Homeless people evicted from an encampment on city-owned property in downtown Albuquerque are being allowed to move to a nearby vacant lot owned by a neighborhood association.
Police and city officials earlier this week issued eviction notices giving people staying in the so-called "Tent City" to leave by Thursday.
The Barelas Neighborhood Association has given the campers permission to stay on piece of property that the association owns a few blocks away.
The city's action was prompted by complaints about drug use and disturbances at the encampment.
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