NMSA 47-11-3. Time shares deemed real estate; partition

47-11-3. Time shares deemed real estate; partition. A. A time share is deemed to be an interest in real estate and shall be governed by the law of this state relating to real estate. B. A purchaser of a time share may, in accordance with Section 14-9-1 NMSA 1978, record the instrument by which he acquired his interest and upon such recordation shall be entitled to the protection provided by Section 14-9-2 NMSA 1978 for the recordation of other real property instruments. C. A document transferring or encumbering a time share shall not be rejected for recordation because of the nature or duration of that estate, provided all other requirements necessary to make an instrument recordable are complied with. D. When a time share is owned by two or more persons as tenants in common or as joint tenants, either may seek a partition by sale of that interest but no purchaser of a time share may maintain an action for partition from the time share project of the unit in which such time share is held. History: Laws 1986, ch. 97, § 4.