2005 Renter's Guide
(Separate Website)
A Handbook for Tenants & Landlords - 2005 Revised Edition
By: New Mexico Legal Aid
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By: New Mexico Legal Aid
Abusive Lending - FTC Web Site
(Separate Website)
This web site contains documents relating to: (1) home equity loans, home equity credit lines and common home equity scams, (2) high rate, high fee mortgages, (3) reverse mortgages, (4) payday loans, and (5) mortgage discrimination. You may view the documents on-line and print them out or print them in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Common Questions of First-time Homebuyers
(Separate Website)
This document contains frequently asked questions that first-time homebuyers have about purchasing a home.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Spanish / Español
Debt and Bankruptcy Information
(Separate Website)
Debt and bankruptcy legal information on credit repair, credit rating, getting out of debt, student loans and budgets.
By: Nolo Plain English Law Centers
Mortgage Foreclosure Issues
Guide to mortgage foreclosure in New Mexico.
By: Law Access New Mexico
Other Formats:
Word File
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New Mexico Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
New Mexico Fair Housing Center Website
(Separate Website)
The New Mexico Fair Housing Center (NMFHC) is dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination in New Mexico. NMFHC works to ensure equal housing opportunities for all New Mexicans through education and outreach, advocacy, and enforcement. NMFHC envisions a state where housing opportunities are the norm and not the exception; where there are no barriers or impediments to housing choices and where segregation is a practice of the past.
By: New Mexico Fair Housing Center
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Spanish / Español
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
(Separate Website)
The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) is a quasi-public entity, financing housing and related services for low-to-moderate income and underserved families. As the state's designated housing agency, the MFA provides housing programs, from Homelessness to Homeownership, throughout New Mexico.
By: New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
Quitclaim Deeds
A quitclaim deed is a deed that gives away any rights the person signing the deed might have to property described on the deed. The deed does not guarantee that the person signing the deed has any rights to the property.
By: Law Access New Mexico
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