An action for possession of any premises subject to the provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act shall be commenced in the manner prescribed by the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 70-7-41, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 38, § 41. Eviction subject to equitable defenses. — A court may find that a qualified indigent tenant of public housing need not be evicted solely because adjudged liable for back rent. Equitable principles may be applied to prevent eviction. City of Albuquerque v. Brooks , 1992-NMSC-069, 114 N.M. 572, 844 P.2d 822. Law reviews. — For survey, "The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act," see 6 N.M.L. Rev. 293 (1976). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51C C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 320.
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