ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Residents at Sunport Plaza Apartments say broken air conditioning has left some units near 82 degrees as tenants deal with weeks and even months of heat.
Multiple residents at the southeast Albuquerque complex told KOB 4 on Wednesday that they have slept, eaten and spent their days in apartments without working air conditioning.
J.L. Gray, the managing company, confirmed by phone that four units are not working. The company also said it offered empty apartments to affected residents, but the tenants KOB 4 spoke with said they had not heard that before.
“We turned in a work order back in May 22 to get some air conditioners repaired, they weren’t working, and they have been stringing us along since the 22nd of May, trying to get some repairs done,” said Tammy Williams, resident at Sunport Plaza Apartments.
“I just want to jump out of my skin. It’s getting harder and harder every day, and I don’t know what to do anymore,” said Rebecca Carmody, resident at Sunport Plaza Apartments.
“They say it has to do with approval from corporate. They’ve said it’s the expense. They’ve said it’s many different reasons other than they need to help us, and and that’s generally all I can say. They come up with a lot of different excuses,” said Williams.
The city said it is working to make sure the management company follows a recent landlord ordinance.
