Item 26 - Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance Amendments

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K. The Request for City Council Action for amendments to the Ordinance dated October 3, 2023, by this reference, be incorporated herein, and together with this Ordinance, any amendments or supplements, and oral testimony, constitute the necessary findings for this Ordinance amendment. Section 2. The recitals and statements of fact set forth in the preamble to this Ordinance are true and correct, constitute a substantive part of this Ordinance, and are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 3. Section 8-3103 of Division 1 (Generally) of Article XIX (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance) of Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) 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 4. Section 8-3120 (Restrictions on Termination of Tenancy Without Just Cause) of Division 2 (Just Cause Evictions) of Article XIX (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance) of Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to add subsection (k) 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 Division 2 of Article XIX of Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, including protections related to immigration or citizenship status of Tenant found under Civil Code section 1940.35 and Code of Civil Procedure section 1161.4, as may be amended. Notice must be posted in a Ordinance No. NS - Page 3 of 20