ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYOR IS TAKING ON THE OWNERS OF ABANDONED AND SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS. ON TUESDAY, TIM KELLER PERSONALLY RED TAGGED A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT CENTRAL AND JUAN TABO THAT HASN’T BEEN UP TO CODE FOR YEARS. KELLER SAYS THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. HE SAYS PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT KEEPING THEIR BUILDINGS UP TO CODE.
THE MAYOR SAYS THE RED-TAGGING IS THE START OF A 60-DAY PROCESS THAT COULD LEAD TO THE BUILDING’S OWNER FACING FINES AND COURT ACTIONS. HE SAYS ABANDONED PROPERTIES ARE OFTEN A MAGNET FOR SERIOUS CRIMES.
