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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Alison Rosenbaum <alirosel@cox.net> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, September 21, 2021 11:42 AM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />opposition to proposed rent control and just cause eviction ordinances <br />Dear Councilmember, <br />I am a rental housing owner in Santa Ana and am writing to oppose the proposed "City of Santa Ana <br />Community Preservations, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" that appears on the September 21st city <br />council agenda. As a landlord limiting rent increases beyond the states current restrictions would be <br />devastating. Our costs go up every year for services and maintenance and it would cause me to be unable to <br />continue to maintain safe living conditions for my tenants. <br />The proposal may seek to assist renters, but the effect of such over -reaching rent control and just cause eviction <br />policies will do the exact opposite. It will negatively impact renters, rental -housing providers, and the neighborhoods <br />where they are located, in addition to harming property values, compromising public safety and quality of life, and <br />more. <br />As a community partner and rental -housing provider in the city, my experience and ability to provide insight could <br />help provide potential solutions to tenants in need and would be an invaluable asset to the city in its efforts. <br />However, at NO POINT did the city reach out to SEEK MY INPUT or MAKE ME AWARE that such a proposal was <br />being actively developed. Instead, the city blindsided me and my fellow rental -housing providers with a proposal <br />that: <br />• Oversteps existing state laws and imposes onerous restrictions that affect my ability to provide safe, quality <br />housing to my tenants. <br />• Eliminates my ability, and the ability of other responsible landlords, to control and adjust for costs that impact <br />our rental business operations. <br />Undermines the very nature of existing housing law as it pertains to the rental industry. <br />I believe that the proposed "City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" is <br />severely flawed and punitive against rental -housing providers. For these reasons and those highlighted above, I <br />respectfully ask that the city take no further action on this matter until such time as the city can engage in additional <br />study and engage in discussions with rental housing providers in the city. <br />Sincerely, <br />Alison Rosenbaum <br />