N.M. Stat. § 55-2A-501
Default; procedure.
(1) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is
determined by the lease agreement and this article.
(2) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking
enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in this article and, except as limited
by this article, as provided in the lease agreement.
(3) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking
enforcement may reduce the party's claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the lease
contract by self-help or any available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure,
including administrative proceeding, arbitration or the like, in accordance with this
article.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (a) of Section 55-1-305 NMSA 1978
or this article or the lease agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in Subsections
(2) and (3) of this section are cumulative.
(5) If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking
enforcement may proceed under this part as to the goods, or under other applicable law
as to both the real property and the goods in accordance with that party's rights and
remedies in respect of the real property, in which case this part does not apply.