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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />14 14 <br />Using an average rental registry fee per unit for all Sample Jurisdictions of $195 and 36,350 <br />rental units, the City could potentially collect approximately $6.7 million annually for a fully <br />operating program. To come up with this estimate, RSG multiplied the average rental registry <br />fee per unit for all Sample Jurisdictions of $195, by the number of rental units in Santa Ana equal <br />to 36,350, and adjusted for a rental registry compliance rate of 95% to estimate that it could <br />collect approximately $6.7 million to administer the RSO and JCEO programs. This does not <br />include the startup costs. The average startup cost for all jurisdictions was $1,313,626. It should <br />be noted that four (4) of seven (7) Sample Jurisdictions were unable to provide their start-up <br />costs but indicated that the major components are the rental registry and department staffing. <br /> <br />A fee study that takes into account the number of units that may be included in the rental registry <br />and the proposed budget based on the work plan will allow the City to determine the fees <br />required to fully recover costs of all budgeted operations (e.g. 100% cost recovery). Currently, <br />the City’s ordinance costs over $300,000 per year through an agreement with RSG and will <br />increase to $500,000 in the next fiscal year with no cost recapture. This estimate does not <br />include partial staff time from a Housing Programs Analyst, Housing Division Manager, and <br />Assistant City Attorney. <br /> <br />Compliance Activities <br />Each RSO and JCEO program from the Sample Jurisdictions includes monitoring the compliance of the <br />programs. Compliance activities vary widely amongst the jurisdictions and depend partially on the <br />design of the Program Administration. Table 5 presents a summary of the Sample Jurisdictions’ <br />compliance activities. <br /> <br />Table 5: Sample Jurisdictions’ Compliance Activities <br />Jurisdiction Penalties and Remedies Activities <br />Alameda <br />Series of citations for Article <br />violations ($250 – $1,000) or <br />by imprisonment not to <br />exceed 6 months, or by both a <br />fine and imprisonment <br /> <br />Any aggrieved person, <br />including the City and State of <br />CA, may enforce this article <br />by means of a civil action <br />Housing Authority provides annual <br />report of Ordinance violations to the <br />City <br /> <br />City Attorney’s Prosecution Unit is <br />responsible for administering warning <br />notices <br /> <br /> <br />Berkeley <br />Petition the board for <br />appropriate relief <br /> <br />Withhold up to the full amount <br />of periodic rent in good faith <br /> <br />Seek injunctive relief <br /> <br />File a damage suit against the <br />landlord <br /> <br />City Department is responsible for <br />proactive compliance activities <br />including the provision of online tools <br />to assess landlord compliance in <br />addition to mailed communications to <br />tenants and landlords <br /> <br />