{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-45-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-45-10","heading":"Sales, rentals and tenant selection.","body":"A. In the operation or management of housing projects and affordable housing programs or the sale of any property pursuant to the Municipal Housing Law, a city shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals, property and tenant selection:\n(1) it may rent, lease or sell the dwelling accommodations in the housing project and affordable housing programs only to persons falling within federally established standards;\n(2) it may rent, lease or sell to a tenant 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\n(3) it shall not accept any person as a tenant in any housing program if the person has an annual net income in excess of federally established standards.\nB. Nothing contained in this section or Section 3-45-9 NMSA 1978 shall be construed as limiting the power of a city to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the city, to take possession and operate housing projects or affordable housing programs or cause the appointment of a receiver thereof, free from all the restrictions imposed by this section or Section 3-45-9 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 45 Municipal Housing"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"22b01f8f2c4b1dace83b13839b94c09791b365b70ba99c7fbc66cb67e1c3b671","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-45-9","next":"us-nm/3-45-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}