'It's a Last Resort': Rio Rancho Officials Describe Process Behind Demolishing Nuisance Homes

Novato cracks down on alleged nuisance property

An extended public nuisance dispute in Novato has come to a head, and the property owner says he will likely move out. The dispute involves Paolo Franzi, the proprietor of Franzi Deconstruction and Demolition. He lives at 500 Canyon Road, a 15-acre property southwest of downtown and near the city limit. City code enforcers have repeatedly investigated the site at the behest of neighbors upset about noise and dust at the property, which Franzi bo…

'It's a last resort': Rio Rancho officials describe process behind demolishing nuisance homes

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – It's happened just a few times in decades, but big problems in a Rio Rancho neighborhood got wrecking crews demolishing a home Wednesday just weeks after the city filed to do so. It's a decision that isn't common. "For context, we've only had to address 10 nuisance properties in the past 20 years. So, it's something that's very rare that ends up coming to the governing body," said Karissa Culbreath, Rio Rancho City Coun…

Rio Rancho responds to ordinance violations lawsuit; residents take claims to federal court

RIO RANCHO — The city of Rio Rancho responded Monday to a lawsuit filed recently by a group of residents who claim the city passed some ordinances illegally.