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Albuquerque council rejects local rental‑practices ordinance after hours of testimony and amendments
Summary
After extensive public testimony and multiple floor amendments, the council failed to adopt O25‑102 — a local ordinance intended to enforce fee transparency required by state SB‑267. Councilors and speakers disagreed over duplication of enforcement, resources for code enforcement, and whether the state Attorney General has responsibility to enforce SB‑267.
The Albuquerque City Council considered O25‑102, a local rental‑practices ordinance intended to implement enforcement and penalties to accompany the state’s Senate Bill 267 (effective July 2025). Following hours of public testimony from renters, housing advocates and real‑estate professionals, and multiple floor amendments, the final motion to adopt the ordinance as amended failed.
Supporters — tenants, housing‑justice organizations and some councilors — said the state law’s remedies are not being enforced and that local enforcement is necessary to give renters an accessible path to accountability. Speakers described undisclosed application, move‑in and monthly platform fees and urged a local…
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