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Orozco, Norma From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Councilmember, spmrite@verizon.net Tuesday, October 05, 2021 1:52 PM eComment Santa Ana Rent Control I wish to express my opposition to the proposed "City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" that appears on the October 5th city council agenda. Our family has been providing multi -family housing for decades. This included a trailer park in Santa Ana that provided a unique niche of housing as it was reasonably priced so people were able to afford living there on a low income. If you have ever been involved with owning and or managing property, you will know that it is a difficultjob with not a large profit margin when you take into consideration all of the rising costs that are incurred by owners. I don't understand why so much regulation has been put on housing providers. We don't tell supermarkets what they can charge for food or restaurants what they can charge for their meals and these products/services are deemed essential to the public. Now housing seems to be considered not just a right, but also monitored at a controlled price. However, if rents don't keep up commensurately with other costs, people will not want to own and run housing communities. Individuals and companies have been fleeing to other states to reinvest their money where it will go farther without such draconian regulations. It seems that by passing these measures, the city wants to own and run housing and eliminate private ownership. Could this be true? If that's the goal, then so be it as we will take our investments elsewhere, but this will be detrimental to our residents who have been very pleased with our management throughout the years. In closing, we housing providers feel our hands are tied and we will be unable to provide economical, clean and safe housing with these type of policies, especially in light of just cause eviction policies. We have a difficult enough time keeping our communities drug and crime free and now it is becoming an impossible task. I believe that the proposed "City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" is severely flawed and punitive against rental -housing providers. For these reasons and those highlighted above, I respectfully ask that the city take no further action on this matter until such time as the city can engage in additional study and engage in discussions with rental housing providers in the city. Thank you for your time and consideration, Heidi Chew