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status either by requesting a hearing with the Rent Board or, at the Landlord's option, through commencement of eviction proceedings, including service of a notice of termination of tenancy. In the Rent Board hearing or the eviction action, the Tenant/Resident shall have the burden of proof to show protected status. G. Ellis Act Provisions —Statement of Purpose and Effect California Government Code Sections 7060, et seq. (the "Ellis Act") permits the City of Santa Ana, among other things, to require landlords to provide all tenants with 120 days' notice, or one year if the tenants lived in the accommodations for at least one year and are more than 62 years of age or disabled, when rental units subject to this Chapter are to be withdrawn from the rental market. The Ellis Act also permits the City of Santa Ana to impose other restrictions, conditions and requirements upon the property. It is the purpose of this section, to implement provisions of the Ellis Act. The Rent Board may develop forms and regulations to assist in the implementation of these provisions. There continues to be a low vacancy rate for rental units in the City of Santa Ana, and the withdrawal of residential rental property from rent or lease will exacerbate the rental housing shortage and make it more difficult for tenants displaced by the withdrawal to obtain replacement housing. Because of the rental housing shortage, it is essential that Tenants be afforded substantial advance notice to enable them to obtain replacement housing, and that they receive other protections available under law. In any action by a landlord to recover possession of a rental unit subject to the Ordinance, the tenant may raise as an affirmative defense the failure of the landlord to comply with the requirements of Sections 6(G)(1) through 6(G)(6) as well as the failure of the landlord to comply with any other requirement of this Chapter. 1. Ellis Act Provisions —Required Notice. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, if a Landlord desires to demolish rental units subject to the Ordinance, or otherwise withdraw the units from rental housing use, then the following provisions shall apply: A. Notice of Intent to Withdraw. The Landlord shall notify the Rent Board of an intention to withdraw a Covered Rental Unit, or Rental Unit/Dwelling from rental housing use due to removal of the Covered Rental Unit, or Rental Unit/Dwelling from the rental housing market altogether, or the demolition/substantial of the Covered Rental Unit, or Rental Unit/Dwelling, as provided for in Section 6 of this Ordinance. This Notice of Intent to Withdraw shall contain the following: statements, under penalty of perjury on the form and in the number prescribed by the Rent Board, stating that the Landlord intends to 36