Albuquerque habitability

Do this today

• Photograph the condition. Write the date.
• Dial 311 or file with Albuquerque 311.
• If there is no heat, no water, or a gas smell: 911 or the utility first.

What does “livable” mean in Albuquerque?

Heat, water, sanitation, and structural safety are the usual floor. The exact list is in New Mexico Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act and often in the city housing code Albuquerque 311 enforces. This desk does not reprint temperature charts or hour-counts.

What if nothing happens after I report it?

Keep the request numbers from 311 or Albuquerque 311. Take that file to legal aid. Do not skip rent on a rumor. If the condition is dangerous tonight — no heat in winter, a gas leak, a collapsed ceiling — treat it as an emergency.

What law applies to Albuquerque rentals?

New Mexico’s Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act is the statewide book. Albuquerque Code Enforcement and 311 are the City doors. Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court hears many cases. Santa Fe rules do not apply here.

The Albuquerque layer

New Mexico UORRA is the book. Albuquerque 311/code is the conditions door.

New Mexico Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act (N.M. Stat. §§ 47-8-1 to 47-8-51) is the New Mexico floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Albuquerque questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?