ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the latest push from city councilors to make sure landlords maintain safe rental units. A group of Albuquerque city councilors hopes to crack down on landlords who refuse to fix things that could put renters in danger. “This ordinance really seeks to make sure that we prioritize life safety code violations. So heating and cooling, plumbing, things that make it not habitable,” said Nichole Rogers, Albuquerque City Councilor.
The rental habitability enforcement ordinance aims to hold landlords accountable when it comes to fixing things at the property that endanger its occupants.
Under the proposed ordinance, a landlord would first be handed a notice of habitability violation, requiring them to resolve the problem within 24 hours. If they don’t, they’d be issued a second notice. After three violations within a year, the landlord would be fined $500 each day until the problem is fixed…