Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 47-7D-2 - Liability for disclosure statement requirementsA. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, prior to the offering of any interest in a unit to the public, a declarant shall prepare a disclosure statement conforming to the requirements of Sections 55 through 58 [47-7D-3 to 47-7D-6 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act.B. A declarant may transfer responsibility for preparation of all or part of the disclosure statement to a successor declarant or to a person in the business of selling real estate who intends to offer units in the condominium for his own account. In the event of any such transfer, the transferor shall provide the transferee with any information necessary to enable the transferee to fulfill the requirements of Subsection A of this section. The transferor is not liable for insuring that the transferee complies with the requirements of Sections 55 through 58 [47-7D-3 to 47-7D-6 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act.C. Any declarant or other person in the business of selling real estate who offers a unit for his own account to a purchaser shall deliver a disclosure statement in the manner prescribed in Subsection A of Section 60 [47-7D-8 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act. The declarant or any other person specified in Subsection B of this section who prepared all or part of the disclosure statement is liable under Sections 60 and 69 [65] [47-7D-8, 47-7D-17 NMSA 1978] of that act for any false or misleading statement set forth therein or for any omission of material fact therefrom with respect to that portion of the disclosure statement which he prepared. If a declarant did not prepare any part of a disclosure statement that he delivers, he is not liable for any false or misleading statement set forth therein or for any omission of material fact therefrom unless he had actual knowledge of the statement or omission or, in the exercise of reasonable care, should have known of the statement or omission.D. If a unit is part of a condominium and is part of any other real estate regime in connection with the sale of which the delivery of a disclosure statement is required under the laws of this state, a single disclosure statement conforming to the requirements of Sections 55 through 58 [47-7D-3 to 47-7D-6 NMSA 1978] of the Condominium Act as those requirements relate to all real estate regimes in which the unit is located, and to any other requirements imposed under the laws of this state, may be prepared and delivered in lieu of providing two or more disclosure statements.