Section 47-10-21 - Provision of utility services; administrative fee; disclosure requirement. - New Mexico Statutes

47-10-21. Provision of utility services; administrative fee; disclosure requirement.

A.     A landlord may charge residents a reasonable fee to offset the cost of administration incurred by a landlord when he provides utility services to residents.   

B.     The amount of the administrative fee for utility services shall be fully and accurately disclosed in writing in a rental agreement, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (6) [the introductory language] of Subsection A of Section 47-10-14 NMSA 1978.   

C.     A landlord shall fully and accurately disclose in writing to a resident any increase in the administrative fee.  The disclosure shall be provided to a resident at least sixty days prior to implementation of an increase in the administrative fee.