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NM Stat § 11-3A-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-1 - Short title.

Chapter 11, Article 3A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Regional Housing Law". History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 1; 1995, ch. 191, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. Cross references. — For the Municipal Housing Law, see Chapter 3, Article 45 NMSA 1978. For the Mortgage Finance Authority Act, see Chapter 58, Article 18 NMSA 1978. The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, substituted "Chapter 11, Article 3A NMSA 1978" for "This act". Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 81A C.J.S. States §§ 82, 133, 134, 136 to 140.
NM Stat § 11-3A-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-2 - Finding and declaration of necessity.

It is declared that: A. unsanitary and unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in the state; B. low- and moderate-income persons are forced to reside in unsanitary and unsafe accommodations; C. within the state: (1) there is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents that low- and moderate-income persons can afford; (2) low- and moderate-income persons are forced to occupy overcrowded, congested dwelling accommodations; and (3) these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state and impair economic values; D. excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection and other public services and facilities are necessitated; E. private enterprise alone cannot meet the need or resolve the problems inherent in providing appropriate, safe, sanitary and sufficient housing for low- and moderate-income persons, and public participation in construction of low- and moderate-income housing does not compete with private enterprise; F. demolition, replanning, reconstruction or renovation of unsanitary and unsafe housing and acquisition of land to provide safe and sanitary dwellings for low- and moderate-income persons are in the public interest and are essential state and local governmental functions requiring expenditures of public money; and G. it is in the public interest that work on projects for demolition, planning, reconstruction, renovation and land acquisition for provision of safe and sanitary dwellings for low- and moderate-income persons be started immediately in order to relieve the housing shortage that has reached emergency status, and it is a necessity that the Regional Housing Law be continued to relieve that emergency. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 2; 1995, ch. 191, § 2; 2009, ch. 48, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, in Subsections B, C, E, F and G added "moderate-income persons". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, divided Subsection C to form paragraphs, added "low-income" at the beginning of Paragraph (2) and "these" at the beginning of Paragraph (3), deleted "these conditions necessitate" from the beginning and added "are necessitated" at the end of Subsection D, rewrote Subsections E, F and G, and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
NM Stat § 11-3A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-4 - Regional housing authorities created.

Three regional housing authorities are created for the state of New Mexico as follows: A. the northern regional housing authority that shall include Cibola, Taos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Mora, Los Alamos, Colfax and Sandoval counties; B. the eastern regional housing authority that shall include Chaves, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Union and Curry counties; and C. the western regional housing authority that shall include Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra, Socorro, Catron, Torrance and Valencia counties. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 4; 2009, ch. 48, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, at the beginning of the first sentence, changed "Seven" to "Three"; deleted the former second sentence, which provided that the areas of the seven regional housing authorities are coextensive with the boundaries of the seven housing regions; deleted former Subsections A through G, which listed the counties in each housing region; and added Subsections A through C.
NM Stat § 11-3A-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-8 - Requirements respecting lease.

A. Prior to the leasing of any housing project, the regional housing authority shall determine and find the following: (1) the amount necessary in each year to pay indebtedness proposed to fund the housing project; and (2) the amount necessary to be paid each year into any reserve funds that the regional housing authority may deem advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of any indebtedness and the maintenance of the housing project and, unless the terms under which the housing project is to be leased provide that the lessee shall maintain the housing project and carry all proper insurance with respect to it, the estimated cost of maintaining the housing project in good repair and keeping it properly insured. B. The determinations and findings of the regional housing authority required to be made in this section shall be set forth in the proceedings under which the proposed indebtedness is to be incurred. C. Prior to the incurrence of any indebtedness, the regional housing authority shall lease or sell the housing project to a lessee or purchaser under an agreement that is conditioned upon completion of the housing project and that provides for payment to the regional housing authority of rentals or payments in an amount that is found, based on the determinations and findings, to: (1) pay the indebtedness incurred to fund the housing project; (2) build up and maintain any reserve deemed by the regional housing authority to be advisable in connection with the housing project; and (3) pay the costs of maintaining the housing project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the agreement of lease obligates the lessee to pay for the maintenance and insurance of the housing project. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 8; 1995, ch. 191, § 7; 2009, ch. 48, § 7. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, in Subsections A, B and C, added "regional housing authority" and changed "bond" to "indebtedness". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, redesignated the subsections, substituted "section" for "subsection" in Subsection B, and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
NM Stat § 11-3A-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-9 - Nonprofit corporations.

Every regional housing authority, in addition to other powers conferred by the Regional Housing Law, shall have, if authorized by resolution of its board of commissioners, the power to create nonprofit corporations to carry out the powers and duties set forth in Section 11-3A-7 NMSA 1978. The articles of incorporation and bylaws, and any subsequent changes, shall be recommended for approval by the New Mexico mortgage finance authority. Such nonprofit corporations shall be subject to all of the duties and limitations imposed on the regional housing authority and its board of commissioners. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 9; 1995, ch. 191, § 8; 2007, ch. 50, § 5; 2009, ch. 48, § 8; 2019, ch. 85, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, removed the requirements that the state board of finance approve the creation of non-profit corporations to carry out the powers and duties of a regional housing authority and that the state board of finance approve the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the non-profit corporations; and after "by resolution of its board of commissioners", deleted "and approved by the state board of finance", and after "recommended for approval by", deleted "the state board of finance and".The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, added "regional housing authority". The 2007 amendment, effective March 28, 2007, authorized a regional housing authority to create nonprofit corporations if approved by the state board of finance and requires the state board of finance and the New Mexico mortgage finance authority to review articles of incorporation and bylaws. The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, substituted "if authorized by resolution of its board, the power" for "and is hereby authorized, by proper resolution of its board" in the first sentence, and made a stylistic change in the statutory reference.
NM Stat § 11-3A-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-10 - Prohibited actions.

Neither the regional housing authority nor any of its contractors or their subcontractors may enter into any contract, subcontract or agreement in connection with a housing project under any contract in which any of the following persons has an interest, direct or indirect, during the person's tenure or for one year thereafter: A. any present or former member of the board of commissioners of the regional housing authority or any member of the member's immediate family. The prohibition established by this subsection shall not apply to any member who has not served on the governing body of a resident management corporation, and who otherwise has not occupied a policymaking position with the resident management corporation or the regional housing authority; B. any employee of the regional housing authority who formulates policy or who influences decisions with respect to a housing project, any member of the employee's immediate family or any partner of the employee; or C. any public official, member of a governing body or state legislator, or any member of such person's immediate family, who exercises functions or responsibilities with respect to the housing project or the regional housing authority. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 10; 1995, ch. 191, § 9; 2009, ch. 48, § 9. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, deleted the former provision that prohibited officers and employees from acquiring an interest in a housing project, property in a housing project, or a contract to furnish materials or services used in a project and completely rewrote the section. The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, deleted "or of a nonprofit corporation created by an authority" preceding "shall", deleted "nor shall he have any interest direct or indirect" preceding "or in any contract", and substituted "of the authority" for the former last three sentences which read: "If any officer or employee of an authority or of a nonprofit corporation created by an authority owns or controls a direct or indirect interest in any property included or planned to be included in any housing project of an authority, he immediately shall disclose the same in writing to the governing body of such authority, and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the board of commissioners. The failure so to disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office. Upon such disclosure, such officer or employee shall not participate in any action by the authority affecting such property."
NM Stat § 11-3A-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-11 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 11; 1995, ch. 191, § 11; 2007, ch. 50, § 9.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 50, § 9 repealed 11-3A-11 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 11, relating to eminent domain, effective March 28, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 11-3A-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-12 - State policy; operation not for profit.

A. It is declared to be the policy of this state that each regional housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects and affordable housing programs in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations. B. No regional housing authority shall construct or operate a housing project for profit. C. A regional housing authority shall set the rental rates for dwellings in the housing projects it manages and operates at no higher rates than it finds to be necessary in order to produce revenues that, together with any grants or subsidies from the state or federal government or other sources for housing projects, will be sufficient to: (1) pay, as they become due, indebtedness or other obligations of the regional housing authority incurred pursuant to the Regional Housing Law; (2) meet the cost of and provide for maintaining and operating the housing projects, including the cost of any insurance, the administrative expenses of the regional housing authority incurred in connection with the housing projects and the funding of operational reserves the regional housing authority deems appropriate; (3) fund operational reserves to secure the payment of indebtedness as the regional housing authority deems appropriate; and (4) allow private, profit-making entities to enter into agreements with the regional housing authority, without the agreements affecting the nonprofit status of the regional housing authority or conflicting with the intent of the creation of the regional housing authority. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 12; 1995, ch. 191, § 10; 2009, ch. 48, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, added "regional housing authority" and "affordable housing program" and in Paragraph (3) of Subsection C, changed "bond" to "indebtedness". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, inserted the subsection designations for Subsections A, B and C, inserted "state or" preceding "federal" in Subsection C, redesignated former Subsections A to D as Paragraphs (1) to (4) of Subsection C, in Paragraph (3) of Subsection C, substituted "operational" for "such" and deleted "or convenient" following "appropriate", and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
NM Stat § 11-3A-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-13 - Sales, rentals and tenant selection.

A. In the operation or management of housing projects or the sale of any property pursuant to the Regional Housing Law, a regional housing authority shall: (1) rent, lease or sell the dwelling accommodations in the housing project only to persons falling within the standards adopted by the regional housing authority, which standards shall comply with state and federal law; (2) rent, lease or sell to a person dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms, but no greater number, that it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants without overcrowding; and (3) reject any person as a tenant in any federally subsidized housing project if the person has an annual gross income in excess of federally established standards. B. Nothing contained in this section or Section 11-3A-12 NMSA 1978 shall be construed as limiting the power of a regional housing authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the regional housing authority, to take possession and operate a housing project or cause the appointment of a receiver for the housing project, free from all the restrictions imposed by this section or Section 11-3A-12 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 13; 1995, ch. 191, § 12; 2009, ch. 48, § 11. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, added "regional housing authority"; in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A, added the requirement that standards adopted by an authority comply with state and federal standards; in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A, added "federally subsidized" before "housing project" and changed "net income" to "gross income". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, deleted "at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals, property and tenant selection" at the end of the introductory paragraph in Subsection A, deleted "it may" from the beginning of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A, substituted "project" for "program" in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A, substituted "for the housing project" for "thereof" in Subsection B, and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
NM Stat § 11-3A-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-14 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 14; 1995, ch. 191, § 13; 2007, ch. 50, § 9.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 50, § 9 repealed 11-3A-14 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 14, relating to bonds, effective March 28, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 11-3A-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-15 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 15; 1995, ch. 191, § 14; 2007, ch. 50, § 9.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 50, § 9 repealed 11-3A-15 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 15, relating to sale of bonds and interest on certain obligations, effective March 28, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 11-3A-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-16 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 16; 1995, ch. 191, § 15; 2007, ch. 50, § 9.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 50, § 9 repealed 11-3A-16 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 16, relating to provisions of bonds and trust indentures, effective March 28, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 11-3A-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-17 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 17; 1995, ch. 191, § 16; 2007, ch. 50, § 9.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 50, § 9 repealed 11-3A-17 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 17, relating to construction of bond provisions, effective March 28, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 11-3A-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-18 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 18; 1995, ch. 191, § 17; 2007, ch. 50, § 9.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 50, § 9 repealed 11-3A-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 18, relating to bond certification of the attorney general, effective March 28, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 11-3A-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-19 - Remedies of an obligee.

An obligee of a regional housing authority shall have the right, in addition to all other rights that may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee, to: A. compel by mandamus, suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, the regional housing authority and its officers, agents or employees to perform every term, provision and covenant contained in any contract of the regional housing authority with or for the benefit of the obligee and to require the carrying out of all covenants and agreements of the regional housing authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the regional housing authority by the Regional Housing Law; and B. enjoin by suit, action or proceeding in equity, any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the obligee of the regional housing authority. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 19; 1995, ch. 191, § 18; 2009, ch. 48, § 12. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, added "regional housing authority". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
NM Stat § 11-3A-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities|Article 3A - Regional Housing Law|Section 11-3A-20 - Additional remedies conferrable to an obligee.

A regional housing authority shall have the power by its resolution, trust indenture, lease or other contract to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in indebtedness, or holding a lease, the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred, upon default as defined in the resolution or instrument, by suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction: A. to cause possession of any housing project or any part of a housing project to be surrendered to the obligee and retained by the holder of debt or trustee so long as the regional housing authority continues in default; B. to obtain the appointment of a receiver of any housing project of the regional housing authority and of the rents and profits from the housing project. If a receiver is appointed, the receiver may enter and take possession of all or a part of the housing project and, so long as the regional housing authority continues in default, operate and maintain the housing project and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues or other charges arising from the housing project and shall keep the money in a separate account and apply it in accordance with the obligations of the regional housing authority as the court directs; and C. to require the regional housing authority and its officers and agents to account for the money actually received as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust. History: Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 20; 1995, ch. 191, § 19; 2009, ch. 48, § 13. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1995, ch. 191, § 25, effective June 16, 1995, repealed Laws 1994, ch. 132, § 30, which provided for the repeal of this section on July 1, 1995. The 2009 amendment, effective March 31, 2009, added "regional housing authority" and in Subsection A, changed "bondholder" to "holder of debt". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.