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DOWDALL LAW OFFICES A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTO R N EYS AT LAW City Council of the City of Santa Ana City of Santa Ana September 16, 2021 Page 55 largesse of $42 million of funds to be distributed for the direct and immediate relief of residents in need. And the state of California is reimbursing 100% of unpaid rent to all tenants. There is no conceivable basis for rent controls when all rents are covered, and the city has not distributed $42,000,000.00 in relief directly into the hands of the tenants. No rational basis that is, no conceivable rational basis to quote the Carolene Products test, for rent controls exists in these circumstances. There is no need to provide additional legislative intervention on behalf of any tenant currently in any nonpayment situation or default, anywhere, in any amount, in any housing in the city of Santa Ana. Simply, the city proposes to pour oil on the roof to stop the spread of the fire. The city has within its powers the ability to essentially's virtually stop all evictions for nonpayment of rent. Rent control is entirely unnecessary, sends the wrong message to the community as a whole, and in its current form, would be completely out of step with modern government policy to embolden residents with long-term secure agreements with their owners, mutually acceptable, voluntarily entered into, enjoyed for decades. Why rent control to divide, separate, and inflame everyone, in perpetuity, is beyond the sense of any reasonable man. Rent control would permanently and indelibly change the character, indeed the face of governmental policy in the city of Santa Ana in a negative direction, in perpetuity. I request you to defer further consideration of any rent control proposal until full and collaborative dialogue with the stakeholders could be undertaken. I know of no such effort to this date. My clients urge you to consider mediation so landlord and tenant can sit down, together, before impartial advisors. Implementing a mandatory rent control mechanism only eliminates important voluntary options available to the park owners and limits their courses of action. For these reasons, it is requested you forestall consideration of this measure for further study and analysis. Finally, please let this letter serve as notice of reservation of rights and intended action against the city of Santa Ana for all available relief on behalf of all interested mobilehome park owners, management, and affiliate entities. Thank you very much for the opportunity to provide the position of my clients regarding the proposed ordinance. In the event that you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact the undersigned at any time. -55-