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

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Ordinance No. NS - Page 13 of 20 (i) At least sixty (60) days prior to the sale of a Mobilehome Park, the Owner shall provide notice of such proposed sale to the Mobilehome Park residents and prepare a report on the impact of the sale of the Mobilehome Park, including a replacement and relocation plan that adequately mitigates the impact upon the ability of any displaced residents of the Mobilehome Park to be sold to find adequate housing in a Mobilehome Park, as applicable. (j) Any waiver of the rights under this section shall be void as contrary to public policy. (k) The Santa Ana City Council shall not amend the provisions of subsection (b)(1) regarding at-fault just cause and subsection (b)(2) regarding no-fault just cause, without approval by two-thirds (5/7) of all members of the City Council. Section 6. Subsection (a) of Section 8-3140 (Prohibited Increases) of Division 3 (Rent Stabilization) of Article XIX (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance) of Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Co de is hereby amended to read as follows (new language is underlined): Section 8-3140 – Prohibited Increases. (a) Increases in Rent on Residential Real Property or Mobilehome Spaces in the City of Santa Ana in excess of three percent (3%), or eighty percent (80%) of the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less, and more than one Rent Increase in any twelve (12) month period, are prohibited, unless expressly exempt under the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act codified in California Civil Code section 1954.50, et seq., or the Mobilehome Residency Law codified in California Civil Code sections 798, et seq. If the change in the Consumer Price Index is negative, no Rent Increase is permitted. The term Consumer Price Index means, at the time of the adjustment calculation completed by the City pursuant to subsection (b), the percentage increase in the United State C onsumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers in the Los Angeles -Long Beach- Anaheim Metropolitan Area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not seasonally adjusted, for the most recent twelve (12) month period ending prior to the City’s calculation pursuant to subsection (b). A violation of this section occurs upon the service of notice or demand for a prohibited increase in Rent. The Santa Ana City Council shall not amend this Subsection to allow for increases in Rent on Residential Real Property or Mobilehome Spaces in the City of Santa Ana in excess of three percent (3%), or one hundred percent (100%) of the change in the Consumer Price Index, without approval by two-thirds (5/7) of all members of the City Council. (b) No later than June 30 each year, beginning with the year 2022, the City