An Albuquerque city councilor is bringing back her proposal to require landlords to install cooling systems for tenants after it was shot down in a City Council committee — this time to be considered by the full council. Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn’s proposal would amend the city’s housing code to require cooling systems for residential rental […]
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