Unlawful agreement provision

NMSA 1978, § 47-8-17 — under Article 8.

NMSA 1978, § 47-8-17

If an owner deliberately uses a rental agreement containing provisions known by him to be prohibited by law, the resident may recover damages sustained by him resulting from application of the illegal provision and reasonable attorney's fees. History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-17, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 17.