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<br />(1)The existence and scope of this Division 5 of Chapter 8 of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code; and <br /> <br />(2) The right to respond to any Fair Return Petition filed with <br />the City by the owner pursuant to section 8-1998.3. <br /> <br />(b) As part of any notice to increase rent, an owner must include: <br /> <br />(1) Notice of the existence of this Division 5 of Chapter 8 of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code; and <br /> <br />(2) The right to respond to any Fair Return Petition filed with <br />the City by the owner pursuant to section 8-1998.3, unless such <br />rent increase is pursuant to an approved Fair Return Petition. <br /> <br />(3) No rent increase shall take effect until the requirements of this <br />Division have been met. <br /> <br />(c) The owner must give notices to the tenant in the language that the owner <br />and tenant used to negotiate the terms of the tenancy (e.g., English, Spanish, Chinese, <br />Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean) as well as English. <br /> <br />Section 8-1998.7 Definition of Rent. <br /> <br /> For the purposes of this Division, <br />nonmonetary consideration, including, but not limited to, the fair market value of goods <br />or services rendered to or for the benefit of the owner under an agreement concerning <br />the use or occupancy of residential real property or mobilehome space, including all <br />payment and consideration demanded or paid for parking, pets, furniture, subletting and <br />security deposits for damages and cleaning. <br /> <br />Section 8-1998.78 Violations. <br /> <br /> It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to violate or fail to comply <br />with any provision of the ordinance. The violation of any provision of this ordinance <br />shall first be punished through the use of an administrative citation, as provided in Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code section 1-21, et seq., prior to prosecution as a misdemeanor or <br />infraction, as provided in Santa Ana Municipal Code section 1-8. <br /> <br />Section 5. The City Council finds that this ordinance is not subject to the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2), <br />15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a <br />direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, because <br />there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment, and it is not a <br />"project", as defined in section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS - ____ <br />Page 8 of 11 <br /> <br />