Albuquerque does not impose a citywide annual night cap on permitted short-term rentals under ROA 1994 Chapter 13-20, though non-owner-occupied permits are capped at one per owner.
Unlike cities such as Santa Fe and Scottsdale, Albuquerque does not currently limit the number of nights a permitted STR can be rented in a calendar year. Instead, the city relies on a one-permit-per-owner cap for non-owner-occupied rentals to prevent speculative multi-unit operators. Owner-occupied rentals (where the host lives on-site and rents rooms or an attached unit) are uncapped in terms of annual nights but still subject to the permit framework. Some neighborhoods in the North Valley, Ridgecrest, and Nob Hill have petitioned for density caps or night limits, but as of the current ordinance, no zone-specific night caps have been adopted. HOAs in High Desert and Sandia Heights often impose their own nightly minimums.
No citywide night-cap violations exist, but operating a second non-owner-occupied rental under the same owner is a permit violation carrying $500-$1,000 fines and permit revocation.
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