivery date.
The litigation gap is the certificate's biggest blind spot
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. It does require unsatisfied judgments against the association, which is a financial red flag worth probing, but a live, unresolved suit may never appear. Always request a pending-litigation summary and any construction-defect notices directly — especially given the 2023 Right to Repair Act's pre-suit notice process and the 10-year statute of repose, which together shape whether and how a defect claim can still be brought.
Read reserves and insurance against the building, not just the checklist
Because New Mexico mandates no reserve study or minimum funding, the disclosed reserve balance and anticipated capital expenditures must be read against the building's age and likely capital schedule — roof, stucco and parapet, decks, and drainage. And because wildfire and flood are commonly excluded from master policies, read the insurance line against the actual master-policy declarations page: confirm the policy is in force, whether the association relies on the New Mexico FAIR Plan, and whether wildfire and flood perils are genuinely covered. A clean-looking certificate on an aging stucco building can still hide significant special-assessment risk.
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
Informational only. Not legal advice. Always confirm against current statute and counsel.
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- Confirm the seller furnished the declaration, bylaws, rules, and §47-7D-9 resale certificate
- Verify the association provided the certificate 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
- Check for any unsatisfied judgments against the association (a required certificate item)
- Request a pending-litigation summary — the certificate does not disclose lawsuits
- Read the insurance line against the master-policy declarations page (wildfire/flood perils)
- Ask whether the association was non-renewed or relies on the New Mexico FAIR Plan
- Calendar your 7-day voidability window from the certificate delivery date
- For developer sales, confirm the public-offering statement was delivered (§47-7D-8)
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- Declaration & bylawsthe rules
- Budget & financialsthe money
- Reserve studythe big repairs
- Meeting minuteswhat the board fears
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