New Mexico Residency

[Sky]

My mailing address isn’t out of state. It is a NM address but it’s obviously not a residence.

I have Geico and everything is online. I have to ask them to send me cards in the mail if I do not want to just print them out.

 

[AmargosaWayne]

Over a year old post by Bullfrog with then current dry camping rate at Caballo Loco Ranch. That thread has some other posts regarding CLR.

https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/land-in-pahrump.42504/post-525337
CLR has removed detailed information from their current web site. Could be that they are booked up with long term guests.

There is an email address and a phone number.

 

[Catalyst1]

These would probably be just enough to get you started doing some research, rather than full-on legal help.
But you got me wondering whether your age is high enough or your income low enough to qualify for actual full-on legal help. Might be worth looking into.

Agree 100%.

Well, based on your posts in general, I'd say you're doing a lot with what you've got. And this is a challenge that would stump anyone.

Meanwhile, back to the top of the thread,

You might want to consider making a list to answer the question "considered a residence for what purposes?" IIRC this started about driver's licenses, but you also mentioned mail delivery; then there's insurance, voter registration, taxation ... it might be that there's a different law governing each, rather than one law governing "what counts as a residence." (Hope not! but could be.)
If you had a list handy, that might make it easier for whoever's giving you legal aid/research pointers to give you a good thorough answer.

PS
Other thought:
The mailbox one might be big (since so many things depend on being able to get mail). And that might be a good thread to start tugging on, if you can't get more comprehensive advice elsewhere. ("Hello, Post Office, what do I have to do to get mail delivery at xyz location?" "You have to get abcd from the County." "Hello, County, what do I have to do to get abcd?" "You have to ..." etc.) I mean, give even the most unhelpful bureaucrat the chance to say "No [I can't help you until you do X]" or "You must [do X]" and it'll be like catnip.

Good luck!

What you are actually asking about is zoning. If you contact the people who do the zoning in the county where the land you are interested is in, they can tell you what is permitted and what is not. I have thought it might be necessary to erect a quonset hut style building in which I could pull my vehicle into it and shut the door. That sucks if you have solar panels on your roof that power your vehicle, but you might be able to put a portable array out doors that you can cable to your vehicle if you were going to spend time that way. Or you can just outfit the interior of the hut with the most minimal accomodations--bathroom, RV-type kitchen, and a bed.

Of course, if they require you to have a water source and waste disposal, then you are looking at tanks for storing water that gets trucked in, or digging a well. Which in New Mexico, is not a lightweight proposition. Even building a quonset hut building likely requires ventilation, probably permitting, foundation pouring, and whatever else you need minimally to call it a home.

 

[RVTravel]

I always wondered what those quonset hut buildings were named, so you just answered that for me. I think they are neat and would withstand some really high winds.

 

[wanderin.pat]

I live in Southern Mexico as well. MVD (DMV in most OTHER states) has my current physical address at the RV Park I live in. Medical provider, Car insurance, etc.. Everything else uses a mail service in Colorado.

 

[KarlH]

I always wondered what those quonset hut buildings were named, so you just answered that for me. I think they are neat and would withstand some really high winds.

Years ago Invention & Technology magazine (now defunct) had an article on them. One of their cleverest features was the way the skin was attached securely without needing nuts and bolts...

The curved I-beams under the skin were made from two U-channels back-to-back, which had a zig-zag gap between them that nails could be pounded into. The bend that introduced into the nails is what held them in place, not friction.

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj6K77id_GU/UMaWktpQZgI/AAAAAAAAApI/eO4uQ9gDcl4/s280/Construction+3.JPG
A lot of aircraft hangars are built in the same shape, so you're probably right that they hold up to wind pretty well.