7-1-50. Legal effect of deed to real property.

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In the case of the sale of real property:

A. the deed of sale given pursuant to Section 7-1-48 NMSA 1978 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated;

B. if the proceedings have been substantially in accordance with the provisions of law, the deed shall be considered and operate as a conveyance of all the right, title and interest of the delinquent taxpayer in and to the real property thus sold at the time the notice of lien was filed as provided in Section 7-1-38 NMSA 1978 or immediately before the sale, whichever is earlier; and

C. neither the taxpayer nor anyone claiming through or under him shall bring an action after one year from the date of sale to challenge the conveyance.

History: 1953 Comp., § 72-13-64, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 248, § 52; 1979, ch. 144, § 45.