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Araiza, Fatima <br />From: <br />Casey Coogan <user@votervoice.net> <br />Sent: <br />Monday, October 04, 2021 3:17 PM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />Oppose Item 9 - Rent Control and Just Cause Ordinances <br />Dear City Clerk Gomez, <br />My family and I have owned several rental buildings in Santa for decades, where we maintain good living conditions for <br />our tenants and keep our rents reasonable and well below the highs of other comparable properties. As we provide a <br />housing service to the community, it is unfair to place restrictions on our business where we have been a partner of <br />Santa Ana in good standing for decades. <br />As a city taxpayer and housing provider, I strongly oppose the rent control and just cause ordinances. I am extremely <br />disappointed by the lack of community and stakeholder outreach. Especially since rent control has historically lacked <br />community interest and voter support. The residents of Santa Ana have rejected rent control four times. <br />The price controls are excessive. They will not allow housing providers to generate enough income to keep up with the <br />cost of inflation or our actual expenses of operating rental housing. Current state law at least provides a balance by <br />allowing for a fair and reasonable rate of return and a cap against excessive rent increases. In addition, the City of Santa <br />Ana has $25 million remaining in rental assistance to help renters who are in need. <br />The just cause ordinance creates too many loopholes for bad actors to vandalize our properties and endanger other <br />renters without consequence. The just cause ordinance makes it nearly impossible to remove dangerous elements from <br />the community without a bureaucratic and lengthy legal process. It is also unclear what the cost is to manage this <br />bureaucracy. The few cities in California that have adopted rent control spend millions of dollars per year on regulatory <br />enforcement. This money could be better used to improve parks, libraries, and public safety. <br />Please vote NO on the rent control and just cause ordinances. <br />Sincerely, <br />Casey Coogan <br />2125 W Myrtle St <br />Santa Ana, CA 92703 <br />casey.coogan@verizon.net <br />