# N.M. Stat. § 47-8-4: Principles of law and equity

> New Mexico · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-4

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 47-8-4
- **Heading:** Principles of law and equity
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-4

## Text

Unless displaced by the provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, the principles of law and equity, including the law relating to capacity to contract, mutuality of obligations, equitable abatement, principal and agent, real property, public health, safety and fire prevention, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy or other validating or invalidating cause supplement its provisions.

## Nearby sections

- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-1 § 47-8-1. Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-2 § 47-8-2. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-2.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-3 § 47-8-3. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-3.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-4 § 47-8-4. Principles of law and equity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-4.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-5 § 47-8-5. General act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-5.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-6 § 47-8-6. Recovery of damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-6.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-7 § 47-8-7. Provision for agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-7.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-8 § 47-8-8. Rights, obligations and remedies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-8.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-9 § 47-8-9. Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-9.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-10 § 47-8-10. Judicial jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-10.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-11 § 47-8-11. Obligation of good faith](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-11.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-12 § 47-8-12. Inequitable agreement provision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-12.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-13 § 47-8-13. Service of notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-13.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 47-8-14 § 47-8-14. Terms and conditions of agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C47_A8_S47-8-14.md)

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