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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Fred Hatef <fredhatef7@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 4:28 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Public Comment for Agenda Item No. # 75B <br />Hello, <br />The current moratorium dictates that renters have until 6 months after the emergency is lifted to pay back <br />missed rent, the rent freeze protections should match this timeline. Otherwise, renters will face rent increases <br />after May 31 st that will make it impossible for them to ever become current on missed rent payments and firture <br />rent payments. Ultimately, this will further aggravate and destabilize the financial crisis that has been brought <br />about by the COVID-19 pandemic and many will end up homeless. As the city is considering how to ensure <br />housing safety measures, please consider extending the rent freeze until 6 months after the emergency is lifted <br />as one of the best methods. <br />Please consider malting the funds for emergency relief for renters available regardless of citizenship status. Also <br />consider helping renters who face landlord retaliation pay for legal support, pay for the accumulated debt of <br />staying current with rent, and repaying past due rent. <br />M <br />