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Council directs city to add dedicated rental-habitability enforcement staff, resolution passes unanimously
Summary
The council unanimously passed R-120 directing the administration to enhance enforcement of rental habitability standards and to include funding for a dedicated staff position to assist renters in the upcoming budget.
The Albuquerque City Council unanimously approved R-120 on March 17, directing the city administration to enhance enforcement of existing rental unit habitability standards and to include funding for a dedicated staff position to help renters navigate code-enforcement processes.
Councilor Fiebelkorn, sponsor of the resolution, told councilors the problem is not lack of housing standards but inconsistent enforcement. "Most of those things that we've heard about, these horror stories, are covered. But what we're not doing is enforcing those rules," Fiebelkorn said, explaining the resolution seeks a staff…
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