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Araiza, Fatima From: Miriam Meza <mmeza@amcliving.com> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2021 3:23 PM To: eComment; Sarmiento, Vicente; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Lopez, Jessie; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Mendoza, Nelida Subject: IMPORTANT: Santa Ana Ordinance Opposition Dear Mayor Sarmiento & Members of Santa Ana City Council, First, I would like to thank all of you for your hard work and dedication as members of the community and more importantly your passion for standing in your position as Council Members. As a resident and Housing -Provider of the city of Santa Ana, I would like to express my opposition and concerns for the new Santa Ana Ordinance that took place in the last City Council Meeting. Through this pandemic, my job as a Property Manager has not been easy with ongoing changes to policy and procedures. My main purpose has always been and will remain prioritizing my residents to ensure a safe and healthy living environment through times of uncertainty. I am sure we could all agree. However, I do believe the Santa Ana Ordinance will affect the quality of living for our residents. It gives us as responsible landlords little to no control over our community. With potential increases of fraud and instability. The proposed plan would allow tenants to add occupants without our knowledge which would allow overcrowding in a unit. Overcrowding is simply a fire hazard and is one of the reasons why there are occupancy policies in place. All our residents who bring other occupants are screened through a background check. We want to allow qualified individuals to our community to protect the quiet and peaceful enjoyment for all of our residents. The crime rates have significantly increased over the years, especially in Santa Ana. Though the rent cap in theory seems like a beneficial idea to most residents, it is simply not ideal in the long term. Rent increases go toward reinvesting and maintaining our beautiful community. Our community is over fifty years old and is expensive to maintain. With the raising cost in materials and labor, we need the flexibility to send out rent increases that are fair for our residents and fair for us to ensure we are providing a long-term home for our residents. These laws clearly overstep existing state laws and imposes onerous restrictions that affect my ability to provide safe, quality housing to my residents. The proposed limitations are not feasible for landlords and most importantly, for our residents. I respectfully ask the council to take no further action on this matter. Miriam Meza I Community Director Washington ]Place Apartments 1 1311 E. Washington h1. Santa Ana I C A 192701 r: 714-547-7539 1 : Livewash.tng on lalace.corn Go Green! Print this email only whennecessary.