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Middleton, Samuel <br />From: <br />Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmail.com> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, October 4, 2022 10:20 AM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />Item 25 <br />Dear Mayor and City Council, <br />I am in support of the adoption of the first reading of the now Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction <br />Ordinance, under the following conditions: <br />I. The rental registry fee is as low as possible; so as to not financially burden tenants; <br />2. requires ALL rental units to be registered so the city can account for them; <br />3. creates an equitable rent board that reflects the City; the rent board should have a tenant majority; the <br />composition should be:3 tenants, 2 at large members, and a maximum of 2 landlords; <br />4. removes voluntary mediation; it is an unnecessary cost and has not been effective (the City has offered <br />this in the past); <br />5. enforces that landlords pay the registry fee and cannot increase the rent until they do so; <br />6. enforcement that the landlord is abiding by the law and informing tenants of their rights and not keeping <br />this information from them; <br />7. and supporting removing the exemptions proposed by the city; especially the substantial remodel <br />exemption since the City does not even provide proof from the landlord for this (which is extremely <br />unacceptable) <br />Santa Ana needs rent stabilization and just cause eviction protections. The City must honor the years of hard <br />work and dedication directly from the Community. The City Council should not lose sight of this, and should, at <br />the minimum, respect the Community's recommendations and demands. <br />Best, <br />Maria Ceja <br />