The Land Subdivision Act applies to all subdivisions except where the subdivision is located within a county for which subdivision regulations have been adopted as provided in the New Mexico Subdivision Act [Chapter 47, Article 6 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-3-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 37.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 37, repealed 70-3-9, 1953 Comp., relating to applicability of the Land Subdivision Act, and enacted the above section.
Compliance required for land presently offered for sale or lease. — This section requires compliance only from those owners or subdividers of subdivided land presently being offered for sale or lease. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-05.
Where a subdivision was completed and all lots were sold before the effective date of the Land Subdivision Act, the owner or subdivider does not have to comply with the act. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-05.
Number of parcels — The Land Subdivision Act applies to those situations where the land was divided into 25 or more parcels before the effective date of the act and portions of it were being offered for sale or lease at the time of the effective date of the act. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-05.
Law reviews. — For note, "Gabaldon v. Sanchez: New Developments in the Law of Nuisance, Negligence and Trespass," see 9 N.M.L. Rev. 367 (1979).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 56 Am. Jur. 2d Municipal Corporations § 102.
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