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§ 47-8-19.3 NMSA 1978

Background checks

Known as the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act

The act spans §§ 47–47 (61 sections).

Laws 2025, ch. 122, § 4.

A. An owner may require a background check of an applicant before entering a rental agreement. An owner shall not charge more than one screening fee to the same applicant if the screening was completed within ninety calendar days of the application date for any properties under the same ownership.

B. An owner shall provide the applicant with a copy of any reports used to screen the applicant.

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.