The provisions of this article [ 42-10-9 to 42-10-12 NMSA 1978] do not apply or extend to taxes, garnishment, recorded liens of mortgagees or lessors or recorded liens of laborers or materialmen for labor or materials furnished for the construction or repair of the dwelling house.
§ 42-10-11 NMSA 1978
When homestead exemption does not apply
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Yparrea v. Roswell Production Credit Ass'n (In Re Yparrea) (1981)
Most recently applied in Yparrea v. Roswell Production Credit Ass'n (In Re Yparrea) (October 1981)
1953 Comp., § 24-6-3, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 215, § 8.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.