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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmaiI.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2021 3:46 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Support Item #9 <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members, <br />I am in support of item #9, which would potentially approve a rent stabilization and just cause protections to <br />become a reality in Santa Ana. As you all may know, Santa Ana residents, especially the renter community, <br />have been severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to remind you all that the <br />pandemic is far from over, and both state and federal eviction protections have expired. <br />I want to stress that California does not have rent control (AB 1482), and the current tenant protections in place <br />fail to account for all tenants. It still allows for significant rent increases and does not reflect the local needs of <br />Santa Ana renters. It also sunsets in approximately 10 years. We need real and permanent renter protections in <br />Santa Ana. This is an intersectional issue that your constituents are counting on you to address. <br />If you do choose to approve this item, I ask that you consider a temporary rent increase freeze during the 30 day <br />period before the laws come into effect. Landlords have demonstrated in the past retaliatory actions, like hostile <br />rent increases, before renter protections come into place. We need to consider the most vulnerable residents that <br />can be subject to these predatory actions if we do not have a rent increase freeze. <br />I ask that you do the right thing and represent your constituents accordingly. <br />Thank you, <br />Maria Ceja <br />