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Albuquerque City Council votes down ‘RENT' ordinance
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque city councilors voted against a proposed set of regulations aimed at addressing poor housing conditions and unfair rental practices. The Renter's Empowerment and Neighborhood Transparent ordinance would protect tenants from hidden fees, housing instability, and unresponsive landlords.
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Landlords showed up in numbers to Wednesday night's zoning meetings saying the ordinance unfairly punishes landlords. 'The real person who's being hurt by this is only the homeowner and the housing provider that is actually trying to do something good for our community and give somebody somewhere to live. The false narrative that all housing owners are villains is so hurtful to our community,' said Josh Price.
Renters in support said the ordinance is a game changer. 'As somebody who speaks to renters every day, I know that there are horrors in the living conditions in the way that we live and we are extremely far behind in housing law. In a lot the things that are in this bill are already things that are law in a lot of other places,' said Adrianna Wake.
The bill died on a 3-2 vote.
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