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New Mexico · Through 2026-07-01

47-7B-2: Unit boundaries.

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  1. Chapter 47 - Property Law
  2. ARTICLE 7B Condominium Act - Creation, Alteration and Termination of Condominiums

Except as provided by the declaration:

A. if walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring and any other materials constituting any part of the finished surfaces thereof are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors or ceilings are a part of the common elements;

B. if any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column or any other fixture lies partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, any portion thereof serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and any portion thereof serving more than one unit or any portion of the common elements is a part of the common elements;

C. subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this section, all spaces, interior partitions and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit;

D. any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps or stoops and all exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit; and

E. any porches, balconies or patios designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit.

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