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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma <br />From: Huizar, Maria <br />Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 2:42 PM <br />To: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma <br />Subject: ECOMMENT - Rent Control <br />Categories: Correspondence <br />From: Castro -Cardenas, Julie <br />Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 2:42 PM <br />To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Fwd: Rent Control <br />Respectfully, <br />Julie Castro -Cardenas <br />City Manager's Office <br />City of Santa Ana <br />714-673-3619 <br />Sent from my iPhone <br />Begin forwarded message: <br /> <br />Date: February 5, 2018 at 1:57:51 PM PST <br />To: <citycounciloa Santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Rent Control <br />Reply -To: <moreheadcna gmail.com> <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 levels. As an <br />active stakeholder in your community, I support the city's goal to improve the quantity, diversity, and affordability of housing <br />However, this cannot be achieved throughstudying or adopting rent control (aka rent stabilization) and just.causp.eviction <br />policies. - .. <br />Rent control is a counterproductive policy. It will not produce any new affordable housing or address the city's long-term <br />housing concerns. If adopted, it creates a stagnant market and increases the cost of housing for everyone else. Worse, the <br />unintended consequences are long-term and will eventually deteriorate the condition of housing since rent control often <br />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 programs for <br />the city's renters. I ask that you focus on these goals and look for ways to partner with the community to ensure renters are <br />aware of resources available to them and educate rental owners on fair and ethical management practices. <br />I appreciate the city's collaborative approach to provide meaningful, long-term solutions to our region's housing challenges. <br />Thank you for your continued leadership on this important issue. <br />Sincerely„ <br />Cathy Morehead <br />