Property Management
In New Mexico, 'constructive eviction' occurs when:
AThe landlord serves formal eviction papers
BThe landlord's failure to maintain habitable conditions forces the tenant to vacate✓ Correct
CThe tenant vacates voluntarily before lease expiration
DThe local government orders the property vacated
Explanation
Constructive eviction occurs when the landlord's breach of the implied warranty of habitability (failing to maintain the property) makes the premises so uninhabitable that the tenant is effectively forced to leave.
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