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Diana <br />From: Chris Ruffalo <chrisruffalo@cox.net> <br />Sent: Friday, May 01, 2020 12:43 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Rescind the Rent Freeze Executive Order <br />Dear City Council: <br />I am opposed to Santa Ana's executive order mandating a citywide rent freeze. As a rental housing <br />Provider and taxpayer, I am working with my tenants who have been affected by the COVID-19 <br />emergency, but this rent freeze goes too far. <br />The city's executive order is clearly in violation of the statewide Costa -Hawkins Rental Housing Act. It <br />is written to apply to all rental properties in Santa Ana and assumes that all renters have been <br />impacted by COVID-19 without requiring any evidence to be provided. Rental -housing providers still <br />need to keep up with their mortgage, property tax, insurance, payroll, and other expenses. <br />It is also disappointing and somewhat surprising that housing providers seem to be the only ones <br />regularly targeted for reduction in fee increases, price controls or freezes. Why is it that no other <br />business ever get targeted, just us. That seems extremely unfair based on how substantially we <br />already contribute to the government. <br />As such, I respectfully request that the Santa Ana City Council take immediate action to rescind <br />Section 3 of Executive Order No. 2-2020 and ensure the city's compliance with state law. <br />Thanks for your kind consideration, <br />Chris <br />it <br />