Item 33 - Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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Ordinance No. NS - ____ Page 2 of 22 G. The housing rent burden and poverty faced by many residents in Santa Ana threatens the health, safety, and welfare of its residents, particularly when resulting in eviction and displacement. Studies have shown that evictions play an impactful role in the lives of low income renter households and can also contribute to poverty through disruptive effects such as job loss, adverse health effects, and negative consequences for children. H. Moreover, an eviction can remain on a renter’s credit history for at lea st seven years, impacting one’s ability to rent and find employment opportunities . I. Mobilehome Parks comprise approximately five percent (5.1%) of all housing in Santa Ana. The city has 29 Mobilehome Parks containing 3,913 spaces. Six of the Mobilehome Parks and one thousand twenty spaces in Santa Ana are currently age-restricted to persons 55 years of age or older. J. The City Council has received public testimony at multiple meetings from Santa Ana residents who declared that they and their neighbors were unwilling to register complaints against their landlords over unsuitable living conditions and/or violations of their leases by landlords or management companies, based on a fear of being evicted without just cause. K. The California State Legislature adopted the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (“AB 1482”), codified in part in California Civil Code section 1946.2 (“section 1946.2”), which became effective by its own terms on January 1, 2020, and, with certain exceptions, prohibits an owner of residential property from terminating a tenancy without just cause. L. AB 1482 provides that a local ordinance adopted after September 1, 2019 , requiring just cause for termination of a residential tenancy shall supersede California Civil Code section 1946.2 only if the ordinance is “more protective” than section 1946.2. M. In accordance with California Civil Code section 1946.2(g)(1)(B), the City Council finds that the provisions of this Ordinance regulating just cause terminations or tenancies are more protective than California Civil Code section 1946.2 for the following reasons: 1. The just cause for termination of a residential tenancy under this Ordinance is consistent with California Civil Code section 1946.2. 2. This Ordinance provides additional tenant protections that are no t prohibited by any other provisions of applicable law. N. The City Council finds and determines that regulating the relations between residential landlords and tenants will increase certainty and fairness within the EXHIBIT 4