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Ormco, Norma <br />From: Gina Laroff <glaroff@mac.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 6:10 AM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Opposition to the proposed "City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent <br />Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" <br />Dear Councilmember, <br />I am a rental -housing provider in Orange County and I wish to express my opposition to the proposed "City of Santa <br />Ana Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights Act" that appears on the October 5th city council <br />agenda. <br />The proposal may seek to assist renters, but the effect of such over -reaching rent control and just cause eviction <br />policies will do the exact opposite. It will negatively impact renters, rental -housing providers, and the neighborhoods <br />where they are located, in addition to harming property values, compromising public safety and quality of life, and <br />more. <br />As a community partner and rental -housing provider in the county, my experience and ability to provide insight could <br />help 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 <br />being actively developed. Instead, the city blindsided me and my fellow rental -housing providers with a proposal <br />that: <br />• Oversteps existing state laws and imposes onerous restrictions that affect my ability to provide safe, quality <br />housing to my tenants. <br />• Eliminates my ability, and the ability of other responsible landlords, to control and adjust for costs that impact <br />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 engage in discussions with rental housing providers in the city. <br />Sincerely, <br />Gina Laroff <br />Gina Laroff <br />glaroffkmac.com <br />