If an owner deliberately uses a rental agreement containing provisions known by him to be prohibited by law, the resident may recover damages sustained by him resulting from application of the illegal provision and reasonable attorney's fees.
§ 47-8-17 NMSA 1978
Unlawful agreement provision
Known as the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
The act spans §§ 47–47 (61 sections).
1953 Comp., § 70-7-17, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 17.
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.