Albuquerque repairs

Do this today

• Write the problem. Date it. Keep photos.
• Open a request with Albuquerque 311 or dial 311.
• Do not skip rent until legal aid has read the process for your state.

Who inspects a Albuquerque rental?

Albuquerque 311 is the local conditions door, and 311 is often how you open a request. An inspector’s dated notice is a different kind of paper than a text to the manager. New Mexico UORRA is the book. Albuquerque 311/code is the conditions door.

Can I stop paying rent to force the repair?

Sometimes New Mexico law provides a repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding process, and sometimes skipping rent is grounds for eviction. That line is in New Mexico Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. Ask legal aid before you change what you pay.

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?