Albuquerque requires landlords to maintain rental units free of insect and rodent infestation under the property maintenance code, with NM warranty-of-habitability backing tenant remedies.
Albuquerque adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, which requires structures to be free of insect and rodent infestation. Landlords are responsible for extermination in multi-unit buildings and in single-family rentals when infestation is not caused by tenant conduct. The New Mexico Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act (NM §47-8-20) reinforces the duty to provide habitable premises. Code enforcement officers respond to complaints and can issue notices of violation, escalating to civil penalties for non-compliance. Pesticide applicators must be NM-licensed.
Unaddressed infestations can trigger code-enforcement citations, accruing daily fines, rent-withholding rights for tenants under state law, and orders to vacate when conditions endanger health.
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Under Noise Control Ordinance section 9-9-11, each act in violation is a public nuisance and a separate civil violation, carrying a $250 fine for the first o...
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Noise Control Ordinance section 9-9-7(B) bars operating power mowers, leaf blowers, rototillers, power saws, and similar outdoor power equipment within 500 f...
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Under ROA 1994 Sec. 8-5-1-4(b), Albuquerque may establish residential on-street permit parking zones where a study shows a significant portion of available p...
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In residential zones the Albuquerque IDO (Sec. 14-16-5-5(F)) limits how much of a front or street-side yard may be paved for parking - capped by lot size und...
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Albuquerque Code Section 8-5-2-3 declares a vehicle abandoned if it sits unattended on a public street for 36 hours, on private property without owner consen...
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On Albuquerque corner lots, the portion of a rear-yard wall abutting the front yard of a residential lot is held to the 3-foot front-yard limit within 10 fee...
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