Item 21 - Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinances

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Ordinance No. NS - ____ Page 34 of 44 Section 8-3149 – Notice Requirements. (a) An Owner of any Residential Real Property or Mobilehome Space subject to this provision shall, on or before the date of commencement of a Tenancy, give the Tenant a written notice in a form prescribed by the City which must include the following information: (1) The existence and scope of this Division 3 of Article XIX of Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code; and (2) The Tenant’s right to respond to any Fair Return or Capital Improvement Petition filed with the City by the Owner pursuant to this Division. (b) As part of any notice to increase Rent, an Owner must include: (1) Notice of the existence of this Division 3 of Article XIX of Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code; and (2) The Tenant’s right to respond to any Fair Return or Capital Improvement Petition filed with the City by the Owner pursuant to this Division, unless such Rent Increase is pursuant to an approved Fair Return Petition. (3) No Rent Increase shall take effect until the requirements of this Division have been met. (c) The Owner must give notices to the Tenant in the language that the Owner and Tenant used to negotiate the terms of the Tenancy (e.g., English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean) as well as English. (d) Any notices or documents required to be provided from a Landlord to a Tenant by this Article or any other federal, state, or local law, including, but not limited to, notice of Rent Increase and notice of eviction, shall be provided to the City through the Rental Registry portal. DIVISION 4. – RENTAL REGISTRY AND RENTAL REGISTRY FEE Section 8-3160 – Rental Registry Effective July 1, 2023, or as modified by resolution of the City Council, the City shall create a Rental Registry and all Landlords with Rental Units in the City of Santa Ana shall complete and submit Registration Forms for each Rental Unit pursuant to the following: EXHIBIT 2