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EXHIBIT 2 Section 8-3160 — Rental Registry Effective July 1, 2023, or as modified by resolution of the City Council, the City shall create a Rental Registry and all Landlords with Rental Units in the City of Santa Ana shall complete and submit Registration Forms for each Rental Unit pursuant to the following: a) Initial Reaistration. A Landlord must file an initial Reaistration Form with the City for each Rental Unit that is subject to the provisions of this Article. Registration of a Rental Unit shall not be complete until an Owner has: 1) Completely and accurately provided a Registration Form; and, 2) Paid all fees owed to the City with respect to the Rental Unit including Registration Fees imposed pursuant to this Article. (b) Change of Ownership or Management. 1) Whenever a change in ownership of a Rental Unit occurs, the Landlord shall provide the City with written notice of the change in ownership, including the date of transfer, and the name, address and contact information of the new owner, within thirty (30) days of the close of escrow. 2) The new owner is required to file a Registration Form with the City within sixty (60) days of such change. The new owner's Registration Form will only be accepted by the City if it is accompanied by a coav of a written notification on a form Prescribed by the Program Administrator from the Landlord to all Tenants advising the Tenants of the change in ownership of the building and setting forth the name, address and contact information of the new owner and of the new owner's property manager or representative, and a declaration that the new owner served the written notification on all the Tenants. 3) Registration amendments also shall be required to be filed with the City within sixty (60) days of a change of the property management or authorized agent or if the address of the owner or authorized agent changes. (c) Re -Registration Following a Vacancy. A Landlord shall, in the manner described herein, re -register a Rental Unit with the City within thirty (30) days after a vacancy has occurred and the Rental Unit is re -rented. (d) Claim of Exemption. Any Landlord that is claiming any exemption from this Article must file a claim of exemption with the City. The Landlord shall provide the City, on a form approved by the Program Administrator and accompanied by supporting documentation, a written declaration stating the facts which support the claim of exemption from the provisions of this Article. If the written declaration and supporting documents are not submitted by July 1 of each year for any Rental Unit, that Rental Unit Page 35 of 46