Sat Mar 8 4:55PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Tara L. Lujan | 48 | Santa Fe |
| Sen. Antonio Maestas | 26 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPAC ✓ | Passed, Feb 22, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HJC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [7] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [8] DP-HJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | referred | HCPAC/HJC | ||
| 7 | sent | HCPAC | ||
| 8 | passed | HCPAC (view committee report) | DP | 4-2; nays: Block, Lord |
| 8 | sent | HJC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Feb 17 | filed: [Prefiled by Tara L. Lujan et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HCPAC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Tara L. Lujan Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Homeowners Assoc. Liens' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[7] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' | |
| new sponsor: Tara L. Lujan | |
| new sponsor: Antonio Maestas | |
| Feb 20 | added to HCPAC agenda on Sat Feb 22, 08:00 |
| Feb 22 | passed HCPAC; sent to HJC |
| actions: '[7] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC' -> '[7] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [8] DP-HJC' |
HOUSE BILL 440
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Tara L. Lujan and Antonio Maestas
AN ACT
RELATING TO PROPERTY; RESTRICTING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS FROM FORECLOSING ON LIENS THAT ARE LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS DELINQUENT, LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) OR FOR ASSESSMENTS CONSISTING SOLELY OF FINES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 47-16-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2013, Chapter 122, Section 6) is amended to read:
"47-16-6. DUTIES OF A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION.--
A. The association shall exercise any powers conferred to the association in the community documents.
B. The association shall have a lien on a lot for [any] an assessment levied against that lot or for fines imposed against that lot's owner from the time the assessment or fine becomes due. If an assessment is payable in installments, the full amount of the assessment shall be a lien from the time the first installment becomes due. The association's lien may be foreclosed in like manner as a mortgage on real estate; provided that an association may not foreclose on a lien that is:
(1) less than twelve months delinquent;
(2) in an amount of less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); or
(3) for assessments consisting solely of fines.
C. Recording the declaration constitutes notice recorded in the office of the county clerk in the county or counties in which any part of the real property is located and perfection of the lien.
D. Upon written request by a lot owner, the association shall furnish a recordable statement setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments against the lot owner's lot. The statement shall be furnished within ten business days after receipt of the request and is binding on the association and the board."
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