ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller on Wednesday announced that he has signed the Rental Unit Habitability Enforcement Ordinance, giving the city stronger tools to require timely repairs, protect displaced tenants, and hold repeat housing-code offenders accountable.
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The new law establishes an accelerated enforcement process for rental housing conditions that endanger life, health, safety, property, or public welfare. Landlords will have 72 hours to correct a serious habitability violation or request additional time through a city-approved remediation plan.
“Since the rent gets paid, the repairs must get made, it’s that simple,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “Most landlords take care of their properties, but this law focuses on the repeat offenders who collect rent while families live without heat, cooling, running water, or other basics. If you profit from rental units in our City, you are responsible for the people living in them.”
According to the city, In 2025, Albuquerque recorded approximately 34,000 code violations. Of those, 2,111 involved the Uniform Housing Code, which establishes minimum housing standards. Only 148 properties received three or more Uniform Housing Code violations, but those properties accounted for approximately 40% of all such violations citywide…