ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is cracking down on problematic rental properties across the metro. It comes after Mayor Keller signed a resolution this week that directs the city to prioritize tenant complaints about unsafe living conditions.
“Everybody deserves a place to live that is safe,” said Albuquerque City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn. It’s the city’s latest effort to hold neglectful landlords to address tenant needs and be held accountable.
“They can find people who are not running good properties,” said Dan Mayfield, a spokesperson for the City of Albuquerque. “It can be up to $500 a day, per violation.”
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According to the resolution, the city plans to hire a full-time position to receive tenant complaints and get them fixed. The person behind the push, Councilor Fiebelkorn, says many of those problems are a lack of basic living necessities, such as a lack of heating and cooling, no running water, and units without locks…