Item 07 - Ordinance Prohibiting Residential Real Property & Mobilehome Rental Rate Increases

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Orozco, Norma From: Aaron Peluso <cchcorp@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 5:05 PM To: eComment; Aaron Peluso Subject: Bali Hi Opposition To Consent Calendar Item #7 - Rent Control Categories: Correspondence Dear City Council Members, I am again voicing my opposition to the rent control measure on tomorrow night's agenda. I will include my prior comments below for reference. It has recently come to my attention that 7 of the 13 people 'from Bali Hi' who spoke at the last meeting could not be matched with the names of our actual Tenants appearing on our rent roll and with whom we have Leases. This appears to be emblematic of a process that seems disconnected from facts and logic. It is my understanding that calls from ownership groups have gone unanswered by certain members of the city council. How can one make an informed decision if they are unwilling to hear all sides? It is also my understanding that letters in opposition outnumbered letters in support during the last meeting. Do the members who plan to vote for this measure care about the facts and the actual best interest of the people of Santa Ana? Rent control proposals have recently failed twice in recent elections. Written correspondence at the current time indicates support for the proposal does not exceed opposition. Speakers at meetings provide mis-information and in some cases may mis-represent themselves as Tenants. Certain members of the city council refuse to even hear the other side. Additionally, I understand one member has publicly changed their stance on the issue, post election. These are not conditions under which a proposal of such significance should be decided. I again ask that you table the measure and take the time to meet with ownership groups (and Tenant groups!) to fully understand all sides of the story before making any final decisions. Sincerely, Aaron Peluso * * *Prior Correspondence to City Council* * * Dear City Council, I represent one of the owners of Bali Hi Mobile Home park in Santa Ana. For more than half a century our family owned business has provided affordable housing to our residents. In addition, we work with outside organizations to subsidize any Tenants who cannot afford the rent and have not evicted anyone from a mobile home space, ever, that we can recall. We currently subsidize about a dozen Tenants who genuinely cannot afford the rent. We are not in the business of evicting seniors on fixed income who cannot afford increases.