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Last discussed Jan 21, 2026.
Public comments (16)
A UNM economics TA who argued fee disclosure and caps lower market friction and help both renters and landlords; urged a yes vote.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 33:24 →A renter who asked why the ordinance wasn't passed and praised Councilor Rogers as the only councilor who cares about renters.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 40:04 →A South Valley renter who said SB 267 passed at the state level but isn't being enforced; urged the council to pass local enforcement.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 39:58 →DSA co-chair citing a Searchlight New Mexico report on weak tenant law enforcement, urging local codification.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 54:00 →A landlord and former apartment manager who read the bill and found nothing onerous; urged passage.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:00:21 →A downtown teacher and renter who described paying hundreds in undisclosed monthly fees, including a fee to pay rent, in violation of SB 267.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:00:57 →A housing justice organizer with OLÉ who said the council must show it cares about renters by passing the bill.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:03:29 →Described his family paying escalating application fees year after year without getting units; urged a yes vote.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:03:17 →A landlord representative who argued the bill conflicts with state law's remedy process and suggested the city fund a landlord-tenant hotline instead.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:08:38 →A realtor and property manager who argued the ordinance penalizes before proof and asked the council to give SB 267 time to work.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:10:52 →A District 6 renter with OLÉ Renters Revolution who described black mold and double-billed utilities and demanded the council protect renters.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:11:52 →A former legal aid attorney who said the bill is about enforcement, which tenants cannot afford to pursue privately.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 2:42:04 →Executive director of the NM Coalition to End Homelessness who said fees push households into eviction and homelessness; penalties are necessary.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:17:06 →GAAR government affairs chair who argued parallel enforcement creates confusion and said SB 267 has only been law six months.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:22:02 →GAAR president representing 4,000+ members who supported tenant protections but asked the council to let SB 267 work first.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:23:18 →Called 'double enforcement' a myth, saying the city cannot enforce without an ordinance, and warned that amending out the fees removes any teeth.
City Council — January 21, 2026 · 3:24:33 →