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ORDINANCE NO. NS 2018 -XX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUIRING JUST CAUSE FOR TENANT EVICTIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 FINDINGS The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: (a) Pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City of Santa Ana may make and enforce all regulations and ordinances using its police powers. (b) According to findings by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, "[flaws that ...prevent unjust evictions ...directly address the underlying causes of housing instability and homelessness."' While the People of the City of Santa Ana seek to promote the development of affordable housing, and to provide robust and effective services to residents experiencing chronic homelessness, the People of the City of Santa Ana recognize that policies designed to prevent individuals and families from losing their housing by prohibiting unjust evictions are critical tools for addressing homelessness in the City of Santa Ana. (c) There is a shortage of decent, safe, affordable, and sanitary housing in the City of Santa Ana resulting in a quickly gentrifying city that is pushing out valuable, long-term residents. As a result of this shortage of moderately priced rental space, freedom of contract and the ability of tenants to bargain in the setting of rents have become illusory. (d) The City of Santa Ana currently does not regulate evictions, rental amounts, or rent increases in residential housing. As a result of this lack of regulation, it has led to housing insecurity and excessive rent increases for the most vulnerable residents in the City of Santa Ana, and increases the likelihood of an increase in displacement and homelessness of low-income families in the City of Santa Ana. (e) The City of Santa Ana's housing vision affirms and supports a vibrant housing Santa Ana that comprises a socially and economically diverse community of renters and homeowners. (f) Notwithstanding this vision, however, high rental costs also make it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for rental households in the City of Santa Ana to become first time homeowners. According to national studies, Orange County has the second lowest homeownership rate in the country. According to a recent report by the Southern California Association of Governments, the City of Santa Ana has a homeownership rate of just over forty - 'National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Protect Tenants, Prevent Homelessness (Mar. 2018), available at https://www.nlchy.orgARroteetTenants20l8 (last accessed November 27, 2018). .o m