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Ormco, Norma <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br />Importance: <br />Categories: <br />Dear Mayor and Council, <br />Brad Caldwell <bcaldwell@imsay.com> <br />Monday, October 18, 2021 3:15 PM <br />eComment <br />Opposition to the Proposed City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent <br />Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act <br />High <br />Correspondence <br />I am a rental -housing provider in Santa Ana and I wish to express my opposition to the proposed "City of Santa Ana <br />Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" that appears on the October 5th city council agenda. <br />The proposal may seek to assist renters, but the effect of such over -reaching rent control and just cause eviction policies <br />will do the exact opposite. It will negatively impact renters, rental -housing providers, and the neighborhoods where they <br />are located, in addition to harming property values, compromising public safety and quality of life, and more. <br />As a community partner and rental -housing provider in the city, my experience and ability to provide insight could help <br />provide potential solutions to tenants in need and would be an invaluable asset to the city in its efforts. <br />However, at NO POINT did the city reach out to SEEK MY INPUT or MAKE ME AWARE that such a proposal was being <br />actively developed. Instead, the city blindsided me and my fellow rental -housing providers with a proposal that: <br />• Oversteps existing state laws and imposes onerous restrictions that affect my ability to provide safe, <br />quality housing to my tenants. <br />Eliminates my ability, and the ability of other responsible landlords, to control and adjust for costs that <br />impact our rental business operations. <br />• Undermines the very nature of existing housing law as it pertains to the rental industry. <br />I believe that the proposed "City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" is <br />severely flawed and punitive against rental -housing providers. For these reasons and those highlighted above, I <br />respectfully ask that the city take no further action on this matter until such time as the city can engage in additional <br />study and discussions with rental housing providers in the city. <br />Sincerely, <br />Brad Caldwell <br />Caldwell Real Estate Holdings LLC <br />14 <br />