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Section 47-10-21 - Provision of utility services; administrative fee; disclosure requirement.

NM Stat § 47-10-21 (2019) (N/A)
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A. A landlord may charge residents a reasonable fee to offset the cost of administration incurred by a landlord when he provides utility services to residents.

B. The amount of the administrative fee for utility services shall be fully and accurately disclosed in writing in a rental agreement, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (6) [the introductory language] of Subsection A of Section 47-10-14 NMSA 1978.

C. A landlord shall fully and accurately disclose in writing to a resident any increase in the administrative fee. The disclosure shall be provided to a resident at least sixty days prior to implementation of an increase in the administrative fee.

History: 1978 Comp., § 47-10-21, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 147, § 7.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. The reference to Paragraph (6) of Subsection A of 47-10-14 NMSA 1978 seems incorrect, as that paragraph deals with disclosures concerning the owner. The correct reference is probably to the introductory language of Subsection A of 47-10-14 NMSA 1978.

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