Santa Fe, NM Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

4 makes every property owner responsible for maintaining the property so it does not become a nuisance, and imposes liability regardless of any lease or third-party contract, and regardless of whether the owner was present when the condition developed. 5(A), the city opens an internal nuisance investigation once a property accumulates six qualifying incidents within six months (or sooner if egregious), sends the owner a letter describing the incidents, and, if the city attorney's office agrees a nuisance exists, issues a notice of violation requiring an abatement plan within fifteen days.

The abatement plan must describe corrective steps such as physical improvements, added security, or eviction of those responsible, and cannot rely on eviction alone. 7 enforcement. 7(B), the city may abate an imminent-risk nuisance itself at the owner's expense and assess a $100 per day fine, capped at $9,000 in cumulative fines after ninety days. 7(D) authorizes the city to sue in district court to place a lien on the property, force its sale, or seize it if the owner remains noncompliant after ninety days, or if three incidents recur within any two-year period despite an abatement plan.