OWNERS OF VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE COULD BE SEEING SOME NEW RULES. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS IT WAS FELLOW COUNCILOR DON HARRIS WHO PROPOSED THE BILL AND HE WAS HAPPY TO GET BEHIND IT. ANY PROPERTY VACANT FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS WOULD HAVE TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY. THEY WOULD THEN HAVE SIX MONTHS TO FIND A TENANT AND THE BUILDING MUST BE MAINTAINED.
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY COULD RESULT IN A 500 DOLLAR FINE. HE SAYS THE LEGISLATION COULD STILL BE MODIFIED. DAVIS SAYS PEOPLE CAN WEIGH IN THE LEGISLATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
DAVIS SAYS THIS PRIMARILY TARGETS OUT OF TOWN OWNERS. IT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE A LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE THE CITY COULD WORK WITH OT MAKE SURE A VACANT PROPERTY IS MAINTAINED.
