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General Findings: Except in the target areas and centralized, older sections of the City of Santa Aha, the n~ltiple rental market is not equipped to meet the needs of those households in mere serious need of adequate housing. ~ven though in many census tracts the rental rates are lower in comparison to the overall monthly rates for Orange County, the supply is insufficient to fulfill demand in Santa Aha. Lower rental rates prove an attraction to low income households; however, the supply of such units is relatively fixed and the newer construction in the south and east sections of Santa Ana represents the higher rental costs. The multiple- unit market cannot fulfill demand except for single persons or small house- h~lds due to the orientation toward smaller units, especially within the target areas. The housing for large, low income families appears to be single family rentals which are not subject to business license require- ments and, therefore, were not a part of this survey. The most n~merous open ended comments from the survey questionnaire often represented opposing viewpoints. Responses from the higher rate rental units often cited the lack of adequate parking for tenants required by City zoning provisions, while the responses from owners or managers stipulating an orientation to low income or senior citizen rentals com- plained of excessive requirements such as parking, which were unneeded and put rental prices out of the reach of such groups. New and higher rate units c~,l~ented on the lack of neighborhood parks or children's play facili- ties, especially from fourplex units in the south part of Santa Aha and also complained of traffic problems and abandoned automobiles. Target areas and central City rental units conmented upon such items as the need for better street cleaning, overcrowding and lack of maintenance on adjacent units, making rentals more difficult for responsible owners, and the lack of atten- tion to the needs of low income and senior citizen tenants. Other more general co~nents focused upon problems of graffiti, vandalism and the need for more police protection. Survey Charts The following charts aggregate the survey results by census tract as has been done throughout this report. Comparison with the Census Tract Base Map and the infomation provided in Chapter II concerning housing stock characteristics and socio-economic conditions showed strong verifi- cation of data derived from other than direct sources concerning current conditions among rmltiple units. The generation of muntiple unit or apart- ment data should be an on-going function of the City of Santa Ana. Improved mailing procedures a~l soliciation of support from owners and managers of NNNI