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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma <br />From: Huizar, Maria <br />Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 12:29 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: FW: No to Rent Stabilzation <br />Categories: CMO Approved <br />Correspondence for record. <br />From: Castro -Cardenas, Julie <br />Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 12:06 PM <br />To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: FW: No to Rent Stabilzation <br />For the record <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 12:01 PM <br />To: City Council <CityCouncil@santa-ana.ore> <br />Subject: No to Rent Stabilzation <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council, <br />I operate rental property in Santa Ana and am proud to provide quality, safe housing for people of all income <br />levels. As an active stakeholder in your community, I support the city's goal to improve the quantity, diversity, <br />and affordability of housing. However, this cannot be achieved through studying or adopting rent control (aka <br />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 <br />long-term housing concerns. If adopted, it creates a stagnant market and increases the cost of housing for <br />everyone else. Worse, the unintended consequences are long-term and will eventually deteriorate the condition <br />of housing since 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 <br />community to ensure renters are aware of resources available to them and educate rental owners on fair and <br />ethical management practices. <br />I appreciate the city's collaborative approach to provide meaningful, long-term solutions to our region's <br />