N.M. Stat. § 3-48-7
Refuse; delinquent assessments; penalty; lien; foreclosure.
On or before October 1, of each year, the municipal clerk shall certify to the
governing body a list containing any delinquent assessment with penalty added for
nonpayment of the assessment at the rate of one percent per month of any assessment
confirmed by resolution as provided in Section 3-48-6 NMSA 1978, and describe the
parcel of real estate to which the assessment is applicable. After the certified list is
accepted by the governing body, the assessment shall be a lien, when processed,
against the parcel of real estate and shall be processed as provided in Sections 3-36-1
to 3-36-5 NMSA 1978. Any such lien shall be a lien superior to all other liens except
general property taxes upon the property so charged and a personal liability of the
owner of the property so charged.