Item 26 - Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance Amendments

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corporation." ii. For a Tenancy existing before the effective date of this Ordinance, the notice required under clause (i) may, but is not required to, be provided in the Rental Agreement. iii. For any Tenancy commenced or renewed on or after the effective date of this Ordinance, the notice required under clause (i) must be provided in the Rental Agreement. iv. Addition of a provision containing the notice required under clause (i) to any new or renewed Rental Agreement or fixed - term lease constitutes a similar provision for the purposes of subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b). 9) Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or subject to an agreement that provides housing subsidies for affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code or comparable federal statutes. (f) An Owner of Residential Real Property subject to this section shall provide notice to the Tenant as follows: 1) For any Tenancy commenced or renewed on or after the effective date of this Ordinance, as an addendum to the lease or Rental Agreement, or as a written notice signed by the Tenant, with a copy provided to the Tenant. 2) For a Tenancy existing prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, by written notice to the Tenant no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Ordinance, or as an addendum to the lease or Rental Agreement. 3) The notification or lease provision shall be in no less than 12-point type, and shall include the following: "The Santa Ana Municipal Code provides that after all of the Tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the property for at least thirty (30) days, an Owner must provide a statement of cause in any notice to terminate a Tenancy. See Division 2 of Article XIX of Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code for more information." (g) It shall be a defense to an action for possession of a Rental Unit under this Division if a trier of fact determines that: 1) Both of the following provisions apply: A. The Tenant or Tenant's household member is a victim of an act or acts that constitute domestic violence, elder or dependent adult abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking if the domestic violence, elder or dependent adult abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking has been documented by one (1) of the following: Ordinance No. NS - Page 11 of 20