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jurisdiction Surmnary and Citations City of Los Angeles Staff identified that the rent freeze only applies tenants subject to the City's rent stabilization ordinance. However, the order does not annlvannly to single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes, and rental units built after 1978.E City of Glendale Glendale explicitly exempts: (1) single family homes, condominiums or townhomes, and rental units built on or after February 1, 1995.7 City of Oakland Staff identified for residential tenants regulated under the Oakland Rent Adjustment Ordinance, however conveniently left out is the fact rents are allowed to increase on those units by 3 5% (Consumer Price Indexl 8 The ordinance inherently does not apply to single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes, owner -occupied duplexes, and rental units built after to 1980. City of Concord Section 10 subtitled "Exceptions and Exemptions" expressly exemi2ts single- family owner -occupied residences, duplexes, housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years, and "for units if exempt under State law." 9 City of Eureka Staff identified that the City of Eureka approved a rent freeze that applies to all landlords. CAA will request the City to consider compliance with state law. Except for Eureka (a rural city of 27,000 residents), four metropolitan cities that share similarities to Santa Ana have specific language in their ordinances to ensure their compliance with the Costa -Hawkins Act. Santa Ana is not consistent with other cities cited in the staff report. It would be incumbent upon the City of Santa Ana to rescind or amend its order. CONCLUSION By May 5th, it will be a total of 27 days in which City staff appears to have ignored CAA's efforts to help the City of Santa Ana implement legally compliant housing policy. Given the lack of an adequate response, it would be reasonable to conclude that CAA and its partner organizations have more than lived up to the commitment to exert patience. With the help of the City Council, all parties should be called on to relieve themselves of grievances and move forward on an amicable resolution with a defined timetable. Option 1 provided in the staff report remains insufficient because it makes the same mistake of glossing over the need for the City to comply with state law. For these reasons, CAA is respectfully asking the City Council to reconsider its rent freeze provision by either (a) rescinding the provision in its entirety, or (b) directing the City Attorney to rewrite the provision in order to conform with state law. Thank you for your time and thoughtful consideration. Respectfully, 1,41 9 Victor Cao Vice President of Public Affairs California Apartment Association Enclosures (3) 8 https://hcidla2.lacity.org/covid-19-renter-protections 'Glendale Renters & Landlords "Exceptions" https://www.glendaleca.gov/home/showdocument?id=48950 8 r11.....11-- .....f ndf �7