N.M. Stat. § 42-14-2
Definitions.
As used in the Right to Repair Act:
A. "construction defect" means a deficiency in the construction of a dwelling that is
the result of a failure to exercise that degree of skill a reasonably prudent person skilled
in such work would exercise in such circumstances;
B. "construction professional" means a contractor or subcontractor performing the
construction of a dwelling;
C. "dwelling" means a newly constructed single family housing unit designed for
residential use. "Dwelling" includes the systems and other components and
improvements that are part of a single family housing unit at the time of construction;
D. "dwelling action" means a complaint in court or the mechanism for dispute
resolution in the construction contract between the purchaser and seller involving an
alleged construction defect brought by a purchaser against the seller of a dwelling
arising out of or related to the construction of the dwelling;
E. "purchaser" means a person or entity who was the original purchaser or
subsequent owner of a dwelling;
F. "reasonable detail" includes all of the following:
(1)
an itemized list that describes each alleged construction defect; and
(2)
the street address of the dwelling where the alleged construction defect is
observed and the location in the dwelling that is the subject of the notice; and
G. "seller" means the party responsible for construction of the dwelling.