Property Management

In New Mexico, when a tenant makes repairs and deducts the cost from rent (repair-and-deduct remedy), the deduction is limited to which amount under the UORRA?

AUnlimited—the full repair cost
BOne month's rent per repair incident (subject to specific statutory conditions)✓ Correct
C$500 maximum per year
D50% of monthly rent

Explanation

Under New Mexico's UORRA, the repair-and-deduct remedy limits the deduction to the actual repair cost, not to exceed the equivalent of one month's rent, and may only be used a limited number of times per year.

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