Item 16 - Affirmation and/or Amendment of Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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Exhibit A ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX MEASURE “___” AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING ARTICLE XIX OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE RENT STABILIZATION AND JUST CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCES TO REQUIRE TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CERTAIN FUTURE AMENDMENTS THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8-3103 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-3103. - Implementing regulations, policies and procedures. (a) The City Manager or Program Administrator shall have the authority to promulgate regulations, policies and procedures to implement the requirements and fulfill the purposes of this Article. No person shall fail to comply with such regulations, policies and procedures. (b) The Santa Ana City Council shall not amend this Section without approval by two-thirds (5/7) of all members of the City Council. Section 2. Section 8-3120 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-3120. Restrictions on termination of tenancy without just cause. (a) After a Tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a Residential Real Property for thirty (30) days, the Owner of the Residential Real Property shall not terminate the Tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate Tenancy. The provisions of this section related to the termination of Tenants shall not apply to Mobilehomes or Mobilehome Spaces in Mobilehome Parks subject to the termination provisions of the Mobilehome Residency Law, Civil Code section 798.56, as applicable. 1) The Owner shall post a notice on a form prescribed by the City, providing information about the existence of this