Albuquerque, NM Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

The Zoning Enforcement Officer enforces the Short Term Rental Ordinance consistent with IDO Part 14-16-6 (§ 13-19-8). Before any penalty, the officer must mail written notice to the operator's designated 24/7 contact, or to the property's owner of record if none was named, describing the violation and giving at least 30 days (longer if the officer decides more time is warranted) to come into compliance. If the property is not cured within that grace period, § 13-19-8(B) exposes the owner to § 1-1-99 misdemeanor penalties with each day counted as a separate offense, and lets the City Attorney sue to enjoin the violation, collect civil assessments of $500 per day the violation continues past the grace period, and recover the city's cleanup or remediation costs.

Any recovered assessments, damages, or expenditures can be collected through a municipal lien on the parcel under NMSA 1978 §§ 3-36-1 to 3-36-5, and any monetary penalties recovered must fund further enforcement under this section. Layered on top of those per-incident remedies, § 13-19-8(B)(4) imposes an automatic two-year permit revocation, and the STR must cease operating, once the property has racked up three or more separate violations of any city ordinance or state statute within a rolling 12-month window. A revoked permit is distinct from the automatic termination that already occurs on transfer of ownership of the STR unit under § 13-19-6(C).