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This ordinance would establish specific reasons for which a tenant can be evicted. It will allow for landlords <br />to evict their tenants when there is a just reason and it will protect tenants from unjust evictions such as <br />retaliatory evictions in response to requests for repairs to their unit and Code Enforcement inspections. <br />Tenants who are displaced by landlord actions such as unjust evictions are faced with unfair burdens. <br />Landlords often require prospective tenants pay the equivalent of three months' rent up front to secure a <br />lease—generally representing the first and last month's rent, and a security deposit. The total accumulated <br />cost imposed on a displaced household generally exceeds $10,000 and can frequently reach $20,000 or <br />greater. Tenants who are older adults, persons with disabilities, or have children incur even higher costs due <br />to their particular circumstances. Low- and moderate -income tenants cannot afford such sudden and costly <br />expenses, and they often experience homelessness as a direct consequence of eviction, which itself <br />imposes further financial, social, health, and emotional costs. The severe financial impacts of displacement <br />on tenants pose a threat to the public health, and safety, and welfare of the residents in the City of Santa <br />Ana. There is an immediate need for tenant protections from unjust evictions. We strongly urge the City <br />Council to support its tenants through the immediate adoption and implementation of a Just Cause Evictions <br />Ordinance. <br />Please feel to contact me at ( if you have any questions. <br />Respectfully, <br />Miguel Hernandez <br />Executive Director, OCCCO <br /> <br />2 <br />