New Mexico Statutes Chapter 42. Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property § 42-3-5. Relocation payments

A. Whenever a program or project undertaken by an agency will result in the displacement of a person, the displacing agency shall provide for payment to the displaced person for:

B. A displaced person eligible for payments under Subsection A of this section who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by Subsection A of this section may receive an expense and dislocation allowance that shall be determined according to a schedule established by the displacing agency.

C. A displaced person eligible for payments under Subsection A of this section who is displaced from the person's place of business or from the person's farm operation and who is eligible under the criteria established by the displacing agency may elect to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by Subsection A of this section. The payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to the criteria established by the displacing agency, except that the payment shall be not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000). A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of the dwelling to others shall not qualify for a payment under this subsection.