Bernalillo County, NM HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee cap
- $200 per request
- Due
- At closing
- Applies to
- Unincorporated county only
- Citation
- Code § 14-601
- Penalty
- Up to $300 fine, 90 days
Summary
Bernalillo County caps what homeowner and condominium associations can charge for disclosure certificates, disclosure statements, or resale certificates at $200 per request, payable at closing, in the unincorporated county.
Homeowner and condominium associations may impose a reasonable charge not to exceed $200.00 payable per request at the time of closing for preparation of a disclosure certificate as required by the New Mexico Homeowner Association Act, or for a disclosure statement or resale certificate as required by the New Mexico Condominium Association Act.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 92).
Full Breakdown
County Code Article XI (Homeowner and Condominium Associations, §§ 14-601: 14-603) limits fees HOAs and condo associations bill at real-estate closings: no more than $200.00 per request for preparing a disclosure certificate required by the New Mexico Homeowner Association Act, or a disclosure statement or resale certificate required by the New Mexico Condominium Association Act. The cap reaches associations in unincorporated Bernalillo County; Albuquerque, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, and Tijeras HOAs sit under those municipalities' own codes, not this county provision.
Violations & Fines
Charging more than $200 per request for a disclosure certificate, disclosure statement, or resale certificate violates § 14-601 and is punishable under the Code's general penalty, § 1-6: a fine up to $300, imprisonment up to 90 days, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Bernalillo County HOA charge more than $200 for a resale certificate?
Does this fee cap apply to HOAs inside Albuquerque?
Sources & Official References
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