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<br />Response to Concerns from <br />Tenants United <br />“Update the requirement around sending a letter to the landlord to give <br />tenants by giving tenants the option to write a letter to the city in the case <br />that they are afraid of landlord retaliation. Especially because tenants <br />might not receive funds for 4 or more weeks, and find other ways to pay <br />rent in the meantime. Writing a letter to their landlord can make them a <br />target for retaliation just in applying for rental assistance. In the past the <br />city has allowed tenants flexibility around this requirement, but it isn't <br />explained anywhere on the website.” <br />• The letter to the tenant’s landlord is required by both the State’s <br />Eviction Moratorium and the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium as a <br />Declaration of COVID-19 Hardship in order to avoid eviction. <br />• The City gives the option to residents to write a letter to the city and <br />not the landlord for our assistance. This option is described in the <br />Program Guidelines in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. <br />• This information is now highlighted on the City’s webpage. <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY <br />20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, SANTA ANA, CA 92702 23