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Quarterly Report for Housing Division Projects and Activities February 1, 2022 Page 3 Monitoring As part of the requirements for these loans, staff must monitor the owner -occupancy of single-family homes that have received loans, and the building code compliance of units in rental projects with long-term affordability covenants. During this quarter, 56 owner - occupancy recertification letters were mailed and 33 were returned and processed. This number includes letters sent from previous months. On -site compliance monitoring of the tenant files was not conducted this quarter due to COVID-19. On -site compliance monitoring of the tenant files is scheduled to begin in January 2022. HUD had temporarily waived the requirement for ongoing periodic inspections of HOME -assisted rental housing through September 30, 2021. Staff is in the final stages of hiring a Residential Construction Specialist to also conduct ongoing periodic inspections. Renter Protections The Santa Ana City Council adopted two new ordinances to help protect renters: a Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which limits residential rent increases to the lower of 3% or 80% of consumer price index (CPI) per year, and a Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, which limits the allowed reasons for which a renter can be evicted. The new ordinances became effective on November 19, 2021, and expand on existing protections under the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019. Since then, flyers, frequently asked questions, and press releases have been circulated to the community. The City has also created a website devoted to the ordinances, which includes related documents and updates (www.santa-ana.org/renterprotections). City staff, in collaboration with the consultant (RSG), have conducted the following community workshops in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese to provide a general overview of the Ordinances: • #1 November 17, 2021: 70 attendees via Zoom • #2 December 8, 2021: 55 attendees (Spanish speakers) via Zoom • #3 December 22, 2021: 44 attendees via Zoom • #4 January 11, 2022: 35 attendees via Zoom The following workshops have also been scheduled: • #5 January 25, 2022 • #6 February 8, 2022 In the meantime, City staff and RSG have been responding to various inquiries via email and phone. Below is a breakdown on the number of inquiries received during this quarter. Month # of Inquiries October 2021 34 November 2021 231 City Council 8-3 2/1/2022