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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma <br />From: <br />Huizar, Maria <br />Sent: <br />Friday, February 2, 2018 11:31 AM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />FW: Opposed to rent control, just cause eviction policies in Santa Ana <br />Categories: CMO Approved <br />For the record. <br />From: Castro -Cardenas, Julie <br />Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 11:02 AM <br />To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> <br />Cc: Garcia, Jorge (CMO) <jgarcia10@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: FW: Opposed to rent control, just cause eviction policies in Santa Ana <br />Hi Maria, <br />FYI — see below. <br />Best Regards, <br />Julie Castro -Cardenas <br />Liaison for Mayor & Council <br />Senior Management Assistant <br />City Manager's Office I icastro-cardenas@santa-ana.ora <br />714.673-3619 mobile 120 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 10:58 AM <br />To: City Council <CityCouncil@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Opposed to rent control, just cause eviction policies in Santa Ana <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council, <br />I manage a four -unit rental property in Santa Ana and am proud to provide quality, safe housing for people of all <br />income levels. As an active stakeholder in your community, I support the city's goal to improve the quantity, <br />diversity, and affordability of housing. However, this cannot be achieved through studying or adopting rent control <br />(aka rent stabilization) and just cause eviction policies. <br />Rent control is a counterproductive policy. It will not produce any new affordable housing or address the city's long- <br />term housing concerns. If adopted, it creates a stagnant market and increases the cost of housing for everyone else. <br />Worse, the unintended consequences are long-term and will eventually deteriorate the condition of housing since <br />rent control often times prevents the owner in making capital improvements on the property. <br />Instead, I urge you to expand the city's efforts to produce more housing and promote available resources and <br />programs for the city's renters. I ask that you focus on these goals and look for ways to partner with the community <br />to ensure renters are aware of resources available to them and educate rental owners on fair and ethical <br />management practices. <br />I appreciate the city's collaborative approach to provide meaningful, long-term solutions to our region's housing <br />challenges. Thank you for your continued leadership on this important issue. <br />