The affixing of a seal to a record evidencing a lease contract or an offer to enter into a lease contract does not render the record a sealed instrument, and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to the lease contract or offer.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 55-2A-203

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • lease: means a transfer of the right to possession and use of goods for a term in return for consideration, but a sale, including a sale on approval or a sale or return, or retention or creation of a security interest is not a lease. See New Mexico Statutes 55-2A-103
  • lease contract: means the total legal obligation that results from the lease agreement as affected by this article and any other applicable rules of law. See New Mexico Statutes 55-2A-103