ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The City of Albuquerque has spent the last several months cracking down on “problem motels.”
Leaders have closed six so far in 2025, calling them crime magnets with multiple code violations. But we know once the doors are shut, crime doesn’t just disappear.
A spokesperson for CABQ’s Planning Department, Tim Walsh, said code enforcement has to make sure the property is secured with boards and fencing. But it’s the owner’s job to bring it up to code with the goal of reopening or selling…